It's Official:
Governor Declares CA in a Drought and Orders
Immediate Action
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Keep Saving Water
Santa Monica!
Together we’ve saved over 260 million
gallons since July 2007
Southern California is still facing serious
water supply shortages.
Remember:
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Fix all
leaks on your property and save up to 7,000
gallons/year.
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Adjust your
sprinkler controller each season.
Find out
how much water your garden
needs and when to water. Saves about 7,000
gallons/year.
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Install
water-efficient fixtures like clothes
washers, toilets and graywater systems, and
invest in water-friendly landscaping.
Rebates from $40 to $20,000 available:
1-866-728-3229.
Take the 20 Gallon
Challenge! Save Water Now
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Heal the Bay
Releases Beach Report Card for 2008
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California
Local Governments Grapple with CFLs and
Their Disposal -
ABC TV
Coverage San Francisco
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Congratulations to the 2008 Sustainable
Quality Award Winners!
For thirteen years the Chamber of Commerce
and the City of Santa Monica have honored
local organizations that make extraordinary
contributions to our community with the
Sustainable Quality Award.
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Your
Ecological Footprint Likely Just Got Bigger!
- Sorry
Redefining
Progress recently introduced a new internet
tool to calculate an individuals impact on
the environment. Everyone has a
footprint, even a city has a footprint. The City
of Santa Monica released a study analyzing
the change in the City’s ecological footprint
which tracks its use of the Earth’s
resources in terms of water and land area.
Results showed its use shrank by 167 sq.
miles, or 5.7%, from 2,914 sq. miles in
1990......More |
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"The Greenest &
Meanest Cars for 2008"
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The Big Blue Bus Has
Gone Green - Transit Store Showcases Local
Art Students |
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The Peer Partners
Environmental Education Program Has Another
Successful Run for 2008 |
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The Numbers Speak for
Themselves:
landscape project compares Traditional vs.
Santa Monica-Friendly
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Styrofoam
Banned from Takeout in Santa Monica!
With over 600 food
related establishments to choose from, Santa Monica
is a great place to dine. However, plastic food
service containers have become a major pollutant in
our coastal waters, and across the nation. Now,
Santa Monica stands with other leading cities in
banning Styrofoam®,
plastics marked #6, and other non-recyclable to-go
containers. By providing sustainable to-go
containers we protect the Santa Monica Bay and eat
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Household Battery
Collection Sites Expanded for Greater
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Take the 20 Gallon
Challenge! Save Water Now
Experts suggest 20 gallons per day, from
each of us, would do the trick
The City of Santa
Monica is joining sister water agencies
across the southland in promoting the “20
Gallon Challenge.” The
“challenge” is a call to action, in the
driest year on record,
for
individuals
to save 20
gallons of water each day
by implementing water saving strategies for
both indoor and outdoor water use.
Take the challenge and begin saving water
now.
Business/Commercial Challenge Information |
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Santa Monica Public
Library Presents the Green Prize for
Sustainable Literature
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Solar Santa Monica:
Join the Renewable Energy Revolution
Residents and businesses save money by
installing low-cost energy efficiency items
along with non-polluting, reliable solar
systems on their roofs. The goal is to
provide all our city’s power needs by 2020!
Supporting solar information. |
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Sustainable City
Report Card Released for 2007-
2008
The consensus is that Santa Monica is
working very hard on many levels and in many
sectors to achieve sustainability. The
government, residents and local businesses
are working together to realize Santa
Monica's sustainability goals. The Report Card
reflects this fact. It also highlights
many of the challenges the community faces
in meeting it's ambitious goals - many of
those challenges are regional or national
trends that have particularly long-term
strategies. But, one thing is certain,
Santa Monica is always moving forward.
The Sustainable City Plan: many pieces, one
plan. Where do you fit in? |
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Exposition Light Rail Information
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Ten Ways Santa Monica
is Working to Address Global Climate Change |
Civic Parking
Structure Dedicated
Considered the first parking structure in
the
U.S. that
may certify under the stringent guidelines
set forth in the the Green Building Council
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)
designation. The structure showcases
innovative uses of sustainable building
materials, roof shade canopies made from
solar panels, storm water treatment, and
energy efficient mechanical systems - not to
mention retail space and more.
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Santa Monica
Main Library Achieves LEED Gold Rating
Opened to much community acclaim and drawing
nearly 800,000 visitors in its first year of
operation, the state-of-the-art Main Library
is a model of a user-friendly,
service-oriented and flexible facility for
the 21st century. The U.S. Green Building
Council has awarded the Main Library the
city’s first
Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED)
Gold rating. |
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Skin Deep:
Evaluate the
Safety of Health & Beauty Products
On-line
"The government cannot mandate safety
studies of cosmetics, and only 11 percent of
the 10,500 ingredients FDA has documented in
products have been assessed for safety by
the cosmetic industry's review panel.
Explore your products with Skin Deep's
in-depth rating guides, and find safer
choices for you and your family." |
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Measure V Passing
Funds Santa Monica's
Watershed Management
Plan
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Westside Urban Runoff Treatment Facility
Dedicated
The City of
Los Angeles and the City of Santa Monica
take another important step toward cleaning
up Westside urban runoff - a jointly funded
project with the State of California, the
California Coastal Conservancy, Santa Monica
Bay Restoration Commission, and the City of
Santa Monica with assistance from the County
of Los Angeles Public Works. |
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Public Works Dedicates
a Green-Powered Hydrogen Fueling Facility
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Santa Monica
Recognized as a Green Building/Energy
Independence Leader |
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Easy & Inexpensive Tips for Saving Energy |
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Clean the Air and Park
for Free,...for a While. New Rules
for Access Sticker Holders |
Sunday's Farmers'
Market Goes Zero Waste
Ever
eaten a meal and then eaten your utensils? Enjoyed cold water in a cup
made from sugar cane, or coffee in a cup with a soy-based lining instead
of the standard
petroleum lining? While we don’t recommend eating your fork (even though
it is made from corn), we do recommend giving these biodegradable items
a try at the “Zero Waste” Farmers’ Market each Sunday on Main Street. |
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Santa Monica
Offers Incentives to Build Green
The City of Santa Monica has long tried
to encourage green building practices.
Now, in addition to financial incentives
for green building, the city has passed
an ordinance that will allow expedited
plan checks for LEED registered
projects. This expediting process may
take weeks off of the approval process.
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10 Ways a
Sustainable Community Works
10 Successes of
the Sustainable City Plan
10 Ways to
Promote Sustainability at School
10 Ways to Promote
Sustainability at Home
10 Ways to
Promote Sustainability at the Office
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