The Eco|Angeleno has just heard word that the City of LA is in the process of drafting an ordiance establishing a city-wide “Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy.”
According to a reportand draft ordinance delivered to the RENEW LA Ad Hoc Committee:
“The new EPP (Environmentall Preferable Purchasing Policy) would promote the use of environmentally preferable products in the [...]
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City of LA in the Process of Developing a Green Purchasing Policy
Posted in Green Business, Waste Management, tagged City of Los Angeles, Draft Ordinance, environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy, RENEW LA, Rocky Delgaldillo on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Links: Investing in Green for 2009? Be smart!
Posted in Green Business, tagged clean tech investing, Green Investing, Green Investing Tips, LA Times on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The LA Times had a very pertinent article in the Sunday business section, giving some tips and advice on how to navigate green/clean tech investing. Here is the Article: LINK. Let me give my 2 cents on this topic. BE CAREFUL, and BE SMART. Here is the thing, just because it is a clean tech [...]
2008 Environmental Youth Conference!
Posted in Events, Green Buildings, Green Business, tagged Climate Change, Conference, Environment, youth on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the 2008 Environmental Youth Conference! A conference for the youth by the youth, the 2008 Environmental Youth Conference will be held this Saturday, December 13 from 8am-3pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center-South Hall. Learn about how you can do your part to slow climate change and interact with celebrity environmentalists as conference [...]
Largest Solar Panel Installation in SoCal Complete!
Posted in Climate Change, Future Fuels, Green Business, tagged electricity, Fontanta, solar panels on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The largest solar installation in SoCal history, some 600,000 solar panels atop a distribution center in Fontana, is complete as of yesterday~ Just 1 of 150 solar projects planned for factory and warehouse roofs in SoCal, this site will produce enough electricity to power 1,300 homes.
Check it out in more detail! LINK
Solar Announcement Today!!
Posted in Climate Change, Green Buildings, Green Business, tagged 2020, Garcetti, Nahai, Nation's largest solarn energy plan, Perry, Rosendahl, Solar LA, Villaraigosa on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
City of Los Angeles
MEDIA ADVISORY
November 24, 2008
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA TO UNVEIL NATION’S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY PLAN
Solar LA will deliver 10% of City’s energy needs by 2020 through solar
and jumpstart LA’s green economy
LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City leaders will unveil
Solar LA – the largest solar energy plan in the country at [...]
Governor Schwarzenegger Advances State’s Renewable Energy Development
Posted in Climate Change, Green Business, tagged Desert projects, EXECUTIVE ORDER S-14-08, Governor Schwarzenegger, green collar jobs, Permit Streamlining, Renewable Energy projects, unemployment on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just got this press release earlier today: http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/11073
Gov. Schwarzenegger “Signs Executive Order to Raise California’s Renewable Energy Goals to 33 Percent by 2020, Clear Red Tape for Renewable Projects” The EO’s key objectives are as follows:
1. Raise Renewable Energy Goals: The executive order raised California’s Renewable Energy Goals to %33 by 2020
2. Make Permitting Easier: The California [...]
Chrystler introduces 3 EV’s! Lovin it!
Posted in EcoVehicles, Green Business, tagged Chrystler, Electric Car, ENVI, Jeep on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be sure to check these vehicles out. It looks like they are working on developing a tesla like sports car, a mini-van, and a JEEP! I almost can’t believe it. LINK They call their electric vehicles program ENVI, pronounced “envy.” Kind of a cheesy name, but may be appropriate, in that if I can’t get one [...]
In the News | 9/15/2008
Posted in Climate Change, EcoVehicles, Future Fuels, Green Business, Waste Management, tagged Clean Trucks, GM, Green Products, Landfill Gas, Methane, Palin, Port, Volt on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
G.M. at 100: Is Its Future Electric? – NY Times (Me Wanty a Volt!)
Tapping Power From Trash (Of the landfill/methane sort) – NY times
Products derived from natural, nontoxic ingredients — once seen as fringe — are now mainstream. – LA Times … Commentary: This movement, in my opinion, is a bi-product of the internet revolution [...]
In the News | 9/10/2008
Posted in Climate Change, Federal Regulations, Green Buildings, Green Business, tagged Clean Trucks Injunction, Energy Politics, EPA, Indicator Species, Thomas Friedman, White Roofs on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
White Roof Technology, We Knew it Was Good, But not THIS GOOD - LA Times
From the article: “Globally, roofs account for 25% of the surface of most cities, and pavement accounts for about 35%. If all were switched to reflective material in 100 major urban areas, it would offset 44 metric gigatons of greenhouse gases, which have been [...]
In the News | 9/2/2008
Posted in Climate Change, Green Business, Uncategorized, tagged Drilling, emissions, Green Cement, Nitrogen on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Politics of Oil Makes for Strange Bedfellows – LA Times
With gas prices soaring, environmental groups are softening up their positions, particularly on drilling.
A Balancing Act on Emissions – NY Times
A story on the how the Apollo Alliance has been struggling with curtailing its own emissions
Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry About Nitrogen’s Effects – NY Times
Green Cement [...]
