tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14817344560769403202008-06-26T13:01:44.052-07:00Rob McQuadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236873006355387251noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481734456076940320.post-20141364995989815732008-06-26T12:53:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:01:44.103-07:00

This just in from Jaclyn over at the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS): Hello ECOS Supporters! ECOS is participating in Greenraising (Earth Friendly Fundraising). I know that many of us already make purchases on the internet. Why not allow those purchases to support your local environmental organization, ECOS? Please consider going to http://www.greenraising.com/?AFID=488 next time you

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Sacramento ranks 12th best in nation by Brookings Institution In its recently released analysis, "Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America", the Brookings Institution found that the Sacramento metro area decreased its per capita carbon footprint from residential and transportation uses by about 9% between 2000 and 2005, compared with a 1.1% increase across the 100 largest U.S.

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Did you miss last weekend's open house at Good (LJ Urban's newest project at 4th & B in West Sac just off the I Street Bridge)? This just came from the fine folks over at LJ Urban: Many of you have requested that we have another open house, so this Sunday we're going to head over from 5-8 and keep the doors open so you can come and take a look. Its not another big party like last time but for

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Let me put $368 in your pocket* with FREE compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) while supplies last I started giving away energy-efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs at our Green Second Saturday event in April, and now I want to offer them to anyone who would like to stop by and pick up a four-pack (while supplies last, of course). Just send me an email or give me a call at (916) 444-7577 to

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Green Home Expo opens in Sacramento May 8th Okay, so maybe you don't think of the North State Building Industry Association as a bunch of party people (and you obviously don't know them very well if that's the case), but they know how to put on a good (trade) show. This Thursday, May 8th, is the Green Home Expo at the Sacramento Convention Center. It's an all-day event with free trade show

Rob McQuadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236873006355387251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481734456076940320.post-47168950765948308642008-04-02T13:40:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:41:39.109-07:00

PARK YOUR ART & Green Second Saturday @ McMartin Realty April 12th, 2008 6-11pm | 21st & K in Midtown Sacramento Our March event was rockin', but April is gonna be huuuuge! So huge, in fact, that we're staying late—festivities start at 6pm and go until 11pm! And we've added the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), and alternative energy vehicles to

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Who knew Al Gore was funny? Below is a video from 2006—just a couple months before "An Inconvenient Truth" was released—from TED.com (spend some time on the site, explore TED Talks). In it, the former vice president talks about things we can do individually and together to reduce our impact on the environment around us. And he starts with a bit of a stand-up comedy routine. What could be better?

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Good news: The Sacramento area is getting another green tech company with photovoltaic (pv) manufacturer OptiSolar of Hayward. The county has announced $20 million in incentives for the manufacturer to move into the McClellan Park complex in North Highlands. Better news: Unlike the city's sale of the Sheraton with half the proceeds from said sale going back to the buyer in the form of future

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Ever wonder what driving a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle is like? This weekend you'll have a chance to take one for a test drive at the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) open house in West Sacramento. The CaFCP will be giving tours of their West Sac operations—a global partnership of more than 30 car makers, energy providers, fuel-cell technology companies, and government agencies—and

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Nine on F: The Greenest Homes in Sacramento. It was late summer 2007 when I first heard about a big "green" residential project that was being built downtown in the Alkali Flats neighborhood. I was a bit cautious at first because so many businesses had begun jumping on the "green" bandwagon and were touting any energy efficient, environmentally friendly features they could attach to their

Rob McQuadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236873006355387251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1481734456076940320.post-28875650373889275122008-03-20T16:18:00.000-07:002008-03-24T18:07:20.053-07:00

Sacramento once again thinks globally and acts locally at the 2008 Earth Day celebration, being held this year at Southside Park at 8th & W downtown. The event is being held on Sunday, April 20th, from 11am to 6pm and will be the focus of weeks of "green" events before and after (including World Earth Day on Tuesday the 22nd). Leading up to the event are several walking tours emphasizing green

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Take dozens of great artists and thousands of artlovers, add local craftspeople and musicians, and mix with an environmentally conscious, earth-friendly theme and you get Green Second Saturday 2008. April's Second Saturday event combine the best of Earth Day "green" awareness and Second Saturday's awesome artitude to make for what we expect to be one kick-butt event. As usual, you can expect

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Second Saturday in March is going to be a preview for our big Green Second Saturday event on April 12th... And, to get the ball rolling early, we'll be hosting a bake sale at McMartin Realty for the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) as part of our FREE outdoor event, Park Your Art which runs 6-9pm at 21st & K in Midtown. In addition to the small ECOS fundraiser, we'll be showcasing the

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In December the City of Sacramento adopted its first Sustainability Master Plan, but the real step toward making Sacramento a truly sustainable city came this week with the adoption of the 2008 Sustainability Implementation Plan. You can view it as a PDF here.

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