Green Living Workshop update week 11

Sustainable Works Residential Greening Programs (RGPs),

We currently have four different workshops running so scroll down to find your particular group and weekly topic.

Mondays @ Santa Monica Public Library
Tuesdays @ Green Party HQ
Wednesdays @ Wild Oats
Sundays @ The Church at Ocean Park


Monday Workshop
Previous Class week 1 Introduction+WATER 3/12
Next Class week 4 ENERGY 3/19
for Next Week:
read WATER+ENERGY Chapter
3 or more WATER Solutions
Life Style Survey
Ecological Footprint Quiz www.ecofoot.org


Introduction + WATER
Green Community Groups
Sustainable Business Council
Net Impact Los Angeles
Green Business Networking
LA Green Drinks


Garden Garden
Santa Monica's Environmental Programs Division demonstration garden comparison

Eco Car Care product line
Water saving car wash product line

SMURRF
Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility

Sustainable Works has 3 Rain Barrel's left,
contact Matt Henigan if you are a Santa Monica resident and would like one.
310 458 8716


Tuesday Workshop
Previous Class week 4 CHEMICALS 3/13
Next Class week 5 TRANSPORTATION&TRAVEL 3/20
for Next Week:
read TRANSPORTATION&TRAVEL Chapter
3 or more CHEMICAL Solutions
LIFE STYLE SURVEY COLLECTED


CHEMICALS

Chemicals to Avoid Smart Chart

Alternative Household Product Recipes

Seafood Watch List Guides

The website to find the safest cosmetic products available-
Skin Deep
The Environmental Working Group, who put together the Skin Deep website, is a terrific resource for a lot of information regarding environmental health.
www.ewg.org

PVC Poison Plastic


Wednesday Workshop
Previous Class week 2 ENERGY 3/10
Next Class week 3 WASTE 3/17
for Next Week:
read WASTE Chapters
3 or more ENERGY Solutions


ENERGY
An Inconvenient Truth

Smoke, Mirrors and Hot Air
The Union of Concerned Scientists article on the connection between the "Global Warming skeptics", their funding by Exxon Mobile, and the skeptics history of performing the same disception for the Tobacco industry.

HeatisOnline.org
Excellent web resource for tracking the real information about Global Warming.
Written by Ross Gelbspan, author of the two ground breaking books on Global Warming we mentioned, The Heat is On and
Boiling Point.

Misinformation regarding Global Warming provided by Exxon

How to sign up for LADWP Green Power

Carbonfund.org
Non-profit organization where you can offset your CO2 emissions in three different ways at an excellent price.

CO2 offset comparisons
link to the ever growing and changing list of organizations to offset your CO2

CFL Calculator


Sunday Workshop
Previous Class week 1 ENERGY 3/18
Next Class week 2 WASTE 3/25

For Next Week:
Read ENERGY
3 or more WATER Solutions
Life Style Survey (before picture)
Ecological Footprint Quiz www.ecofoot.org


ENERGY
An Inconvenient Truth

Smoke, Mirrors and Hot Air
The Union of Concerned Scientists article on the connection between the "Global Warming skeptics", their funding by Exxon Mobile, and the skeptics history of performing the same disception for the Tobacco industry.

HeatisOnline.org
Excellent web resource for tracking the real information about Global Warming.
Written by Ross Gelbspan, author of the two ground breaking books on Global Warming we mentioned, The Heat is On and
Boiling Point.

Misinformation regarding Global Warming provided by Exxon

How to sign up for LADWP Green Power

Carbonfund.org
Non-profit organization where you can offset your CO2 emissions in three different ways at an excellent price.

CO2 offset comparisons
link to the ever growing and changing list of organizations to offset your CO2

CFL Calculator