Green Living Workshop update Week 3 2008

Sustainable Works Green Living Workshops,

Welcome and Thank You all for taking this step towards a more sustainable lifestyle!

If any of you LA residents would like a Green Living Workshop in your neighborhood-
Call you City Councilperson and ask for it! It works!
Use this link to find yours http://www.lacity.org/council.htm
After clicking the link, scroll down a bit, and enter your address into the field on the right side.

There are 2 workshops currently running:

Wednesdays @ Santa Monica Public Library 7-8:30pm
Thursdays @ REI 7-8:30pm

Week 1 Introduction + WATER 1/16,1/17
Next Week ENERGY 1/23,1/24

Homework: Life Style Survey
read Water and Energy
3 WATER Solutions
Ecological Footprint www.ecofoot.org

Introduction
Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan
Santa Monica Ecological Footprint description
Santa Monica Ecological Footprint graphic

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

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

SMURRF Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility

Theodore Payne Foundation promotes the understanding and preservation of California native flora

Tankless Water Heaters

Takagi USA - top-of-the-line tankless water heater company that has models that can heat up to 5 gal per Tankless Water Heaters min.

GreenHomeGuide - great rundown of what to look for when buying a tankless water heater.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

from Cindy Birchall:

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E-Cycle Event
THURSDAY 24 JANUARY 2008 FROM 9 A.M TILL 1 P.M. AND IT WILL BE IN THE LOT ON 98TH STREET AND VICKSBERG STREET
THAT IS ONE BLOCK NORTH OF CENTURY BOULEVARD AND ONE BLOCK EAST OF SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD
IT IS FOR ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OFFICE MACHINES AND TELEVISIONS
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from Elizabeth Cundiff:

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here's the info the free mulch available from LA Sanitation Dept. I'm not sure this is organic mulch
which might be a concern for some... They also do composting
workshops and bin sales so I listed that URL too. I think I heard someone in the workshop last night say that they'd been to this.

http://www.lacity.org/SAN/solid_resources/pdfs/Mulching_Poster.pdf
http://www.lacity.org/SAN/solid_resources/recycling/composting/index.htm

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