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EcoTuesday

2010-07-28T02:00:00Z

EcoTuesday is a structured networking event for sustainable business leaders that takes place on the fourth Tuesday of each month. See website for more information and location, as venue and topic changes frequently. www.meetup.com…

LA Green Drinks - Downtown

2010-07-29T01:00:00Z

Environmentally-minded people gather to enjoy extended Happy Hour with special food and drinks specials exclusively for Green Drinkers - including special margarita with organic tequila. PARKING: $5 flat rate with Ciudad validation. Public transportation encouraged: socaltransport.org… Website: www.lagreendrinks.org

Take Out Your Lawn Workshop

2010-07-29T01:30:00Z

Swap that water-guzzling lawn for a beautiful, fragrant California-friendly landscape. Taught by Lili Singer
www.burbankusa.com

Transition To Green Studio City Chapter Launch

2010-07-29T01:30:00Z

Please join us for the launch of the Studio City/Sherman Oaks/Valley Village Chapter! The theme for this party forum is Sustainable Summers. Learn how you can transition to greener choices with your summer activities.
Once speakers are confirmed I will update. Included in this party is a summer beach read book swap. If you have books to swap or donate be sure to bring them. rsvp on meetup or facebook
www.meetup.com…

Women of the Green Generation networking event featuring guest speaker Sophie Uliano

2010-07-30T02:00:00Z

Women of the Green Generation is thrilled to announce that the Gorgeously Green Sophie Uliano will be the featured speaker at the next WOTGG networking event.

Sophie Uliano is the NY Times Bestselling author of ‘Gorgeously Green, The Gorgeously Green Diet,’ and the recently released ‘Do It Gorgeously.’ Sophie will talk about her unique, accessible approach to green living. Sophie’s down-to-earth philosophy is centered on the belief that green living has to be doable for just about every woman, regardless of her circumstances. Sophie believes that the only way that this way of living can become mainstream, which is clearly needs to be, is to show women across the America, practical, daily, and most importantly affordable steps they can take today.
It has to be simple, easy, and fun – it’s all about living your life GORGEOUSLY!

When: Thursday July 29, 2010
Time: 7:00 – 10:00 pm (Sophie will begin her presentation at 8:00 pm)
Hosted at: EVO
1155 South Grand - Los Angeles, CA 90015
(Event will be held inside the Two Forty lounge – roof top penthouse suite)
Cost: $10
Advance ticket purchase is recommended as we are expecting a full house for Sophie’s presentation.

*Organic vegan food provided by Chefs Rawsheed and George Tigre

RSVP – bhaktiyogagirl@msn.com

website: www.womenofthegreengeneration.com

Car-Free Friday

2010-07-30T07:00:00Z

THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS "CAR-FREE FRIDAY!" More bikes on LA streets for a healthier and cleaner Los Angeles! Car-Free Friday encourages more people to ride a bike at least one day a month. Experience the greater Los Angeles area by bike and stay healthy, save money, reduce green house gas emissions and have fun! Get a friend who does not ride yet, to join you on the last Friday of the month to ride to work, to party, to shop, to eat, to hang, TO BIKE IT!! More information can be found at www.la-bike.org

EcoWorkshops.com Special Gardening Weekend Intensive and Retreat

2010-07-30T07:00:00Z

A very special Small-Space and Container Gardening Weekend Intensive Workshop & Immersion Retreat.

Friday, July 30, 2010 through Sunday, August 1, 2010
at EcoVilla, a private residence in Tarzana, California
Darren Butler ~ EcoWorkshops.com

Are you interested in harvesting abundant organic vegetables, berries, and fruits from small-space gardens and containers? At the Weekend Intensive Workshop, we will explore core information, materials, and practical methods for successful organic gardening in small-spaces. In the Immersion Retreat we'll share our collective experience and wisdom; ideas about how the soil awakens us as we awaken it; and harvests of perception, imagination, and spirit.

The Weekend Intensive is an updated and extended version of the workshop I've taught for the past few years that has been featured in the LA Times, Fox 11 News, KCRW's "Good Food," Daily Bites, Metromix, and many other media. We’ll cover the basics of starting a small-space organic garden, container gardening, growing requirements of suitable herbs and veggies, watering methods, soil management, and more.

The Immersion Retreat includes the Weekend Intensive and adds evening and morning sessions covering a variety of interpersonal, opening, philosophical, creative, and interactive sessions. Delicious organic meals prepared with love are included for Immersion Retreat attendees.

For registration with payment received by July 23, 2010:
Weekend Intensive Workshop: $135
Immersion Retreat, sleeping offsite: $215
Immersion Retreat, sleeping onsite: $255
For late registration after July 23, add $10 for the Weekend Intensive
and $20 for the Immersion Retreat

If reduced-price or scholarship enrollment becomes available,
this will be announced during July to my Los Angeles County Main List.

For more information including schedule details or to sign up for my emailing list,
see www.ecoworkshops.com or contact me at darren@pobox.com.

Learn Why LED Light-bulbs Make Sense!

2010-08-01T16:00:00Z

Join us at the Mar Vista Community Council Green Booth this Sunday, August 1st for the return of Constant Solar. This time they will demonstrate the benefit of LED lighting on your electric consumption. Their display will include incandescent, compact fluorescent, and LED lighting that can be selected by the push of a button with a meter that shows each bulb’s energy consumption, which will allow you to easily compare the three types of lighting. However, a lighting display is not all…Constant Solar will be powering the lighting display with, yes, you guessed it, solar power!

Please stop by as they will be able to answer questions on electricity consumption of lighting and how solar power can transform your home energy costs and reduce your carbon footprint by 1/3.

marvistagreengardenshowcase.blogspot.com…

City of LA Green Building Team Meeting

2010-08-04T22:00:00Z

The Green Building Team holds public meetings and addresses technical issues, to review and suggest modifications to the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to oversee the Standards of Sustainability and Sustainable Excellence, and to establish and maintain city staff education and an educational public outreach program. In addition, the Team will provide an annual Green Building Report Card. This could include suggested new or revised codes, new technologies or materials, or departmental conflicts. The Team will hold its public meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. environmentla.org…

LA Green Drinks - West Side

2010-08-06T02:00:00Z

The West Side Green Drinks location changes frequently. Please check the Green Drinks website to confirm before heading over (www.lagreendrinks.org). Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self organizing but help connect the green network. Let's bring together the huge LA environmental community and have fun doing it!

9th Annual Enviro Night at Dodger Stadium

2010-08-06T02:10:00Z

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
SEATS: Infield Reserve ($30 retail)
Please confirm your group’s participation by emailing Jonathan at Jparfrey@greenlainstitute.org, with the # of tickets you wish to purchase.
Payment info will be requested via email.
DEADLINE: July 27.

The New Los Angeles Folk Festival

2010-08-07T21:00:00Z

Festival proceeds will be donated to the Environmental Defense Fund's Gulf oil crisis relief efforts. Celebrating the emergence of new LA folk music with Linda Perhacs (public debut of new music & band), Mia Doi Todd, Ariana Delawari, L.A. Ladies Choir, Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau & Angela Correa), Olentangy John, Henry Wolfe, He's My Brother She's My Sister, Eagle Winged Palace, Robert James, Sandra Sarra, and special guests.
Doors at 1pm.
website: lafolkfest.com

Green Business Networking

2010-08-11T01:00:00Z

You're invited to the only pure networking event for owners and decision-makers of LA's green businesses. We meet at Santa Monica's award-winning, sustainable Ambrose Hotel - where upscale tranquility meets affordable luxury. www.ambrosehotel.com. Delicious organic snacks provided by Whole Foods Market. Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. For further event information please contact us at greenbusinessnetworking@gmail.com

LA Green Drinks - Pasadena

2010-08-12T02:00:00Z

The Pasadena Green Drinks location changes frequently. Please check the Green Drinks website to confirm before heading over (www.lagreendrinks.org). Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self organizing but help connect the green network. Let's bring together the huge LA environmental community and have fun doing it!

Bicycle Commuting

2010-08-13T01:30:00Z

This class will teach adults the tips and tricks to get to work or school by bike. We will cover basic commuting essentials, including bike selection and fit, helmet fit, night riding, weather preparedness and route planning. You'll also receive practical advice to make your ride more enjoyable.

For registration and information, please call (424) 288 1747 or email rdurgin@gmail.com

website: www.bikesafecalifornia.org

Help Decide a Coal-Free Future for Los Angeles- Public Hearing!

2010-08-13T02:00:00Z

The City of Los Angeles gets 44% of its electricity from the dirtiest possible source of energy: Coal-fired power. The LADWP just released a plan with several options about how we are going to power the utility over the next 20 years. Please come out and speak at the
public hearing.
lapowerplan.org…

LA Green Drinks - South Bay

2010-08-13T02:00:00Z

The South Bay Green Drinks location changes frequently. Please check the Green Drinks website to confirm before heading over (www.lagreendrinks.org). Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self organizing but help connect the green network. Let's bring together the huge LA environmental community and have fun doing it!

Harvest Party with Rudy's Garden Club

2010-08-14T17:00:00Z

Harvest and enjoy the bounty of your hard earned work. Plan your fall and winter garden. www.heartbeetgardening.com

Confident City Cycling

2010-08-14T18:00:00Z

Adults will learn to ride safely, legally and with confidence on city streets. This 10-hour course taught over two sessions develops your ability to identify and avoid road hazards and unsafe traffic situations. The course also covers how to fix a flat tire and tips for maintaining your bicycle.
Please Note: You must provide your own bike and attend the first class date in order to attend the second. Bike helmet required for all participants.

For registration and information, please call
(424) 288-1747 or email rdurgin@gmail.com

website: bikesafecalifornia.org

The Southern California Transit Advocates meeting

2010-08-14T20:00:00Z

The Southern California Transit Advocates is a non-profit group dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of public transportation in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

www.socata.net…

Green Beacon Tour/Summer Harvest

2010-08-14T22:00:00Z

Christy Wilhelmy of Gardenerd will share her knowledge about harvesting your summer garden as well as many yummy ways to utilize your abundant crops. You will also learn how to amend your soil for the fall season.
*To RSVP click on the PayPal donate button on the bottom of the events page on our website greenbeacon.org. It's fast, simple and secure. Once we receive payment confirmation you will be sent the address with directions.

Urban/Suburban Ecoliteracy Workshop

2010-08-15T16:00:00Z

Just as none of us learned the principles of practical financial literacy in school, none of us were taught the practical principles of how to live on a finite planet. If you care about the future of your children, granddhildren, and other descendants, you owe it to them to pass on a better environmental legacy as opposed to deeper ecological debt.

Find out what you can do right now-Register today and make a difference!!

Please visit: urban-suburban-ecoliteracy.com

Power Mix

2010-08-15T22:00:00Z

Power Mix: A Cutting Edge Alternative Energy Expo

A gathering of alternative energy industry leaders, movers and shakers, decision makers, investors, artists, designers, economists, environmentalists and friends of the earth! The purpose of this event is to strengthen the Alternative Energy Community in the Los Angeles Area, introduce alternative power solutions, and offer strategic business networking opportunities.

*This event is bright green! We will be recycling, composting and minimizing waste.

Exhibitors:

Pasadena Art Center, Center for Student Experience
www.artcenter.edu

California High Speed Rail (Rail LA)
www.railla.com

G2 Gallery Artists
www.theg2gallery.com

PowerForce Lithium Batteries
www.powerforceusa.com

EF9 Energy Systems, “Power from the Sky”
www.ef9energysystems.com

Skeuter, “Lithium Powered Motorcycles”
www.skeuter.com

Stay tuned for more exhibitors…

Register online and pay $10 at the door or pay $15 the day of. Ticket price includes a plus one, light refreshments and entrance to the event. Registering online is encouraged due to limited space. Please feel free to bring informational materials and business cards for networking opportunities.

Parking is available but please carpool or take public transport when possible. Check out Ride Amigos for carpool options, www.rideamigos.com and www.metro.net for bus and train schedules.
For more information and RSVP please contact Elisa Brown at elisa@powerforceusa.com or call 310.463.7930.

Brought to you by: LA ECO SALON and MARGO STUDIOS

www.facebook.com/laecosalon

Sustainable Works 6-Week Green Living Workshop

2010-08-17T02:00:00Z

*Workshops meet for six – 1.5 hour sessions at the same location and time.*
Participants can now earn a special completion Bag filled with eco-goodies if all workshop requirements are met!
Learn more about the environmental problems and what you can do to help solve them! The Green Living Workshop covers the following topics, one per week: Water, Energy, Waste, Chemicals, Transportation, and Shopping & Food. Learn about the problems related to each of the above topics on a global, national and local scale. With the help of the Sustainable WorksBook, participants review and take action on ten related solutions. We meet at locations all around Santa Monica and are happy to arrange a workshop in your neighborhood.
*Plus, all Green Living Workshop participants at The Green Life will enjoy 15% off all purchases at The Green Life!*
www.sustainableworks.eventbrite.com

Sustainable Works 6-Week Green Living Workshop

2010-08-18T02:00:00Z

Take Out Your Lawn Workshop

2010-08-19T01:30:00Z

Swap that water-guzzling lawn for a beautiful, fragrant California-friendly landscape. Taught by Lili Singer
www.burbankusa.com

LA Greens Meeting

2010-08-19T02:00:00Z

Monthly meeting of the LA City Greens: a very active local group, very active in between meetings tabling at community events, farmers markets, etc.!!

The LA Greens is a Green Party club devoted to promoting peace, feminism, grassroots democracy, social justice and ecological wisdom. The Green Party strives for gender balance in our internal leadership positions and actively encourages more women and people of color to run for office at all levels.

We are all volunteers and promote community activism to build a greener Los Angeles.

Bring a snack or some food to share if you'd like. And bring a friend to introduce to the Green Party!

ecolounge LA

2010-08-20T01:00:00Z

Explore ecolounge L.A! 6pm-8pm Business to Business Networking, 8pm-9pm something special, 9pm-12pm.
www.honuguide.com…

LA Green Drinks - Silver Lake/West Hollywood

2010-08-20T02:00:00Z

The Silver Lake/West Hollywood Green Drinks location changes frequently. Please check the Green Drinks website to confirm before heading over (www.lagreendrinks.org). Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self organizing but help connect the green network. Let's bring together the huge LA environmental community and have fun doing it!

Sierra Green Toastmasters

2010-08-20T02:00:00Z

Toastmasters is an organization that helps people develop their public speaking skills, and this club is focused on helping Greens and other environmentally and socially conscience folks get our message out, whether its at a rally, press conference, or just amongst your coworkers or family.

After each meeting we spend some time talking about Outreach and Education - using our skills to inform and shape policy.

We meet the third Thursday each month at Sierra Club HQ, 3435 Wilshire Blvd Suite 320, 7-8 PM. First Thursdays we meet at 9743 Noble Ave. in North Hills, the regular meeting spot of the San Fernando Valley Greens.

Sierra Club HQ is only a block from the Normandie Red Line station, so if you can please take public transportation. If you do end up driving, underground parking is free - enter from Mariposa.

Contact: 562-435-5836

Confident City Cycling

2010-08-21T18:00:00Z

EcoTuesday

2010-08-25T02:00:00Z

LA Green Drinks - Downtown

2010-08-26T01:00:00Z

VGBTF Fundraiser for Oil Spill Relief Efforts: Networking Event and Book Launch

2010-08-26T01:30:00Z

"The Unexpected Challenge - Sparking Green Opportunities," a multi-organizational evening hosted by the Valley Green Building Task Force with donations going to GLOBAL GREEN for their oil spill relief efforts in the gulf of Mexico. Delicious food, World Cafe networking activities, book signing and presentation by author, Ron Schultz, raffle prizes, green product exhibits and much more! For location and to RSVP please contact VGBTF Communications Chair, Nancie Pike at design2preserve@att.net.
In an effort to minimize our impact on the environment, and with a special emphasis on substituting petroleum products with other options, we will be using bio bags, corn based utensils, etc. and providing composting containers and recycling bins for trash to divert waste from local landfills. Please consider bicycling, using mass transit, or carpooling to our event.
www.valleygbtf.org

LA Green Drinks - Valley

2010-08-27T02:00:00Z

The Valley Green Drinks location changes frequently. Please check the Green Drinks website to confirm before heading over (www.lagreendrinks.org). Green Drinks allows for anyone concerned about environmental issues to get together over a drink. Green Drinks events are very simple, informal, unstructured, and self organizing but help connect the green network. Let's bring together the huge LA environmental community and have fun doing it!

Car-Free Friday

2010-08-27T07:00:00Z

Open House Celebrating AmazonDrops Store's Opening

2010-08-28T21:00:00Z

Join us for some tea, talk and good times as we gather with friends to celebrate the opening of the AmazonDrops store.

You will be able to see, touch, smell and try all of the over 50 products for face, body, lips and hair that AmazonDrops carry.

Leda will be talking about all the little details of the manufacturing process and showing pictures and films of her contacts in the Amazon with the small farmers who gather the seeds and fruits used in the products.

AmazonDrops products are made with such ingredients as andiroba, pracaxi, cupuacu, acai, copaiba, buriti, maracuja, bacuri, ucuuba, murumuru, babacu, tucuma.

You may never have heard these strange names before. But they are all fruits, seeds and botanicals from the Amazon that have been used by generations of forest peoples in Brazil to cure all kinds of ailments and protect their skin from the harsh tropical weather in northern Brazil.

For more info on the store and a dozen pictures see our profile on Yelp: www.yelp.com…

The store is on 2120 Colorado Blvd - Close to Swork Cafe - in Eagle Rock (between Glendale and Pasadena.) There's parking behind the store or on the Re/Max parking lot since they don't work on Saturday. You can park on the street.

Hope to see you there.
www.amazondrops.com