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Award-Winning Santa Monica-Based Author Writes Novel on Climate Change
Award-Winning Santa Monica-Based Author Writes Novel on Climate Change In her network news career,…
Read MorePutting Values Into Actions, Church Goes Solar
Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica is going solar! On the eve of…
Read MoreNow Hiring: Climate Outreach Fellows
CASM is starting to hire under is Climate Jobs Corps program! Climate Jobs Corps…
Read More2023 CASM Climate Corps: Now Accepting Applications!
Apply Now → Climate Action Santa Monica invites high school and college students to…
Read MoreDon’t derail decarbonization with a narrow-minded solar policy
CASM has joined the 600+ organization coalition to Save California Solar. The future of…
Read MoreClimate Corps: Ripples Become Waves
This video project encapsulates the spirit and efforts of Climate Corps since its inception…
Read MoreThank You 2019 Donors!!
You made all the difference in our ability to exist in 2020. Thank you…
Read MoreLooking Back at 2020 and Looking Ahead
What a year 2020 has been! We recap our organization’s accomplishments over the year…
Read MoreElectric Bikes – A Climate Solution. Your Voice needed 10-12-20.
Mobility solutions are climate solutions! Get the latest on Santa Monica and Lyft’s ebike…
Read MoreDe-Mystifying Recent Fires – with CASM Advisor Bill Selby
CASM Advisor and retired SMC professor, Bill Selby breaks down the details on why…
Read MoreSolar Power Your Condominium
If you live in a condominium and would like to install rooftop solar but…
Read MoreYour mobility choices make a difference
In Santa Monica, 64% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from motor vehicle transportation,…
Read MoreFarmers Market Summer Salad
CASM Steering Committee Member, Holistic Health Coach, and Food Blogger, Amy Sullivan built a…
Read MoreThe Earth-Saving Power of Trees
Planting trees can go a long way in helping us reduce the effects of…
Read MoreCASM Joins LA Climate Strike with Greta Thunberg
CASM marched on Friday with the youth of LA with guest appearance by Greta…
Read MoreJobs for the Future: SMC Trains a Green-Tech Workforce
CASM toured SMC’s portion of the National Solar Tour and learned more about Green-Tech…
Read MoreThings to Know About Natural Gas in Santa Monica
A deeper dive into the future energy use in Santa Monica of highly polluting…
Read MoreNational Solar Tours Coming to Santa Monica
Do you have solar? Does it work for you? Don’t have solar but curious…
Read MoreThe Electric Big Blue Bus has Arrived, and Not a Moment Too Soon!
Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus is going electric! The first all electric bus began…
Read MoreCURB CLIMATE CRISIS: DO NOT DUMP YOUR FRIDGE, FREEZER OR A/C
Dumped fridges and A/C units are hazardous to the environment. See how to easily…
Read MoreSpring Mixer Brings Climate Champions Together
Climate Action Santa Monica hosted our Spring Mixer on June 9th at the Victorian…
Read MoreCity to Adopt New Climate Plan
The City of Santa Monica staff will present the city’s second Climate Action and…
Read MoreThere’s a New Brunch in Town: Solar
Are you curious about solar power and want to hear how it has worked…
Read More100% Clean Power is coming to you Santa Monica!
Starting in February, 2019, you’ll have the option to have 100% of your power…
Read MoreThe Climate Corps 2018 Apprenticeship Application is Live!
CASM Climate Corps Apprenticeship 2018 — Apply Now! “Exercising my ‘reasoned judgment,’ I have…
Read MoreCLIMATE FEST SANTA MONICA
ClimateFest is a free community event that will celebrate and inspire climate action, co-produced…
Read MoreCLIMATE FEST RAFFLE DONATIONS
Got Green? Please consider donating your green sustainable product and/or services to ClimateFest for our…
Read MoreSierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought
Reposted from NASA, By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team Loss of water from…
Read MoreChina is methodically building the world’s most ambitious carbon market
Reposted from Vox, By David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com Updated Dec 27, 2017, 9:44am EST On December 19, China officially announced that it…
Read MoreClimate Change Has Come for Los Angeles
Reposted from the New York Magazine, By David Wallace-Wells The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is…
Read MoreBarack Obama applauds US cities and states at the first North American Climate Summit
Reposted from ClimateActionProgramme.org The first North American Climate Summit took place on 5 December…
Read MoreMeet the Climate Corps at this year’s 4th of July Parade!
The event is organized by the Ocean Park Association (OPA) and will showcase close…
Read MoreA Letter to Our Community
June 6, 2017 Dear neighbors, friends, and allies, Last week, the world witnessed a…
Read MoreThe Compost Story Tells how We All can help Keep Carbon at Work in the Soil!
Composting is Nature’s recycling process that creates rich organic matter in the form of…
Read MoreSaturday June 3, Sea-Rise Means that We Rise!
Sat, June, 3, 9 – 12, join us on the Santa Monica beach for “Shrinking…
Read MoreCLIMATE ACTION HOT ALERT- Demand that the Feds. Listen: We the People, will Keep the Paris Climate Agreement!
The news is that the president intends to pull the U.S. out of our Paris…
Read MoreWe are hiring environmentally savvy high school and college students! The CASM Climate Corps 2017 applications are live!
The CASM Climate Corps 2017 members carry forth Climate Action Santa Monica’s mission by…
Read MoreLocal Climate Action Alert: Santa Monica-Malibu School District Stakeholders, Families, Neighbors, Friends, Sustainability Stakeholders, We Need You!
From Climate Action Santa Monica Advisor and SMMUSD Science Instructor Benjamin Kay: We are…
Read MoreLocal Climate Action Alert: Today and Tu., May 9, Tell Santa Monica Council that We Need to be Safe as We Walk & Bike!
Thanks to our friends at Santa Monica SPOKE, we know that at the May 9th meeting the…
Read MoreLos Amigos Park is getting a Water Saving Makeover!
From the Santa Monica Office of Sustainability: The Los Amigos Park Stormwater Harvesting and…
Read MoreCalifornia Stands in First Place for Renewables
In late March, California set its renewable energy record, exceeding 50% of its energy use based…
Read MoreBritain’s Day without Coal! One Day will not be Enough.
On Friday, April 21, Britain experienced its first day without coal since the Industrial Revolution, Year…
Read MoreMarch 2017 Marked Earth’s Temperature Rising, Second Hottest in 138 years!
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since 1880 has tracked Earth’s temperatures. Last…
Read MoreLos Angeles County Advances Community Choice Energy!
Thanks to the Los Angeles County Supervisors and Sheila Kuehl’s leadership, Los Angeles Community Choice…
Read MoreCall to March for Science: Happy Earth Day, Saturday April 22!
Rachel Carson’s breaking Silent Spring woke people up 55 years ago. On this Earth Day, the…
Read MoreCalifornia Drought Emergency Ends and the Desert Wildflowers are Wildly Blooming!
Even though the realities of climate change make the likelihood of droughts being more…
Read MoreGet Lively: Seed Bombs and Bike Rides!
Throughout April, we can spring into all kinds of climate actions that express a fierce love…
Read MoreWater Conservation Means Water Neutrality and Drought-Friendly Gardens! And More!
On Thursday, April 6, 2017, there is a public meeting on Santa Monica’s Water Neutrality…
Read MoreWhen the Climate Action Gets Tough . . . “We, the People” Get Going!
Our local leaders are stepping up. California is leading in what it means not…
Read MoreYour Voice Matters: Keep Calling the Feds!
If you are wondering whether your calls to the elected officials can get results,…
Read MoreTrump’s big new executive order to tear up Obama’s climate policies, explained:
This is it. The battle over the future of US climate policy is officially…
Read MoreSanta Monica is Strengthening its Resiliency
As CASM ‘s mission is to help everyone playing their role in helping Santa…
Read MoreCall the Feds! As the State of the Global Climate Worsens, U.S. Climate Rules and EPA Budget are Slashed!
This week the World Meteorological Organization published its annual report, the State of Global…
Read MoreGet Ready for the People’s Climate March Saturday April 29!
On Saturday, April 29, “We, the People” are showing how far we will go…
Read MoreThis Sunday! Hear the holy words of Environmental Sustainability!
Securing a Climate Safe Tomorrow Through Leadership and Responsibility Garrett Wong leads the Climate…
Read MoreJoin Professor William Selby on a Natural History of Santa Monica Bay Bike Ride
The bike hike will be lead by William Selby. In about three hours, we will…
Read MoreStates are Ready to Sue Scott Pruitt to Protect EPA Budget!
The Environmental Protection Agency budget and work are vulnerable because of the new administration,…
Read MoreBiodiversity Includes Cultural Diversity: Santa Monica City Council Adopts Diversity Resolution and Clarifies the City’s Role in Enforcing Federal Immigration Law
Earth’s biodiversity is the essence of ecological vitality. So, too, is human diversity crucial…
Read MoreSeattle Divests $3B from Wells Fargo Bank for Financing Dakota Access Pipeline. Santa Monica May Do the Same!
On Tuesday, Santa Monica City Council will decide to look into divesting from Wells…
Read MoreCommunity Choice Energy is Coming to the Santa Monica City Council, Tuesday, 2/14!
We’d love to see you on Tuesday, 2/14/17, when the City Council will take the…
Read MoreSee The Effects Of Climate Change Through A VR Set On The Santa Monica Pier
The White House website has been scrubbed of climate change information. By contrast, we…
Read More700,000 Strong. Thank you for joining us and standing up for women’s rights and for the planet!
This weekend, at least 700,000 Angelenos joined together in solidarity for equal rights, equal…
Read MoreWe Need You! Chime in on Santa Monica’s Next Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Yes, 2016 was the hottest year on record, with sea ice on the poles setting record…
Read MoreStop Scott Pruitt from becoming the head of the Environmental Protection Agency!
On Wednesday, January 18, the hearing on Scott Pruitt nominated to head the Environmental Protection Agency…
Read MoreUrge the Senate to Oppose Climate Deniers as Cabinet Leaders!
This week the Senate begins holding hearings to vet cabinet nominees. It’s important to urge…
Read MoreCall To Action! Join CASM on Jan 21, Women’s March LA
All who wish to be part of the CASM Women’s March Posse, meet the…
Read MoreAs 2016 Heats Up, Climate Action Santa Monica’s Mission is Energizing!
The planet and the political environment move closer to a boiling point as 2016 comes…
Read MoreYour CASM Climate Update! Dakota Access Pipeline STOPPED!
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Read MoreWe hope you made it to the City of Santa Monica’s first Community Climate Action Summit!
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