April Newsletter
Highlights CASM in the Community Upcoming: Climate Corps Club at Urth Caffe and CASM Earth Day Celebration LEED Gold…
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March Newsletter
CASM in the Community Last month CASM shared simple things you can do to cut our biggest emissions, first here…
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Nuclear Power Isn’t Green Enough… And America Can’t Deal with the Waste!
Watch The Recording CASM December SAMOCAN Webinar How much do you know about high-level radioactive waste policy in the…
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Understanding and Adapting to Climate Change with Bill Selby
Watch The Recording In June, CASM hosted Understanding and Adapting to Climate Change with Bill Selby, an inspiring Zoom talk, in which…
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February Newsletter
Climate Action Santa Monica has been kicking off the year with a focus on collaboration! In communication with other local…
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Fire Resources for Those Impacted
Dear Community, CASM extends its deepest sympathies to the many people whose lives are upended by the tragic fires. As…
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RECORDING: CASM’s September SAMOCAN with CJC Mario Melgarejo and Mia Levenson
For CASM’s September SAMOCAN we will be hosting two of CASM’s Climate Jobs Corps (CJC) Mario Melgarejo and Mia Levenson…
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The Rise of Mass Timber
By Mia Levenson Over the past few months I have been researching Mass Timber as a sustainable building solution in…
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RECORDING: Enjoy a Discussion with Denny Zane from Move LA!
Denny Zane created Move LA in 2007 to bring together business, labor and environmental leaders and community organizations with the…
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Transformation is inevitable, what is CASM’s Role? with Rob Lempert
Enjoy a Discussion with one of CASM’s Advisor’s Robert Lempert! The recent IPCC Sixth Assessment Report makes clear that climate change has advanced so…
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NextGen Climate Summit Engages Local Youth
NextGen Climate Summit Engages Local Youth By Mia Levenson On Sunday, April 28 CASM Climate Job Corps members attended the…
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Bicycle Month Events
Celebrate bike month by attending one of the following eventsHop on your bike and join us as we pedal into…
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Join the Climate Corps 2024!
Climate Action Santa Monica invites high school and college students to apply for the CASM Climate Corps 2024 program. Since…
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Are you a high school or college student interested in climate activism?
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLIMATE LEADERS Presented by the City of Santa Monica and Sustainable Works Take action and…
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Join us at the UCLA Earth Day rally on April 22!
UCLA is an important Santa Monica neighbor. The policies, plans, and innovations they undertake can significantly impact and set the…
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Zero Waste Blog: How are other California cities reducing single use plastic food ware?
How are other California cities reducing single use plastic food ware? By Nancy Sanchez Approximately 4.7% of Santa Monica’s greenhouse…
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Expanding Climate-Friendly Mobility on the Westside
In the Fall of 2023, Climate Action Santa Monica’s Climate Job Corps assisted in outreach for LADOT’s Westside Mobility Projects. …
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Rethinking How We Manage Our Beaches in an Era of Climate Change
By Jasmine Contreras As we collectively strive for a more sustainable and environmentally conscious future, we would like to draw…
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Join CASM February 9, 2024 for our King Tides Event!
Join CASM February 9, 2024 for our King Tides Event! Join the 3rd Annual King Tides Event with CASM February…
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18 California Youths Challenge EPA on its Contribution to Climate Change
By Mario Melgarejo On December 10, 2023, non-profit law firm Our Children’s Trust filed a lawsuit against the United States…
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What is Zero Waste? How can I take action and be a part of this movement?
What is Zero Waste? How can I take action and be a part of this movement? By Nancy Sanchez Zero…
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Zero Waste Blog: Be A Hero for Zero
Be A Hero for Zero By Nancy Sanchez From June to September 2023 Climate Jobs Corps member Nancy Sanchez conducted…
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Grandparenting in the Era of Climate Change with Guest Speaker Regina Pally
Grandparenting in the Era of Climate Change with Guest Speaker Regina Pally On Thursday January 25, 2024, Regina Pally was…
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Santa Monica Bay Natural History Tour | December 17
Join us Sunday, December 17 at 9am as we ride along the Santa Monica Beach bicycle trail. We will explore…
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Climate Literacy in Schools
Climate Literacy in Schools By Nancy Sanchez On November 2nd Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board (SMMUSD) approved a climate…
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Theodore Payne Foundation
Theodore Payne Foundation By Nancy Sanchez -Environmental Anthropologist On October 21st Climate Action Santa Monica’s Climate Jobs Corps (CJC) members…
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Understanding the Santa Monica Beach Dunes Adaption Project Presentation with Alexandra Tower, Nico Predock, and Jasmine Contreras.
Understanding the Santa Monica Beach Dunes Adaption Project Presentation November’s SAMOCAN is shore to bring excitement! On Thursday, November 16th, the…
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What Have our Climate Job Corps Members Been Doing? With Nancy Sanchez and Mario Melgarejo
RECORDING: SAMOCAN EVENT What Have our Climate Job Corps Members Been Doing? As a part of CASM’s CJC Nancy Sanchez…
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Share your comments on the Broadway Protected Bike Lane Project!
The City of Santa Monica wants your input! The City has created a simple, interactive tool to collect feedback about…
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Exploring Possibilities for Alternative Transportation Options at Samohi
Exploring Possibilities for Alternative Transportation Options at Samohi By Mario Melgarejo In August 2023, Climate Action Santa Monica engaged over…
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National Permitting Reform with Guest Speaker Dana Nuccitelli
RECORDING: SAMOCAN with Dana Nuccitelli from Citizen’s Climate Lobby On October 19, 2023, SAMOCAN hosted Dana Nuccitelli, the Research Coordinator for Citizens Climate Lobby.…
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Climate Jobs Corps
Santa Monica Hires Local Youth We are excited to announce that the City of Santa Monica, working with CASM, has…
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UPCOMING: SAMOCAN with Dana Nuccitelli from Citizen’s Climate Lobby
Join SAMOCAN as we learn about climate policy! On October 19, 2023, SAMOCAN will be having Dana Nuccitelli, the Research Coordinator for Citizens Climate Lobby. Dana…
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How to Create Real Change in Los Angeles with Michael Schneider
RECORDING: SAMOCAN Event with Michael Schneider On September 21st SAMOCAN hosted Michael Schneider, a native-born Angeleno, who started Streets For…
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Share your comments on how to improve bike connections in these Westside Mobility Projects!
Share your comments on how to improve bike connections in these Westside Mobility Projects! The Los Angeles Department of Transportation…
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Open Letter: Protecting Santa Monica bikeways from motor vehicle incursions
To: Santa Monica City Council, Santa Monica Planning Commission, City Manager David White, Mobility Manager Jason Kligier, Director of Public…
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UPCOMING: SAMOCAN Event with Michael Schneider
Join us September 21st for our SAMOCAN Event we will be hearing from Michael Schneider, a native-born Angeleno, who started…
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CASM on Los Angeles Times HSI
CASM on Los Angeles Times HSI One of CASM’s members from the 2023 Climate Corps, Ryan Kim, published an article titled Opinion:…
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Expanding Solar Access for all in California with Stephanie Doyle
On August 23rd SAMOCAN hosted Stephanie Doyle, from Vote Solar, who presented about the new legislation in California (AB 2316) passed…
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Local Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability with David Blundell
SAMOCAN David Blundell Visual anthropologist Dr. David Blundell on Thursday July 20, 2023 shared his perspective on local knowledge and…
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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, and in her home life, Susan Cope experienced…
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Putting Values Into Actions, Church Goes Solar
Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica is going solar! On the eve of Earth Day church leaders decided to…
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Now Hiring: Climate Outreach Fellows
CASM is starting to hire under is Climate Jobs Corps program! Climate Jobs Corps is in partnership with the City…
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2023 CASM Climate Corps: Now Accepting Applications!
Apply Now → Climate Action Santa Monica invites high school and college students to apply for the CASM Climate Corps…
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Don’t derail decarbonization with a narrow-minded solar policy
CASM has joined the 600+ organization coalition to Save California Solar. The future of rooftop solar is at a crux…
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Climate Corps: Ripples Become Waves
This video project encapsulates the spirit and efforts of Climate Corps since its inception in 2016.
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Thank You 2019 Donors!!
You made all the difference in our ability to exist in 2020. Thank you thank you thank you!! If you…
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Looking Back at 2020 and Looking Ahead
What a year 2020 has been! We recap our organization’s accomplishments over the year and our vision and focus as…
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Electric 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 program as well as the city’s…
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De-Mystifying Recent Fires – with CASM Advisor Bill Selby
CASM Advisor and retired SMC professor, Bill Selby breaks down the details on why our wild fires are getting more…
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Solar Power Your Condominium
If you live in a condominium and would like to install rooftop solar but always assumed it would be too…
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Your mobility choices make a difference
In Santa Monica, 64% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from motor vehicle transportation, mostly from private cars. We can…
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Farmers Market Summer Salad
CASM Steering Committee Member, Holistic Health Coach, and Food Blogger, Amy Sullivan built a healthy, plant-based Summer Salad inspired by…
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The Earth-Saving Power of Trees
Planting trees can go a long way in helping us reduce the effects of climate change and it’s something we…
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CASM Joins LA Climate Strike with Greta Thunberg
CASM marched on Friday with the youth of LA with guest appearance by Greta Thunberg demanding the end of fossil…
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Jobs 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 jobs programs offered at the campus
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Things to Know About Natural Gas in Santa Monica
A deeper dive into the future energy use in Santa Monica of highly polluting Natural Gas (methane) and what you…
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National Solar Tours Coming to Santa Monica
Do you have solar? Does it work for you? Don’t have solar but curious to learn more? The National Solar…
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The 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 its route last Wednesday after a…
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CURB 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 dispose of them and save the…
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Spring Mixer Brings Climate Champions Together
Climate Action Santa Monica hosted our Spring Mixer on June 9th at the Victorian on Main St., bringing together friends…
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City to Adopt New Climate Plan
The City of Santa Monica staff will present the city’s second Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to City Council in…
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There’s a New Brunch in Town: Solar
Are you curious about solar power and want to hear how it has worked out for people in your neighborhood?…
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100% Clean Power is coming to you Santa Monica!
Starting in February, 2019, you’ll have the option to have 100% of your power come from clean power sources. This…
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The Climate Corps 2018 Apprenticeship Application is Live!
CASM Climate Corps Apprenticeship 2018 — Apply Now! “Exercising my ‘reasoned judgment,’ I have no doubt that the right to…
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CLIMATE FEST SANTA MONICA
ClimateFest is a free community event that will celebrate and inspire climate action, co-produced by the City of Santa Monica…
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CLIMATE FEST RAFFLE DONATIONS
Got Green? Please consider donating your green sustainable product and/or services to ClimateFest for our raffle. ClimateFest is a community event…
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Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought
Reposted from NASA, By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team Loss of water from the rocks of California’s Sierra Nevada…
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China 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 would create the world’s largest carbon…
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Climate Change Has Come for Los Angeles
Reposted from the New York Magazine, By David Wallace-Wells The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is meant to be, in Southern California,…
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Barack 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 in Chicago, with more than 40…
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Meet 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 to 1,500 people from all areas…
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A Letter to Our Community
June 6, 2017 Dear neighbors, friends, and allies, Last week, the world witnessed a decision that may have dire consequences…
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The 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 humus, which is the basis of…
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Saturday June 3, Sea-Rise Means that We Rise!
Sat, June, 3, 9 – 12, join us on the Santa Monica beach for “Shrinking Shores” in anticipation of World’s Ocean Day. Explore…
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CLIMATE 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 Climate Agreement. We, the People, will…
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We 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 engaging the community for people to…
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Local 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 pushing for greater sustainability within SMMUSD.…
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Local 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 City Council will hear from staff…
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Los Amigos Park is getting a Water Saving Makeover!
From the Santa Monica Office of Sustainability: The Los Amigos Park Stormwater Harvesting and Direct Use Demonstration Project, a collaboration with the Santa…
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California Stands in First Place for Renewables
In late March, California set its renewable energy record, exceeding 50% of its energy use based on clean renewables for a full…
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Britain’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 after year, month after month, now…
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March 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 month marked the Earth’s second hottest March in…
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Los Angeles County Advances Community Choice Energy!
Thanks to the Los Angeles County Supervisors and Sheila Kuehl’s leadership, Los Angeles Community Choice Energy is moving ahead. The organizing by…
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Call 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 March for Science breaks the silence…
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California Drought Emergency Ends and the Desert Wildflowers are Wildly Blooming!
Even though the realities of climate change make the likelihood of droughts being more intense in the future, this season…
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Get Lively: Seed Bombs and Bike Rides!
Throughout April, we can spring into all kinds of climate actions that express a fierce love for Mother Earth. Seed bombs spread planting…
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Water 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 Ordinance, 6 – 7 p.m. at 330…
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When the Climate Action Gets Tough . . . “We, the People” Get Going!
Our local leaders are stepping up. California is leading in what it means not just to be a state, but…
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Your Voice Matters: Keep Calling the Feds!
If you are wondering whether your calls to the elected officials can get results, you bet they can! Just read…
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Trump’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 underway. Yesterday morning Trump signed a…
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Santa Monica is Strengthening its Resiliency
As CASM ‘s mission is to help everyone playing their role in helping Santa Monica in becoming carbon-neutral with community…
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Call 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 Climate. While the climate news is challenging, the…
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Get Ready for the People’s Climate March Saturday April 29!
On Saturday, April 29, “We, the People” are showing how far we will go to make sure that climate change…
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This Sunday! Hear the holy words of Environmental Sustainability!
Securing a Climate Safe Tomorrow Through Leadership and Responsibility Garrett Wong leads the Climate and Energy Programs for the City…
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Join 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 explore from the Santa Monica Pier…
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States are Ready to Sue Scott Pruitt to Protect EPA Budget!
The Environmental Protection Agency budget and work are vulnerable because of the new administration, but a range of state leaders,…
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