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Sustainability
News
October 2024, City of Mill Valley & Town of Tiburon
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Sustainability Open Hours
Tuesdays 9am - 11am
Have questions or want to share comments about sustainability initiatives in Mill Valley or Tiburon? Come speak to the Climate Action Coordinator during virtual open hours! They will operate on a first come first serve basis and be held weekly via Zoom.
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Marin Green Home Tour
October 24th 6pm - 8pm
The climate is changing. Your home should, too. The free, virtual Marin Green Home Tour showcases how Marin homeowners are adapting their homes to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move towards a safer, healthier, greener, more resilient future. The event features short video tours of 5 Marin homes, followed by live Q&As with the homeowners. See heat pumps, induction stoves, solar and battery systems, and other strategies for maximizing clean energy. See greywater systems, rainwater harvesting, recirculation pumps, and other strategies for conserving water. Learn how to access rebates and free planning services for your own green home updates, tips for renters, and whether solar remains a great investment. This event is a project of Sustainable Marin.
Learn more and register
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Green Your Ride to School!
Safe Routes to Schools is working with schools all across Marin County to increase green trips (walking, biking, carpooling, or taking transit) to help reduce traffic congestion and pollution around schools. Parents and guardians are important partners in this effort! If you have a school-aged child (or children), we invite your family to develop a plan to green your trips to school.
This school year, Safe Routes to Schools will also be hosting a bunch of fun events and contests, starting with the Buddy Up Contest to encourage students to travel to school together. Buddying up with other families to walk, bike, or carpool is a great way to save time and build relationships in our community!
Other events this year include Walk & Roll Wednesdays, International Walk to School Day (October 2, 2024) and Ruby Bridges Day (November 13, 2024).
Learn more!
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Electrify Your Home and Ride!
Ride and Drive Clean is partnering with Bay Area SunShares to make your home more eco-friendly and energy-efficient. This fall, get connected with Bay Area SunShares pre-vetted installers for a limited time discount on home solar and battery storage.
Webinars will be held on:
October 9th 5pm - 6pm
October 16th 12pm - 1pm
Sign up and learn more!
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Zero Waste 101 Webinar
October 15th 5pm - 6pm
Curious about what Zero Waste means, and what it looks like in practice? Join Zero Waste Sonoma, Zero Waste Marin, and local service providers to learn more about recycling and composting, single-use versus reuse, state and local policy, and more! Bring your questions for a Q&A session. Session will be recorded and posted for viewing after the event.
Learn more and register
Cero Desechos 101 Webinar
Octubre 17th 6pm - 7pm
¿Quieres saber que significa Cero Desechos, y como poner ese principio en práctica? Participa en este seminario web junto con Zero Waste Sonoma y Zero Waste Marin para aprender más sobre reciclaje y compostaje, beneficios de usar artículos reutilizables en vez de artículos de un solo uso, políticas estatales y locales, y aún más! Trae tus preguntas para nuestra sesión de Preguntas y Respuestas.
Aprende más y regístrate
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Marin Sustainability Tracker
Are you familiar with the Marin Sustainability Tracker? This tool from the Marin Climate and Energy Partnership (MCEP) is an interactive map that shows how each jurisdiction is doing in terms of sustainable development. It covers categories such as energy, transportation, green house gas emissions, waste, and water.
Check out the tracker here
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Sustainability Tip of the Month | |
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Make Halloween safe, fun, and sustainable for everyone: little ghouls, goblins, and our local wildlife!
The team at WildCare wants you to know that fake spiderweb and other stringy decorations, entangle and endanger our local birds and animals. Here are some tips from WildCare on how you can help protect our wildlife this Halloween.
Keep it planet friendly (but still festive) by choosing treats that are in boxes or foil instead of plastic wrappers.
Let your pumpkins multitask: Toast pumpkin seeds, make soup or bread before you put your jack o lantern out on display. Remember to compost your pumpkins! Don't place it in the garbage: your pumpkin will produce methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas. But in the compost-it works to improve soil health!
Happy Halloween!
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October 8th | 2pm - 4pm
ESP Meeting, Progress Report on the Marin Biomass Project learn about biomass flows in Marin and of a utilization system that can make use of them. Register for the Zoom
October 8th | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Go EV and Save Time, Money, and the Planet Cool The Earth will share how they’ve empowered 500,000 people to reduce their carbon footprint. Sign up for the in person event
October 9th | 5pm - 6pm
Electrify Your Home and Ride learn how to make your home more eco-friendly and energy-efficient and get connected to discounts. Sign up for the online info session
October 16th | 10am - 12pm
Damon Connolly on Prop 4 Assemblymember Damon Connolly will discuss Proposition 4, the climate bond that aims to reduce climate risks and impacts. Register for the online meeting
October 19th | 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Party for a Cooler Planet - Resilient Neighborhoods Join this annual fundraiser and help support the work of Resilient Neighborhoods. Learn more and purchase tickets
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Links to Sustainability Organizations | |
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