Mountain View is hiring a Sustainability Analyst to lead its community outreach and employee engagement activities. We’re looking for a highly outgoing, creative individual to help us amplify our voice and take our program to the next level! The priority application deadline is August 20. For more information, click here.

*If you are driving in this area, please pay attention to traffic signs and be aware of changed traffic conditions. There will be no parking on the south side of California St. during the pop-up.

Saturday, August 3, 11:00a.m.-2:00p.m.

Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St.

Do you have questions about your energy bill? Come to a free drop-in Energy Clinic. Experts from Acterra and Silicon Valley Clean Energy will be on hand to explain your PG&E bill and give you tips on how to reduce your energy use and lower your monthly costs. See you there! No RSVP required.

Board Workshop - Thursday, August 1, 9:00a.m.

Caltrain/SamTrans HQ, 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos

Wednesdays, August 7, 14, 21, 6:30-8:30p.m.

Stanford University

Climate change can seem overwhelming, but YOU can have impact with a variety of approaches to safeguard the planet, lower your carbon footprint, save money, increase community, green up your finances, improve your health, affect policy, and more. This 3-part evening class takes the guesswork out of where to spend your precious time, and provides a supportive environment within which to affect real change. For more information, click here.

The Carbon Bootcamp is a free six-week program that guides participants in reducing their carbon footprint in real time through choices we make each and every day. Do you live in the 94022, 94024, 94040, or 94041 zip codes? Sign up now! Just text the word CARBON to 474747 and follow the instructions.

This text-messaging-based program consists of three modules: home energy, transportation, and food. Users also receive three boxes filled with gear, challenges, and tips corresponding with each module. Users engage by texting code words for low-carbon choices and sending pictures of completed challenges. Participants engage on their own time at their own pace, and the program is FREE thanks to GreenTown Los Altos!



The next Carbon Bootcamp begins August 10th, and the last day for sign ups is August 2nd. (After this date, you can still sign up for a later offering.) Contact [email protected] or reach out online with any questions or comments.

1.        REDUCE . Avoid plastic packaging and other single-use items such as plastic straws and cutlery. Choose loose items at the store and refuse disposables when you don’t need them.

Then,

2.        REUSE . Bring a reusable cup, cutlery set, and bag when you’re on-the-go. Wash and reuse containers rather than getting a disposable one. Visit www.PlasticFreeJuly.org for more tips to change your habits and choose alternatives to single-use plastics.

Finally,

3.        RECYCLE . If you can’t reduce or reuse, then recycle accepted items. 

If you do have plastic waste, remember to only recycle plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs. All other plastic, including plastic bags, wrap, clamshells, cups, and black plastic, go in the trash . Check out the What Goes Where resources to learn more.

The Dirty Dozen captures 12 types of items that can mislead anyone trying to recycle right. These items seem recyclable, but actually contaminate the recycling process. Keep these items out of your recycling cart.

Learn about fire-safe landscaping and wildfire risk reduction around your home, including spacing, placement, and species choices. Bring your questions and ideas!

Tell us your sustainability story! Have you recently made energy efficiency upgrades to your home, incorporated a new zero waste habit into your life, or found an alternate mode of transport that you love?

Send a photo and a short blurb to [email protected] and we may feature it in an upcoming newsletter!