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GEC Updates & Glendale Environmental News
Glendale City Council Approves Funding for Verdugo Wash Study
THE ARROYO VERDUGO is the region’s main tributary to the Los Angeles River. It carries water from portions of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Verdugo Mountains, and the San Rafael Hills to join the LA River at Griffith Park. It was channelized as the Verdugo Wash over 50 years ago to protect the area from historic flooding. THE VISION is…
GEC Supports California’s Participation in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
GEC is proud to sign on to a letter to California Secretary for Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot, requesting that California participate in the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity as an official observer and member of the Advisory Committee on Subnational Governments. This letter, sent by over 30 local, regional, national, and international environmental organizations and leaders, supports a request…
GEC Panel Discussion: Reducing Plastic Use and Plastic Waste in Glendale
On April 19th, 2020 – the Glendale Environmental Coalition held an online PANEL DISCUSSION with focus on: Reducing Plastic Use and Plastic Waste in Glendale plus updates from state and local officials and employees on the current state of environmental legislation in Los Angeles County and CA. Below is the agenda, followed by a meeting summary and links to presentations offered…
Glendale Office of Sustainability
Now Hiring! Glendale’s first Sustainability Officer! GEC thanks the Glendale City Council and City Staff for supporting this new position. In order to be effective, it is our hope that all city contracts and agreements go through an environmental review before execution. It is our further hope that the office have the authority to set goals to which the individual city departments will…
Glendale enters into a 25-year contract with Open Mountain for Geothermal Energy
GEC congratulates Glendale Water & Power on taking another step forward to meet our city’s clean energy goals. Glendale entered into two new contracts for geothermal energy, Whitegrass (3 megawatts annually beginning April, 2020) and Star Peak (12.5 megawatts annually beginning April, 2021). Both projects are located in Nevada. The 25-year contract with Open Mountain Energy will eventually provide the city…
GEC Endorsed Candidates on Environmental Issues in Glendale
In order to select our endorsements, Glendale Environmental Coalition's endorsement committee requested each candidate complete a survey of questions focused on sustainability issues in Glendale. Here are the responses by the three candidates endorsed by GEC: Dan Brotman, Paula Devine and Ardy Kassakhian. 1. What is your position on whether Glendale should install new gas-generating capacity at the Grayson Power…
Verdugo Wash Project Update
PROJECT UPDATE: Committee and partners plan to meet with Glendale City staff shortly to set a timeline to go before City Council to request authorization of a feasibility study. We will be reaching out to GEC members to participate in encouraging Council to support this effort through a rally, speaking at city council, emails, etc. READY TO SUPPORT NOW? Sign…
GEC Welcomes “Kiss the Ground”
SAVE THE DATE! Our next GEC General Meeting is Sunday, January 19th in Downtown, Glendale (more info on our calendar) GEC welcomes our special guest, Jessica Handy of KISS THE GROUND, who will talk about regenerative soil techniques (basics of how soil works and agricultural practices, day-to-day ways that people can participate in carbon sequestration, things that can be done…
“Climate change is the single biggest thing that humans have ever done on this planet. The one thing that needs to be bigger is our movement to stop it.”
—Bill McKibben
Ways to Get Involved
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Projects, Solutions, Participation
Be Part of the Solution!
Join the Virtual Power Plant
A VIRTUAL POWER PLANT is a network of residential solar panels + high-capacity batteries that generates and stores excess clean energy to be accessed by Glendale’s power grid during peak energy needs.
This is a Clean Energy Solution for Glendale that not only helps our community avoid a polluting gas plant—but may also save you money!
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GET INVOLVED Stay Informed! Join Our Action Network List We’ll send important updates on current environmental initiatives in Glendale, updates on city projects and city council agenda items, ways t...In observance of Juneteenth, Glendale Environmental Coalition is sharing an event hosted by two other local groups, Black in Glendale & Glendale YWCA, happening tomorrow, Sat 6/20.
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Hey GEC! A group of local Quaker young people are picking fruit from trees and donating them to local food banks, most recently Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena. Have a tree with too much or hard to reach fruit you'd like to donate? We have pickers and ladders and can make quick work of even very full trees. We're also nice, wear masks and observe physical distancing. Please contact me if you have a tree or trees you'd like picked. 🙂
GLENDALE ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION
In The News
Letter to Editor: Let’s Go “All In” on Clean Economy – READ
Glendale News Press
Repowered Southern California Natural Gas Power Plant Will Have Lots of Green – READ
Planetizen.com
Nearly 400 rally against burning fossil fuels in aging electricity plant in Glendale – READ
Pasadena Star-News
Hundreds protest plan to continue burning fossil fuels at Glendale power plant – READ
Los Angeles Times
Commentary: The time has come to say ‘no’ to Grayson plan and ‘yes’ to renewable energy – READ
Los Angeles Times
State’s last gas-powered electric plant proposal pits Glendale utility against resident activists – READ
Los Angeles Daily News
Rally Precedes Council Meeting – READ
Crescenta Valley Weekly
Protests in Glendale Over the Grayson Power Plant Hold Lessons for NELA on Scholl Canyon – READ
Boulevard Sentinel
Concern Growing Over Glendale’s Air Quality – READ
Spectrum News1
Activists turn from protesting to collaborating, like Glendale Environmental Coalition and Grayson Power Plant plans – READ
Los Angeles Daily News
