Sustainability
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GEC Updates & Glendale Environmental News
Recording Now Available for GEC’s Panel Discussion, Environmental Racism and Climate Justice in Glendale
If you weren’t able to watch the panel live, you can now view it here.
Glendale’s Green Business Certification Program
The city provides a free environmental audit in the areas of energy, water, pollution prevention, solid waste disposal and transportation and followup coaching to help businesses become more sustainable, efficient and profitable.
3 Local Clean Energy Projects Move Forward
Franklin Energy’s Residential and Commercial Demand Response program & Lime Energy’s Commercial Energy Efficiency Program move forward. Sunrun’s Virtual Power Plant moves into final negotiations and could be the largest single-family and multi-family residential Virtual Power Plant of its kind in the nation!
Statement of Support for the People of Artsakh and Armenia
The Glendale Environmental Coalition stands in solidarity with the people of Artsakh and Armenia, who wish to dwell in their ancestral homeland and live in peace with the peoples around them.
GWP Joins Transportation Electrification Partnership
Glendale has joined the Transportation Electrification Partnership as part of the Advisory Group. The city will work with over 30 other members to achieve an additional 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by the time Los Angeles welcomes the 2028 Olympics.
GEC Submits Scholl Biogas Project Draft EIR Comment Letter
GEC’s comment letter addresses the draft environmental report for the proposed 12 MW power-generating facility at the Scholl Canyon Landfill, highlighting GEC’s top concerns.
“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
City Council Recap – October 27, 2020
CITY COUNCIL RECAP October 27, 2020, 6PM EXCERPTS (Eco-related Items only) Full Agenda & Meeting Video Presentations & Reports: Green Business Certification Program Report Integrated Waste Superintendent Etienne Ozorak, offered a brief report on the Green Business Certification Program emphasizing that this was a non-regulatory way for the City to help businesses reduce their water, energy and waste usage with a free…
City Council Watch – November 17, 2020
Glendale City Council Watch ECO-RELATED ITEMS ON THE AGENDA (Note: No council meeting on 11/10/20) Items on the agenda for 11/17/20: Item 1a in closed session re City Manager Item 1b in closed session re GWP Manager Item 4e (consent calendar item) refers to CalRecycle’s City Payment Program: New CalRecycle funds will be used for community outreach such as specialty…
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!
GEC Facebook Feed
Glendale Students for Sustainability is having an email writing zoom meeting to encourage the City of Glendale reach 100% clean energy by 2030. The zoom meeting will be happening this Thurs 12/3 from 12-1pm at zoom.us/j/97335728040 and they're welcoming GEC members join them.
Last July Glendale City Council requested staff bring back a report on how a 2030 deadline for 100% clean energy might be met by the city and staff intends to bring the report to council in Dec. Thank you GSS for encouraging council and staff continue with their efforts!
GEC SPOTLIGHT
The Glendale Environmental Coalition would like to acknowledge the organization’s membership...YOU! Since 2017, when GEC first began with a couple dozen residents, this organization has continued to increase in number. Here are just a few of the ways your participation has forged real change:
- the numerous protests our members came out for compelled city council to revert its plans to expand the Grayson Power Plant,
- the email drives and phone calls for clean energy our members have made to council moved the city towards clean energy plans such as the Virtual Power Plant,
- and your continued advocacy has moved our city to create a new sustainability officer position as well as a sustainability commission.
Without you, GEC would not have had the impact on city policy it’s had. Thank you for being part of the solution for a cleaner, healthier tomorrow for us all. Together we have a voice.
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
CITY COUNCIL RECAP
ECO RELATED ITEMS ONLY
OCTOBER 27, 2020 - 6 PM MEETING
The October 27th meeting was another jam-packed with environmentally connected items. Read about:
- Food Rescue Programs (Highlight: 100,000 pounds of food has been recovered since the program began in August, 2019 from 5 venders: Ralphs, (2) Jons Markets and Village French, 85 and Saipan Bakeries. Glendale is working with Food Finders and will continue to expand this program as part of new state mandates.)
- Glendale's Green Business Program (we've created a page highlighting this program and continue to add quotes from businesses that have been through it - gec.eco/green-business-program/)
- Council agreed to move forward with the establishment of the Sustainability Commission (look for commission nominations in January and first meeting in February)
- New Landscaping in Parkways standards established
- Verdugo Wash Visioning consultant recommendation and funding allocation passes, contract awarded to award-winning firm !melk architecture and design.
- Slow Streets Program update
Enjoy!
gec.eco/city-council-recap-october-27-2020-2/
City Council Recap - October 27, 2020 - Glendale Environmental Coalition
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A recap of Glendale City Council eco-related discussion and decision making, including vote summaries and links to additional information.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
