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City Council Watch – April 15, 2025
City Council, 6 PM: Proclamation Designating April 22, 2025, as Earth Day; Commission Appointments; Comprehensive Analysis on all Dedicated Irrigation Meters and Mixed-Use Meters PSA; Artificial Turf Field Replacement at Pacific Park/Edison Elementary
City Council Watch – March 18. 2025
City Council, 6 PM: Verdugo Wash Grant Funds Acceptance & Consultant
City Council Watch – January 28, 2025
City Council, 3 PM: Electric Police Car Procurement; Fleet Electrification Plan Update; study of the feasibility of opening the Scholl Canyon Landfill (SCLF) wasteshed & 6 PM: Prohibitions on the Use of Polystyrene Products and Single Use Plastics (Ordinance Expansion and Motions to Support Restaurants)
Join GEC at Glendale’s 2025 Earth Fair
Stop by the GEC booth at Glendale’s 2025 Earth Day Fair on Saturday, April 26 from 11 am – 3 pm at Verdugo Park!
City Owned Solar Development Program Update
The GWP Perkins 184 kW Solar Array is connected! The Perkins Building Rooftop Solar Project is the first initiative of Phase 1 of the Community Solar: City-Owned Program. Phase 1 will provide approximately 4.9 megawatts of clean, locally-generated solar power to Glendale’s grid. GEC congratulates GWP on this milestone!
Community Resources, Wildfire Relief and Climate Action & Adaptation Planning
Our hearts go out to our entire community and extended network of friends and loved ones that have been affected by the wind storm and fires wreaking havoc throughout Los Angeles County. This post contains a list of resources for our community and information re local Climate Action and Adaptation planning.
324 schools in California to Install dishwashers thanks to Senator Portantino and GEC co-sponsored grant program!
324 schools in California, including Glenoaks Elementary and Fremont Elementary in GUSD, will be installing dishwashers thanks to funding acquired by Senator Portantino, inspired by advocacy by GEC and GREEN LUNCHROOM and the original pilot at Franklin Elementary!
City Owned Solar Development Program Update
The proposed solar project at the Sports Complex is one of six, phase-one City Owned Solar projects that will help generate local clean energy in Glendale. The canopy solar at the Sports Complex parking lot will have a 1,343 kW capacity, generating over 2 million kWh of clean solar energy annually and provide shade (a bonus!) for parked cars.
Support the Plastic Waste Reduction Ordinance!
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 @ 6PM Glendale City Council will vote to adopt the Plastic Waste Reduction Ordinance, which we consider to be an excellent collection of the best practices from around the state that will help us to finally combat the scourge of plastic pollution in our city.
“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
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Stop by the GEC booth at Glendale's 2025 Earth Day Fair on Saturday, April 26 from 11 am - 3 pm at Verdugo Park!
City Owned Solar Development Program Update - Glendale Environmental Coalition
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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 for the Arroyo Verdugo ...