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The Office of Sustainability has been established to facilitate the development and implementation of model sustainability programs for Long Beach. Reporting directly to the city manager, the Office of Sustainability provides leadership and supports practical solutions to improve the environmental, social and economic health of Long Beach. The Office of Sustainability also supports the newly […]

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The Port of Long Beach will host its fourth annual Green Port Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4.
This year’s Port Fest is a street festival, on Harbor Plaza, in front of the Port Administration Building, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A key word at the fest will be “free.” There will be free parking at the […]

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The City of Long Beach is seeking volunteers to help clean up several sites in the city by participating in the 24th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. This year’s sites include: Pierpoint Landing, 200 Aquarium Way; Bluff Park, Ocean Blvd. between Cherry & Junipero St.; Alamitos […]

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A U.S. District Court judge finalized a ruling Tuesday, September 9, refusing to halt the Port of Long Beach’s landmark Clean Trucks Program, which on October 1 will start improving the region’s air quality by banning the oldest, most polluting trucks.
Judge Christina Snyder cited the program’s environmental and security requirements in dismissing a request by […]

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The Long Beach Sierra Club and the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust are sponsoring a free, guided tour through the Los Cerritos Wetlands on Saturday, Sept. 6 with naturalist Erik Zahn.
Zahn, a graduate of the biology program at California State University Long Beach, did his field work research on the wetlands and knows every part […]

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Courtesy of City of Signal Hill
The City of Signal Hill is asking residents to help prevent a water shortage by saving 50 gallons a day. It’s easy. Here’s how:
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EWaste Center Inc. and Best Buy of Signal Hill will be sponsoring an e-waste collection and recycling event at the Best Buy at 2701 Cherry Avenue on August 23 and 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Consumers can help prevent toxic chemicals and hazardous materials from entering landfills by bringing in their old televisions […]

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Courtesy of www.edcodisposal.com
Source Reduction simply means reducing the amount of trash you generate by thinking before you act.
We are facing the challenge of having too much trash. Most likely, you’re aware of this and are doing your part to recycle. Believe it or not, you are reducing your impact on our environment by being responsible […]

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Evergreen Group’s Evergreen Line and EVA Air are now both corporate sponsors of International City Racing’s 2008 Long Beach International City Bank Marathon. Evergreen Line is the named sponsor of the Kids 1-Mile Fun Run and EVA Air is giving Premium Laurel business-class tickets to the first-place male and female runners in the full Oct. […]

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BY NICK DIAMANTIDES
Staff Writer
According to studies undertaken by the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about 3,700 Californians die prematurely each year because of air pollution from the state’s ports and their freight transportation systems. Those studies also indicate that port pollution leads to 2,830 additional hospital admissions, 360,000 sick days for workers and 1.1 million […]

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On the relatively cool and overcast August 2 in North Long Beach, “Team Hermoso” from the Neighborhood Leadership Program and the Coolidge Triangle Neighborhood Association joined forces in the planting of parkway trees throughout the Coolidge area. Some 21 small parkway trees were planted in the areas from Barclay to Bort.
Also assisting were Jim Osgood, […]

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Green Speed Dating (or “carbon neutral love”) brings together single people, living in the same area, who care about the environment, believe in sustainability, and would like to meet others who feel the same way.
At a Green Speed Dating event, you’ll meet 10-20 people of the opposite sex in your age range and will get […]

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Preschool children are invited to discover the wonders along the shore at Cabrillo Beach with hands-on exploration, stories, and puppets in “Tales Between the Tides” workshops. Session 3 is offered Tuesday, August 26 and Thursday, August 28 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Session 4 is offered Wednesday, August 27 and Friday, August 29 […]

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The Signal Hill Public Works Department has shared the following tips for maintaining a drought-resistant garden:
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The Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners has recently approved an increase in water and sewer rates paid by all Long Beach Water Department customers, subject to the above public hearing. The Board of Water Commissioners’ approved increase will raise water and sewer rates citywide a combined 15.8 percent for all Long Beach Water Department […]

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At its July 22 meeting, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously in favor of seeking professional services for the selection of a new customer information system to replace its antiquated utility billing system for gas, sewer, refuse and water. The action was in follow up to a motion co-authored by Councilmembers Suja Lowenthal and […]

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The Port of Long Beach has placed a $35-million order for 300 heavy-duty trucks to jumpstart its landmark Clean Trucks Program, which will begin replacing the existing port drayage trucking fleet to improve air quality later this year.
“We want to bring as many clean trucks to Long Beach as soon as we can, and especially […]

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It seems as if everyone’s going green, but for most people that means recycling, buying environmentally friendly products and maybe driving a hybrid vehicle. However, at least one family is taking “green” to another level. On Tuesday, July 29 at 9 p.m., Sundance Channel will present the U.S. television premiere of season two of the […]

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The Long Beach Police Department has added 10 Toyota Priuses to its fleet and will be replacing additional vehicles in the fleet with Priuses as older vehicles are routinely retired.
The Toyota Prius is a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle with a four-cylinder engine and self-charging battery. The hybrid system requires less gas than an ordinary car because […]

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Submitted by Sweet Treasures Home
Shop Locally. When you shop locally you’re doing your community and your environment a favor. You will support your local retailer and decrease the environmental cost from shipping and car emissions. You will also save money by not using as much gas.
Buy Vintage. Buying vintage and secondhand is great for many […]

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A seasonal way to save 50 gallons of water per day and keep cool during the hot summer months is water play.
Kids can run through sprinklers during the recommended watering hours in early morning or late afternoon, or, during the midday heat, they can go to public parks that offer water play areas:
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The Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners has again called on southern California cities to implement more aggressive, permanent, extraordinary conservation measures in light of dismal new projections for critical in-state water supply reserves.
According to Kevin Wattier, general manager of the Long Beach Water Department, “critical northern California reservoirs that provide communities throughout southern California […]

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Lakewood resident Rudy Vietmeier has been honored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club for what the selection committee described as his leadership in building “one of the most effective programs in the Chapter.”
Vietmeier is the longtime chair of the local Long Beach Group, which encompasses most of southeastern Los Angeles County, including […]

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