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Berkeley, CA
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Use products with less packaging and bring your reusable shopping bags to the grocery store. Manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of packaging all contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. (Take a pic with your low-packaging items…)
San Francisco, CA
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Replacing all conventional light bulbs in your home with compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) is the easiest and most effective way to reduce your home energy usage and save you money. Visit your local hardware store this weekend to purchase low cost CFLs. 10 incandescent bulbs with CFL’s and prevent over 1300 pounds of CO2 emissions over one year. (Hint: snap of photo of yourself with the store clerk or screwing in the new bulbs!)
Berkeley, CA
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Capture your shower water in a bucket while waiting for the water to heat up and use this water to irrigate your garden. 20% of electricity and 30% of natural gas in California is used just to transport, treat and heat water and wastewater.
Berkeley, CA
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Offset the carbon emissions from your long-distance travel. One offset example is Terrapass.
Berkeley, CA
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Take alternative modes of transit (i.e., public transit, walk, bike, carpool) at least twice per week. (Take a photo of yourself in transit).
San Francisco, CA
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Use your blue and green carts for compostables and recyclables. If you live in a building that doesn’t offer these bins, call the garbage and recycling company at 330-1300, and they’ll work with your landlord. (Hint: snap a photo of yourself carrying the goods out to the carts, or of yourself on the phone with the recycling company…)
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100 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Fred Bove̕, permaculturist and former director of Adult Education at Strybing Arboretum, will be at the Library to talk about gardening in small, urban spaces.
8.8 Miles
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3543 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
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The workshop about general design and implementation of green roofs.
8.4 Miles
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401 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102
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With sincere appreciation for helping make our City a greener place, we at the San Francisco Green Business Program are pleased to invite you to our 4th Annual Green Business Award Ceremony.
8.1 Miles
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100 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94102
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World premiere of "A Simple Question: The Story of STRAW"
