As a long beach resident I have been pleased to find local and organic produce - deliveries from Tanaka farms and from Farmer's markets more »
Together with Los Angeles, the port of Long Beach bears the eco-brunt of US trade. The two comprise the largest port system in the United States; goods that enter the US here are put on trains and trucks and transported across the country. It’s a recipe for eco-disaster: take idling ships (each of which can produce as much air pollution as 12,000 cars), add a major airport, throw in some of the most congested roads and freeways in the country, and you've got a near-last place finish in SustainLane's 2008 air quality category. In recent years though, officials have been working to green port operations. The city instituted a voluntary Green Flag program, where ships voluntarily slow down as they near the port, reducing their emissions. The Port of Long Beach is also leading a global "cold ironing" trend; ships plug into generators while at the dock rather than idle. Outside of the port, Long Beach established a formal Office of Sustainability in 2008. Coordinators are drawing up a comprehensive plan for sustainability, which is expected to include green building mandates and incentives as well as a call for a greenhouse gas inventory.
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As a long beach resident I have been pleased to find local and organic produce - deliveries from Tanaka farms and from Farmer's markets more »
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I BUY MY ALL FOOD TO WHOLE MARKETS (LOCAL FOOD). more »
Long Beach Green Business Association presents the first annual Green 5K race and Expo. more »
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Candidates should possess a degree in an energy-related discipline and have a minimum of two years of combined graduate school and work experience. Engineering, environmental policy, business, and natural resource backgrounds are all applicable. Strong writing skills are required. more »
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We must face the prospect of changing our basic ways of living. This change will either be made on our own initiative in a planned way, or forced on us with chaos and suffering by inexorable laws of nature. —Jimmy Carter (1976)
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