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In Oakland, we’re extraordinarily lucky to have a tool lending library when doing home improvements or green retrofits in particular. When you need any kind of tool, you just stop by 52nd and Telegraph to pick one up. Usually the Temescal Tool Lending Library staff is ready to assist you. And now they welcome a little advice and counsel as well, at their very-first “Oakland Tool Library Friends” gathering this weekend.
Today we were privileged to meet the inaugural Green Academy students at Oakland Tech. These mostly sophomore students are getting introduced to thinking about ways they might decrease Oakland’s carbon footprint – and achieve our city’s long-term climate action plan. Under the guidance of their teacher, Dr. Deirdre Snyder, they have been focused on energy-saving opportunities at home, in local businesses, on the streets and throughout our city.
This Sunday, June 6th, we would like to invite everyone to stop by the Temescal Street Fair and look for our Green Zone – which Greening Oakland Homes has planned between Telegraph and 48th Street in Oakland. Look up and you should be able to see the zone signs.
There’s supposed to be a huge crowd, [Read more...] The roof over your head may be even more useful than you know. With new incentives from the state and federal government, you can turn it into an energy generating machine and save money too. The technology involved is very reliable and scalable with long warranties. Plus you’re helping the environment by saving what equals about 10,000 miles in a passenger car per year! This is how it works: [Read more...] At a recent seminar about energy audits, we learned that your home ducts are the place to save energy. “Please replace your ducts,” declared expert Scott Lowery, who works with Building Solutions.
It turns out that some 30 percent of energy leaks through the average Californian homeowner’s ducts. Yet something this elementary, which pays back quickly, [Read more...] Save on your energy bill and enjoy a healthier home! Come to a special seminar, on Saturday, May 8th, to learn about home energy auditing, with expert Building Solutions.
What: Getting Started – Home Energy Conservation Well, we’re kidding but the State of California is offering several rebates that Greening Oakland Homes needs to bullhorn, since they are a limited time offer. Act now! If you have an environmental clunker, then you may be eligible. The specific rebates are $200 for refrigerators, $100 for washing machines and $50 for room air conditioners. The cash for clunkers, appliance edition, runs from April 22nd through May 23rd – first [Read more...] We’re hearing from plenty of Oaklanders, especially with all the green-type events happening this month. Greening Oakland Homes will participate at the Earth Expo tomorrow, downtown, along with nearly a hundred dynamic green exhibitors. Stop by during your lunch break!
This year’s Earth Day festivities feel a bit more diverse to us, as Oakland aims to make progress on [Read more...] Did you hear about those proposed changes in PG&E rate plans? In essence, there would be three rather than five rate tiers. The proposal translates into price breaks for heavier users and higher rates for lighter users. It almost feels like you are getting hit for conserving energy. Check out the potential impact, reported in today’s news: Customers who use 1,500 kWh per month would see their average bills drop [Read more...] Remember Bill Nye, the Science Guy on PBS years ago? Mr. Nye has been educating kids about science ever since – and he’s the real deal when it comes to teaching about the climate and greening his own home. Together with Chabot Space & Science Center, the Science Guy has created Bill’s Climate Lab. This site launched today (!) and you can now check out all kinds of games and tasks [Read more...] |
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