Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com
>> Today is Endangered Species Day. To be honest, everything I hear about endangered species sounds both depressing and far away, partly because the Bush administration meddles too often in Endangered Species Act-related decisions, and partly because I just don’t see these species often enough (perhaps because they’re endangered) to have formed a deep, personal attachment to them.
>> Scenes from “Revel with a Cause” Santa Monica Festival. On Saturday, I took advantage of the free valet bicycle parking at “Revel With a Cause,” the eco-themed Santa Monica Festival happening at Clover Park.
>> Permaculture gets popular in L.A. Permaculture classes have been going on for years, but many of these are intensive, multi-week courses for the already-converted. This month, L.A. county’s getting some beginner-level events for the permaculture-curious.
>> Ed, or Santa Monica’s Environmental Directory. Ed’s Santa Monica’s favored cartoon dude, used to illustrate the city’s Environmental Directory. Hot or not, Ed’s your enviro man, educating Santa Monicans on air quality, farmers’ markets, transportation, and everything in between. If you live in, or are planning to move to, Santa Monica, I strongly encourage you to download this Environmental Directory to get a sense of the enviro-services and opportunities in the area.
And a couple linky posts:
>> A.M. Greenlist: SUVs, motercycles, bicycles
>> A.M. Greenlist: Bicycles and green events
>> A.M. Greenlist: More on Bike to Work Week
