>> How the Stimulus Bill Can Help Green Your Home. In this post for Low Impact Living, I cover everything from tax breaks for attic insulation to rebates for Energy Star appliances.

>> Sign up for the FREE Los Angeles Bike Summit — and you’ll see me on a panel plus get a free lunch too. The Summit happens Sat., Mar. 7 from 9 am – 4 pm at Los Angeles Trade Tech College, 400 W Washington Blvd., Los Angeles Register by Mon., Feb. 23.

>> Compete in the Transit Race. This fundraiser for Transit People, a group that puts together field trips for inner-city school groups using public transit exclusively, will have 5 teams at different locations in L.A. competing to be the first get to a secret race destination, using only public transit. The fun starts at 10 am on Sun., Apr. 5; a Kids’ Silly Talent Show will cap off the day’s festivities.

>> 140,000 L.A. streetlights are going to be retrofitted with LED bulbs, thanks to a partnership between the city and the Clinton Climate Initiative. The 5-year project begins this July and is expected to “save taxpayers an estimated $48 million over seven years in lower energy costs while removing the carbon dioxide equivalent of 6,700 cars a year from the road.”

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