Southern California Gas Company

13th Annual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo - April 24, 2014

The Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo is Southern California's longest-running and largest sustainability and green building event focusing on the unique needs and concerns of municipalities.

Hosted annually by the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council and Southern California Gas Company, this event brings together thought-leaders in the industry with local government agencies, municipal policy makers, policy implementers, leading architects, and building industry professionals to further the development of a sustainable and energy efficient future for Southern California.

More than 20 educational sessions will feature strategies and best practices for success with the changes surrounding the new Title 24 Regulations, new CALGreen code, LEED v4, and CHPS National Core Criteria update.

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Southern California Edison  

• Haul away your old, working refrigerator or freezer for free
• Dismantle the appliance in an environmentally safe manner. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants, mercury, polyurethane foam insulation with CFC 11, glass, and oil are removed before recycling metals and plastics

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Attention Faith Based Business Entities: SCE Free Direct Install is Here in the South Bay

Today's economy is especially challenging for small faith based business entities.  The South Bay Cities Council of Governments through their South Bay Environmental Services Center has teamed up with Southern California Edison to provide FREE equipment to your small qualifying faith based business entity that will reduce your energy use, carbon footprint and energy bill.  Read on for more information on how you can take advantage of this program.

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L.A. Metro

Calculate your average monthly cost of driving your car vs. vanpooling to work in four easy steps. Metro's Commute Cost Calculator does the math... plug-in your numbers below and compare - Metro vanpools can save you hundreds of dollars over the cost of driving alone. 

Metro Experiments With Capturing Wind Energy from Passing Trains in Subway Tunnels

A March 31st report summarized an intriguing experiment conducted in the Red Line subway tunnel from August through September 2013. Metro installed a unique 10-foot multi-blade mass airflow collection equipment (MACE) in the Red Line tunnel between the North Hollywood and Universal City stations, a segment of the tunnel that sees trains reaching speeds of up to 70 mph. Each time a train left the station, the MACE fan blades would start spinning, thus capturing energy for up to a minute before and up to two minutes after the train passed by.

The amount of electricity produced by these train initiated events was nearly double the amount that had originally been anticipated; the MACE generated an average of 77.7 kilowatt hours (kWh) per day. It is projected that the 10-foot MACE section could generate more than 28,000 kWh per year - enough to power about 12 homes in California for one year, or turn out approximately $6,000 per year in electrical production. In addition, a single 10-foot MACE unit could potentially help Metro avoid using electricity that would have generated more than 17 tons of CO2 emissions annually if created from natural gas, or more than 30 tons of CO2 emissions annually if created by a coal-powered plant.

Due to the regularity of the speed and schedule of Metro trains, the power generated is far more reliable than above-ground wind and solar power, and the electrical power generated can be used in various ways. It can be stored within the subway electrical system for use to avoid power spikes in usage during flex alerts or high demand periods. In AC format, the power could also be stored and used to provide power for electric vehicle charging stations, station and tunnel lights, escalators and more. And because the project is entirely underground, no CEQA environmental clearance process was required.

Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Sewer Service Charge Rate Increase in Joint Outfall System Districts

Sewer service charge rates in the Joint Outfall System (JOS) have always been kept at a minimum, especially during years of tough economic conditions. However, as costs continue to rise due to inflation and regulatory requirements imposed by state and federal authorities, the JOS Districts are now proposing a service charge rate increase.

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Bixby Marshland

The Bixby Marshland is a 17-acre marsh located to the northwest of the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP) in Carson. The Bixby Marshland is a remnant of a formerly extensive, natural-freshwater wetland known as the Bixby Slough. But over the years, most of the Bixby Slough was destroyed due to development. To restore the Bixby Marshland, the site was populated with a large number of native plants and re-graded to improve the flow of water. A pump was installed to lift storm water and urban runoff from Wilmington Drain into the marshland. After going through the marshland, the water exits back into the Wilmington Drain. Through this restoration effort, the site has been rejuvenated, renewing the marshland's health and increasing its value to wildlife.

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South Coast AQMD 

Electric Lawn Mover Exchange Program

 

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