Posts Tagged ‘Net Zero Energy’

Sandpipers Raise $84,000 for Local Charities – Green Idea House is Happy to Help
by Robert Fortunato on March 1st, 2013 No Comments »

It was an honor to have the Green Idea House on the prestigious Sandpipers Holiday Homes Tour.  Debbie Felt, the Sandpipers President, just let us know that more than 2,500 people went on the tours and they raised over $84,000 for local charities.  Go Sandpipers!  http://sandpipers.org/category/holiday-homes-tour/
It was a win-win because
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Why a Carbon Neutral Hermosa Beach at Leadership Hermosa Beach?
by Robert Fortunato on February 25th, 2013 No Comments »

Our city runs an excellent program called Leadership Hermosa Beach which teaches an active civics lesson while overviewing the operations the city departments.  The program also engages each of the students in a class project for the betterment of the city.  Hats off to all the volunteers like Ryan and
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Your Voice was Heard on Saturday re Carbon Neutral Opportunity for Hermosa Beach!
by Robert Fortunato on February 11th, 2013 No Comments »

You Made It Happen. Carbon Neutral Got the Most Votes and Selected as a Top Priority in City Council’s Strategic Planning Session!
Despite dozens of other important items that were filtered through, we commend the City Council and Staff for making Carbon Neutrality a top priority. In the human experience, making
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Your Voice is needed before Saturday re Carbon Neutral Opportunity for Hermosa Beach
by Robert Fortunato on February 8th, 2013 No Comments »

Dear Friends of a Carbon Neutral Hermosa Beach,
If you care about:
improving the economy, ecology and health of the residents of Hermosa Beach
implementing the excellent sustainability plan the GTF created, Blue Zones and Livable Cities
Breathing cleaner air and swimming in cleaner water
Getting possible grant monies and donations for the city that
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Mustang Morning News Clips Features Hermosa’s Carbon Neutral Commitment, the Green Idea House and more…
by Robert Fortunato on February 4th, 2013 No Comments »

Mira Costa High School Students Cameron David, Johanna Warshaw and Claire Hunt did a couple of excellent stories on the environment and Hermosa Beach’s commitment to Carbon Neutral.  Those stories ran on the school’s Mustang Morning News and features then Mayor Jeff Duclos, award winning local activist, Dency Nelson and
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“Hermosa Beach Homeowners Redefine Green Living” in this week’s Easy Reader!
by Robert Fortunato on January 21st, 2013 No Comments »

Writer Katrina Zawojski and Photographer Brad Jacobson did a great job capturing the essence of the Green Idea House in this week’s Easy Reader.  In a beautifully done two page spread on pages 44 and 45, they hit the highlights that got us to net zero energy, zero carbon and
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“Hermosa Beach Homeowners Redefine Green Living” in this week’s Easy Reader!
by Robert Fortunato on January 21st, 2013 No Comments »

Writer Katrina Zawojski and Photographer Brad Jacobson did a great job capturing the essence of the Green Idea House in this week’s Easy Reader.  In a beautifully done two page spread on pages 44 and 45, they hit the highlights that got us to net zero energy, zero carbon and
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U.C.L.A Environmental Studies Students Visit Green Idea House Today!
by Robert Fortunato on January 18th, 2013 No Comments »

Pam Townsend, Senior Planner at the City of Hermosa Beach very kindly offered to bring a team of UCLA students and their Professor, Juan Matute, for a tour of the Green Idea House to get ideas for their Senior project.  Their project is to assist the City with their Carbon
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Sandpipers Tour a Huge Success for Local Charities
by Robert Fortunato on December 20th, 2012 2 Comments »

Sandpipers Tour a Huge Success for Local Charities
Stephanie Cusack, Sandpipers’ Director of Fall Events, kindly stopped by the other day to let us know the Holiday Homes Tour – their biggest fundraiser of the year – was very successful.  We were honored to have the GIH help raise money for
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Join us in Advocating for a Carbon Neutral City as the City of Hermosa Beach Engages in a Strategic Planning Session Tonight.
by Robert Fortunato on December 13th, 2012 No Comments »

After attending the strategic planning session last night, Robert felt compelled to send a note (attached and below) to city council and staff.  If you are available, tell them what you think during the session tonight at 7pm in the civic center.
Dear Mayor Duclos, City Council and Staff,
It was a
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