Posts Tagged ‘Community’

100% Renewable Energy Conference Inspires
by Robert Fortunato on April 21st, 2013 No Comments »

Robert had the opportunity to speak about the Green Idea House at the 100% Renewable Energy Conference in San Francisco this week.  His fellow speakers were extraordinary and included San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee.  Mayor Lee reaffirmed that his city is on track to be zero waste AND 100% renewable
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Green Idea House Dedication Ceremony Featured in this Week’s Easy Reader
by Robert Fortunato on April 12th, 2013 No Comments »

Many thanks to Chelsea Sektnan for the excellent article in this week’s Easy Reader!
 
 
 

CBS News Covers Green Idea House Dedication Ceremony
by Robert Fortunato on April 8th, 2013 No Comments »

We were so busy getting ready for the Green Idea House dedication that we didn’t have time to post the excellent piece Julie Sharp did to promote the event on the CBS evening news.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/05/hermosa-beach-family-to-open-eco-friendly-home-to-public/
 
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Well done Julie!

Green Idea House Officially Dedicated!
by Robert Fortunato on April 7th, 2013 1 Comment »

We were honored to have Ed Begley Jr, Dency Nelson and 10 other wonderful speakers at the Green Idea House dedication ceremony yesterday.  http://greenideahouse.com/news/calendar/you-are-invited-join-ed-begley-jr-in-hermosa-beach-for-the-green-idea-house-dedication-ceremony/
Special thanks to Councilman Michael DiVirgilio for being a great M.C. and all the other enthusiastic participants who make it a very special morning.  We’ll be posting
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You are invited: Join Ed Begley, Jr. in Hermosa Beach for the Green Idea House Dedication Ceremony
by Robert Fortunato on March 27th, 2013 9 Comments »

Dear Friends of the Green Idea House:
We have appreciated your friendship and support as we planned, built and tested the Green Idea House.  The success we have achieved would have been impossible without you, our community of friends and supporters.  Together we proved that one family can affordably remodel a
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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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The Award Goes To…Dency Nelson!
by Robert Fortunato on February 25th, 2013 No Comments »

We just got back in town to find our good friend and passionate environmental advocate, Dency Nelson, on the front page of Sunday’s Los Angeles Times!
We all know Dency as the die hard environmentalist who is often the first to speak and last one in the audience at City Council
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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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