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EcoCalendar for January 6, 2009

  1. ~  Next Calendar Submission Deadline
  2. ~  Acterra Featured Events
  3. ~  EcoCalendar: Upcoming events.
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  1. ~ Next Calendar Submission Deadline is Sunday, January 11, 2009
    at Noon.  Submit at: Acterra EcoCalendar: Submit Your Event.

  2. ~ Acterra Featured Events:

  3. Tuesday,  January 6, 2009   (6:15 pm - 9:45 pm)
    Multiple Dates: Tues., Jan 27 2009
    Class: Green@Home Volunteer Training – Palo Alto  • An Acterra Event
    City: Palo Alto
    Description:  Learn how to give a free home energy audit and install basic home energy upgrades. Volunteers complete a two-part training on two Monday evenings at a location in Palo Alto.

    Trained Green@Home volunteers give free home energy audits that help residents save energy, save money and reduce their CO2 emissions. Green@Home offers free home energy audits to residents in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Sunnyvale.

    Sign up is required. No experience is necessary.

    Cost: Free
    Location: To sign up and for location, contact Liz Muir.  
    Contact: Liz Muir, 650-962-9876, ext. 350, greenathome*acterra.org
    Presented by: Acterra
    Websiteshttp://www.acterra.org
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    Wednesday,  January 14, 2009   (6:15 pm - 9:45 pm)
    Multiple Dates: Wed., Jan. 28 2009
    Class: Green@Home Volunteer Training – Redwood City  • An Acterra Event
    City: Redwood City
    Description:  Learn how to give a free home energy audit and install basic home energy upgrades. Volunteers complete a two-part training on two Monday evenings at a location in Redwood City.

    Trained Green@Home volunteers give free home energy audits that help residents save energy, save money and reduce their CO2 emissions. Green@Home offers free home energy audits to residents in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Sunnyvale.

    Sign up is required. No experience is necessary.

    Cost: Free
    Location: To sign up and for location, contact Liz Muir.  
    Contact: Liz Muir, 650-962-9876, ext. 350, greenathome*acterra.org
    Presented by: Acterra
    Websiteshttp://www.acterra.org
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    Saturday,  January 24, 2009   (9:00 am - 12:00 am)
    Volunteer: Green@Home HouseCall Neighborhood Walking  • An Acterra Event
    City: Sunnyvale
    Description:  Do you have one to two hours to walk a neighborhood in Sunnyvale on January 24th to help fight climate change? Acterra’s Green@Home program, in partnership with the City of Sunnyvale is distributing flyers announcing its free HouseCall home energy savings program for residents of Sunnyvale. Join us at 9am to pick up flyers and maps to distribute.

    Signing up for a HouseCall saves residents energy, money and CO2. Trained volunteers meet with residents in their homes to install simple energy-saving devices and create home energy conservations plans. Volunteers demonstrate environmentally friendly choices and foster a deeper awareness of the need for change.

    Cost: Free
    Location: Community Center, 550 East Remington, Community Room  
    Contact: Twana Karney, 650-962-9876, ext. 316, greenathome*acterra.org
    Presented by: Acterra's Green@Home Program
    Websiteshttp://www.acterra.org
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    Sunday,  January 25, 2009   (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
    Volunteer: Green@Home HouseCall Neighborhood Walking  • An Acterra Event
    City: Redwood City
    Description:  Do you have one to two hours to walk a neighborhood in Redwood City on January 25th to help fight climate change? Acterra’s Green@Home program, in partnership with the City of Redwood City, is distributing flyers announcing its free HouseCall home energy savings program for residents of Redwood city. Join us at 1:30pm to pick up flyers and maps to distribute.

    Signing up for a HouseCall saves residents energy, money and CO2. Trained volunteers meet with residents in their homes to install simple energy-saving devices and create home energy conservations plans. Volunteers demonstrate environmentally friendly choices and foster a deeper awareness of the need for change.

    Cost: Free
    Location: Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave.  
    Contact: Twana Karney, 650-962-9876, ext. 316, greenathome*acterra.org
    Presented by: Acterra's Green@Home Program
    Websiteshttp://www.acterra.org
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  4. ~ EcoCalendar: Links to upcoming events.

    Full calendar by month is available from the sidebar
  1. Sunday, January 4, 2009 | 7:30 am - 7 :30 pm
    City: Castro Valley
    Awaken Planet: Yoga and Reforestation
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  2. Tuesday, January 6, 2009 | Tues., Jan 27 2009 | 6:15 pm - 9 :45 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Class: Green@Home Volunteer Training – Palo Alto  • An Acterra Event
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  3. Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | 2/4, 3/4, 4/1, 5/6 | 1:00 pm - 3 :00 pm
    City: Oakland
    Workday Wednesday at the MLK Jr. Shoreline with Save The Bay
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  4. Thursday, January 8, 2009 | 5:00 pm - 6 :30 pm
    City: Redwood City
    A Taste and a Talk: Deconstruction; From Waste to Wealth
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  5. Saturday, January 10, 2009 | 1/24, 1/31, 2/21, 3/7, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Winter Planting Project along San Francisquito Creek with Save The Bay
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  6. Saturday, January 10, 2009 | 10:30 am - 1 :30 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Class "Rose Pruning and Care"
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  7. Monday, January 12, 2009 | 6:30 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Brass Tacks Sustainability: How Governments, Businesses, and Non-profits Can Take Action
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  8. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | 9:00 am - 2 :00 pm
    City: Petaluma
    Native Plant Restoration
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  9. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | 2/11, 3/11, 4/8, 5/13 | 1:00 pm - 3 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Workday Wednesday at the Palo Alto Baylands with Save The Bay
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  10. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | Wed., Jan. 28 2009 | 6:15 pm - 9 :45 pm
    City: Redwood City
    Class: Green@Home Volunteer Training – Redwood City  • An Acterra Event
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  11. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 | 7:00 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    The Powers of the Universe featuring Brian Swimme
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  12. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 | 7:00 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Accelerating the Transition to Smart Energy
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  13. Saturday, January 17, 2009 | 1/24, 2/7, 2/14, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: Hayward
    Plant the Ponds at Eden Landing with Save The Bay
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  14. Saturday, January 17, 2009 | February 7, March 7, April 11, May2 | 10:30 am - 2 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Class "Edible Garden Series: from Design to Harvest"
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  15. Monday, January 19, 2009 | 9:00 am - 3 :00 pm
    City: Marin City
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
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  16. Friday, January 23, 2009 | and on Saturday Jan. 24th, from 1-4pm | 5:00 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: San Francisco, CA
    Art at the Dump!
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  17. Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 9:00 am - 2 :30 pm
    City: Redwood City
    Middle Bair Island Canoe and Restoration Trip with Save The Bay
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  18. Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 9:00 am - 4 :00 pm
    City: San Jose
    Free Electronic Waste Collection Event
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  19. Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 am
    City: Sunnyvale
    Volunteer: Green@Home HouseCall Neighborhood Walking  • An Acterra Event
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  20. Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 10:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: San Jose
    FREE Mercury Thermometer Exchange
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  21. Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 10:30 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Class "Introduction to Grow Biointensive"
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  22. Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 2:00 pm - 4 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Class "Grow Biointensive Seed Propagation"
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  23. Sunday, January 25, 2009 | Saturday, February 14, 2009 and Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | 10:00 am - 3 :00 pm
    City: Ben Lomond
    Class: Early Spring Vegetable Gardening
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  24. Sunday, January 25, 2009 | 1:00 pm - 4 :00 pm
    City: Redwood City
    Volunteer: Green@Home HouseCall Neighborhood Walking  • An Acterra Event
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