Part of ALOUD TRAVELS: To the Beach Come out and celebrate summer with ALOUD in a festival-like atmosphere at one of our beachside library branches. The afternoon-long event will feature beach-themed author talks, a SoCal Summer Storytelling hour, and family-friendly activities. REGISTER HERE Maddalena Bearzi Maddalena Bearzi is President and co-founder of the Ocean Conservation...

Ever heard of Bokashi? Come learn all about the power of this simple fermented composting process during one of Compostable's 1-hour in-person workshops. These systems are great for people with small spaces who want to offset their food scrap footprint right at home with minimal effort. REGISTER HERE

Ever heard of Bokashi? Come learn all about the power of this simple fermented composting process during one of Compostable's 1-hour in-person workshops. These systems are great for people with small spaces who want to offset their food scrap footprint right at home with minimal effort. REGISTER HERE

Methane is a powerful but invisible planet-heating gas that accounts for about one-third of Earth’s warming to date. By cutting methane emissions now, humans can rapidly reduce the rate of global warming, buying time as we lower carbon emissions in the long term. While there are many readily available—and highly profitable—ways to tackle these emissions,...

As legislative sessions wrap up across the country and billions of federal climate dollars continue flowing to states, identifying opportunities for future action will be critical. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) partnered with Climate XChange to release climate scorecards analyzing how 20 states are progressing toward climate-aligned targets. The scorecards use the state Energy Policy Simulator...

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history. But what does this mean to building owners? As one White House expert recently put it, “decarbonization is going on sale.” Two-thirds of IRA funding will take the form of tax credits, which are being enhanced to benefit more...

Join to learn more about hydrogen as part of a commitment to protect the planet and all who live here from the existential dangers of climate change. REGISTER HERE

Congress has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to rethink how the United States does energy permitting—a step that would accelerate efforts to modernize the country’s physical infrastructure. The old way of permitting must be reformed to facilitate deployment of innovative technologies that will enhance U.S. energy security and address environmental imperatives. Yet the discussion about permitting reform...

Alongside spotlight speaker Alice Reynolds, President of the California Public Utilities Commission, a full panel of industry experts will detail how EVs can play a role in grid reliability — from demand offset programs to battery storage solutions, and much more. Digital Dialogue Panel: Jigar J. Shah, Head of Energy Services, Electrify America James Frasher,...

The average film production uses as many as 39,000 single-use plastic bottles over a 60-day period. Removing single-use plastics from sets not only saves money, it can also help influence what is shown on screen and help transform our culture from viewing single-use plastics as “normal”— because they’re not. Through the power of collaboration, entertainment...