Join the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council and Open Neighborhoods for a Free Solar Workshop on Tuesday October 18, 2011 from 6-8pm in the Silver Lake Library, located at 2411 Glendale Blvd. Continue reading
Solar Workshop at Silver Lake Library
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Open Neighborhoods and the Los Angeles Business Council Invite you to BUILDING LA’S WORKFORCE
BUILDING LA’S WORKFORCE will take place on November 16, 2011 from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at UCLA Korn Hall as the theme of the tenth annual Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit.
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Community Solar Gardens Coming to Southern California with Oct. 20 Workshop and Reception in Santa Monica
Open Neighborhoods and PermaCity will be co-presenting a free solar workshop in Santa Monica on Thursday, October 20, 2011 to discuss California’s upcoming community solar gardens legislation, SB 843.
The event will include a reception with Joy Hughes of the Solar Gardens Institute and a discussion of Colorado’s Community Solar Gardens Act of 2010, and a comparison to California’s proposed solar gardens bill (SB 843 Community-Based Renewable Energy Self-Generation Program).
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Open Neighborhoods and the Sierra Club’s LA Beyond Coal Campaign Present Los Angeles Solar Tours
Open Neighborhoods and the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign in Los Angeles are presenting two Los Angeles solar tours as part of the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour. Attendees can RSVP by contacting Spike Lewis at spike.lewis@gmail.com or (310) 490-1477. Continue reading
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Mar Vista Green Business Mixer at Venice Grind and Earl’s Gourmet Grub
Come down to the courtyard behind Earl’s Gourmet Grub and Venice Grind coffee shop on Wednesday at 5:30pm for a green business mixer. Join neighborhood businesses and professional to connect and discuss local green initiatives.
Open Neighborhoods and the Sierra Club’s LA Beyond Coal Campaign are co-hosting the event to discuss how local environmental initiatives present opportunities for growth, new jobs, increased business visibility and bottom-line savings. A theme of the evening will be how reducing our use of coal and investing in clean energy and energy efficiency will create new jobs, businesses, and investment opportunities in Los Angeles today and tomorrow. Continue reading
Open Neighborhoods and PermaCity Announce Solar Challenge for Los Angeles County
Open Neighborhoods has teamed up with PermaCity, Inc. to make going solar easy and affordable with group discounts, neighborhood workshops and a solar challenge to raise up to $40,000 for school booster clubs, religious institutions and other non-profit organizations.
Together with PermaCity, a leading Los Angeles-based solar panel installer, Open Neighborhoods is launching a new program to install one megawatt of solar power on the rooftops of homes, businesses, and multi-family housing in Los Angeles County.
The Open Neighborhoods Community Solar program allows property owners to buy or lease solar panels installed by PermaCity with discounted savings of up to thirty-three percent. To participate in the Los Angeles County group installation, interested property owners can sign up to request a free solar assessment at openneighborhoods.net/gosolar. Continue reading
Request for Proposals – 1MW Community Solar Project in LA County
The Open Neighborhoods Community Solar initiative is gearing up for its largest group installation ever and we are pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) from area solar installers for participation in a 1.0MW community solar project in Los Angeles County.
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Open Neighborhoods Receives Certified B Corporation Status
Los Angeles-based provider of affordable solar and free Wi-fi is awarded certification for high standards of social and environmental performance.
LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2011 — Open Neighborhoods, provider of the leading rooftop solar group-purchasing program in Los Angeles, announced that the organization has received designation as a Certified B Corporation. The new certification comes after a comprehensive evaluation of the company’s environmental and social performance and legal accountability standards.
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Celebrate Earth Day with Clean, Renewable Energy
The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council has joined Mar Vista and Venice in adopting a goal of 100% clean electricity!
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Open Neighborhoods Workshop at GOOD LA Pop Up Community Center April 9th
This month GOOD Magazine is launching the Los Angeles issue — along with a new local community, GOOD LA. Open Neighborhoods is pleased to participate in the GOOD LA launch event this weekend at the Pop Up Community Center at Atwater Crossing.
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