The Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) is proud to award scholarships to two outstanding Burlingame High School (BHS) seniors, Jeffery Chen and Verona Teo, who have a history of volunteering their time and efforts to environmental causes. Both students have exceptional academic records, with weighted GPAs of over 4.0 in programs rich in Advanced…
Until March, our busy culture seemed at odds with sustainable living. But today we’re driving less, flying less and buying less. Pollution has decreased, evening walks are longer and there’s more time to spend in our gardens. Did you know that 90 percent of the bugs in your garden are actually good bugs that eat…
Plan on attending the next monthly meeting of the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 7:00 to 8:45 p.m The meeting will be held on Zoom, a video and teleconferencing tool. Please register in advance for this meeting. We invite you to get involved, too, in protecting…
The CEC and the Burlingame Environmental Club are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Student Film Fest. The winners were chosen from entries by students in grades 4 to 12 throughout San Mateo County. This year’s winning films highlight food impacts, composting, and carbon taxing. We are pleased to announce the division…
Something remarkable is happening on the Peninsula. In recent months, a coalition of more than 100 individuals from 29 nonprofit organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, including CEC, has persuaded 13 local cities to avoid natural gas in new construction. Our local cities are at the forefront of this movement, and other cities…
CEC hosted nearly 100 local residents, students and elected officials at our 10th Anniversary Celebration on January 9 at the Burlingame Women’s Club. Speakers included County Supervisor Dave Pine, Burlingame Mayor Emily Beach, three college students who received scholarships from CEC, Burlingame High School senior and filmmaker Jeffery Chen, and donor Sterling Franklin. This was…
Burlingame High School senior Jeffery Chen scored a huge victory last Sunday (November 3). The 17-year-old Burlingame resident won the top prize in a global science competition called the Breakthrough Junior Challenge that invited youths between the ages of 13 and 18 to create a 3-minute video to explain a complex topic from the world…
CEC has been awarding scholarships for four years to Burlingame High School seniors with a keen interest in the environment and the potential to build a career around sustainability issues. This year we decided to ask them what they’ve been doing in college, and we’ve been impressed and encouraged by their responses. In…
Your purchases can help benefit the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) when you shop on AmazonSmile, use eScrip at your favorite store or buy gift cards with eScrip’s Benefit app. See below for details. Here’s a link to recycling Amazon packaging, plus some other pro-environment-related elements of the Amazon experience. You may want to…
