Sustainable San Mateo County is excited to announce that SunShares is back again this year! SunShares is a renewable energy procurement program making it easier and more affordable for Bay Area residents to go solar or purchase an electric vehicle. Support local clean energy! Sign up at www.bayareasunshares.org by November 10th, 2017, to access discounts and free education on residential solar, electric vehicles,…
Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) is an annual waterway and land cleanup held on the third Saturday of September. It’s California’s largest volunteer event and brings community awareness to cleaning up and protecting our marine environment. San Mateo County coordinates CCD in conjunction with the California Coastal Commission, Ocean Conservancy, and many statewide and local partners (see below).…
Plan on attending the next meeting of the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 – 7:00 pm. in the Second Floor Meeting Room at the Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road (Please turn left at the top of the stairs and go left at your first chance). Join us as we…
You can donate to the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) each time you shop on Amazon or at any of the businesses participating in the eScrip program. When you set up a “Smile” account on Amazon via smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5 percent of every sale to your favorite charitable organization. To choose CEC, go…
You can help make Burlingame one of the cleanest cities in the nation by becoming an early adopter of Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) and buying electricity from 100 percent renewable, carbon-free sources via the “ECO100” alternative. If everyone in Burlingame chose ECO100, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would be the equivalent of taking 9,500…
The County of San Mateo’s Sustainability Academy sponsoring a free Residential Solar Workshop where you can learn about solar photovoltaic (PV) for your home. Understand the basics of solar PV, benefits of going solar, the options you have and purchasing tips. Special focus will be on home owners with low electric bills averaging under $100/month. Workshop…
If you want to do something about the huge problem of food waste, you may want to join CEC members who are volunteering with Peninsula Food Runners, a nonprofit that distributes close-to-expiration-date food from supermarkets and other sources to soup kitchens and shelters that need it. You will be amazed at the amount of premium…
The Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) awarded scholarships on May 22 to Alexander Vina and Isabella Acenas of Burlingame High School’s Class of 2017. Both live in Burlingame. CEC gave a $2,500 scholarship to Isabella Acenas, who has a strong academic record that includes Environmental Science studies and a remarkable history of public service.…
Burlingame is currently revising its General Plan, the city’s planning roadmap for the next 25 years, and we’re hoping sustainability issues will be emphasized in it. This week, the Community Advisory Committee considered the Community Safety Element of the plan, which includes planning for sea level rise in Section 5, beginning on page 11. What…
