Posts Tagged ‘Open Neighborhoods’
Can Solar Energy Offer Safer Alternative to Building New Power Station Next to Pacific Palisades Elementary School?
April 30, 2012 at 9:34 pm
losangeles.newsvine.com
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Pacific Palisades residents in California are considering solar energy as an alternative to building a controversial new high voltage power station next to an elementary school in order to accommodate a growing peak daytime demand for energy in the community. Residents are signing p …
Group Purchasing Gets Solar to Grid Parity in Los Angeles
November 2, 2011 at 1:58 pm
thinkprogress.org
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Back for another round, the Open Neighborhoods organization in Los Angeles has organized another group purchase of residential and commercial solar PV, bringing the cost of solar incredibly close to the cost of grid power. The low group purchase price means that those who go solar will have cheaper electricity from their rooftop panels than average grid electricity by 2015. If the solar user is on a time-of-use pricing plan, they’ll already have cheaper electricity from solar than from their utility.
Mar Vistan Innovators Well Represented at Green Festival L.A.
November 1, 2011 at 6:41 am
marvista.patch.com
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Los Angeles’ first ever Green Festival drew thousands of visitors this weekend, and several of the presenters offering up their expertise and tips in sessions came from Mar Vista. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa officially opened the weekend festival with a green ribbon-cutting ceremony, and was introduced by festival co-founders, Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange and Alisa [...]
Reception at Working Village in Santa Monica on Oct. 20 with Solar Gardens Institute
October 10, 2011 at 10:21 pm
openneighborhoods.net
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Open Neighborhoods and PermaCity will be co-presenting a free solar workshop on Thursday, October 20, 2011 to discuss California’s upcoming SB 843 community solar gardens legislation with a reception at Working Village in Santa Monica with Joy Hughes of the Solar Gardens Institute.
Westside Solar Tour Kicks Off National Energy Awareness Month
September 27, 2011 at 9:55 am
Launching a month of energy awareness activities, Open Neighborhoods and the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign in Los Angeles are co-presenting the Westside Solar Tour as part of the National Solar Tour on October 1st, 2011 from 10am to 5pm.
Mar Vista Green Business Mixer at Venice Grind and Earl’s Gourmet Grub
September 19, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Come down to the courtyard behind Earl's Gourmet Grub and Venice Grind coffee shop on Wednesday 9/21 at 5:30pm for a green business mixer with Open Neighborhoods and the Sierra Club. Join neighborhood businesses and professional to connect and discuss local green initiatives.
Learn How to Reduce the Cost of Going Solar!
September 6, 2011 at 7:33 am![Solar+1[1]](http://theopendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Solar+11-96x71.jpg "Solar+1[1]")
marvistagreengardenshowcase.blogspot.com
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Open Neighborhoods returns to the Green Booth on Sunday September 11th to demonstrate how property owners can reduce the cost of going solar by 75%! Mar Vista neighbors James Brennan and John Ayers will be on hand on Sunday, September 11th to present information about the Los Angeles County Solar Challenge – offering up to $40,000 to school booster clubs, religious institutions and other non-profit organizations in LA County who help their communities switch to clean energy from the Sun.
Join the Los Angeles County Solar Challenge!
September 4, 2011 at 8:27 am
Open Neighborhoods has teamed up with PermaCity, Inc. to make going solar easy and affordable with group discounts, neighborhood workshops and a solar challenge. The program will raise up to $40,000 for school booster clubs, religious institutions and other non-profit organizations with a goal to install one megawatt of solar power on the rooftops of homes, businesses, and multi-family housing in Los Angeles County.
Mar Vista-Based Open Neighborhoods Recognized for Sustainability
July 26, 2011 at 2:00 pm
marvista.patch.com
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Mar Vista-based community organization Open Neighborhoods has received a business certification that emphasizes social and environmental sustainability. Open Neighborhoods is a social media platform for neighborhood engagement, said co-founder and President James Brennan. "We provide neighborhood community websites, free Wi-Fi service, and the leading rooftop solar group-purchasing program in Los Angeles," said Brennan, a Mar Vista [...]
Open Neighborhoods Awarded Certified B Corporation Status
July 20, 2011 at 7:48 am![b-corporation-image1[1]](http://theopendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/b-corporation-image11-65x96.png "b-corporation-image1[1]")
Mar Vista-based Open Neighborhoods, publisher of The Open Daily and provider of the leading rooftop solar group-purchasing program in Los Angeles, announced that the organization has been awarded certification for high standards of social and environmental performance.
Myths about Large-scale Solar Threaten Public Lands
April 26, 2011 at 1:07 pm
The Interior Department and Department of Energy are currently engaged in a large-scale plan for solar development that proposes to open up 21.5 million acres of public land to permit applications by industrial-scale solar developers. Projects will include large-scale PV and CSP plants. Much of the land being targeted is in fragile desert areas that [...]
West Los Angeles Solar Tour This Saturday
September 28, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Open Neighborhoods and the Sierra Club's LA Beyond Coal Campaign are partnering with the Los Angeles Business Council to present the West Los Angeles Solar Tour on Saturday, October 2, 2010. The event is part of the American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour and will take place in Mar Vista and Venice from 9:00am until 4:00pm.
