LA Climate Tech: Aug 7 - Aug 14
Climate storytelling, energy conversations, drought tolerant gardening, farm touring and more events this week
Hi friends,
Welcome to the Los Angeles Climate Tech Cities weekly newsletter, your ultimate source for all events climate tech and sustainability! This week’s events covers a wide variety of topics, here are our picks:
On Thursday, join Burbank Water and Power at a community meeting to discuss 🔌 Burbank's energy future.
Also on Thursday, dial into the Electrify Construction Coalition Roundtable ⚡to learn about scaling integration of electrified construction equipment into upcoming projects.
The Heat is On! 📽️ Attend this Sunday a curated pop-up screening and talkback panel event on climate eco-anxiety, how we can support ourselves, each other and our planet in a climate changing world!
This week, plants and soil are in the spotlight! So if this is your jam, take the opportunity to learn about: drought tolerant gardening, tree caring, Bokashi composting, building healthy soil and urban farming!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maëlys and Alec
Community Shoutouts
🌳 TreePeople – Tree Care Summer
“It’s hard out there for a tree.” opens the latest TreePeople’s newsletter. July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth—and likely the hottest in about 120,000 years! Trees need a lot of care during these particularly hot summer months. Join TreePeople, an educational and training environmental advocacy organization based in Los Angeles, for Tree Care Summer to support the young trees the volunteers planted. Additionally, TreePeople and the Actors Conservatory Ensemble recently announced the return of Once Upon A Canyon Night to bring the very best in music, comedy, theater, and more to TreePeople’s S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre. Check out the program!
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Events This Week
🌊 Annual Joint Meeting Central Basin Water Assoc & West Basin Water Assoc: Mon, Aug 7
🚇 2022 Title 24, Part 6 Residential Standards Training: Tue, Aug 8
⚡Electrify Construction Coalition Roundtable: Thu, Aug 10
🔌 Help plan Burbank's energy future!: Thu, Aug 10
🌳 Watts Tree Care: Thu, Aug 10
✏️ Green Schools Speakers Bureau Training: Fri, Aug 11
👨🌾 Drought Tolerant Gardening: Fri, Aug 11
🍹 The Carbonauts' Sustainability Drinks: Fri, Aug 11
🧵 Volunteer for Clothing Swap Event: Sat, Aug 12
☀️ Newport Beach Cleanup with local Veterans: Sat, Aug 12
⛱️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up: Sat, Aug 12
🥗 Plant-Based Wonderland: Sat, Aug 12
📗 Hiro's Bokashi Club- Workshop + Plant Swap!: Sat, Aug 12
💩 Terra Sorcery: Veganic Composting & Soil Workshop: Sat, Aug 12
📽️ The Heat is On: A Climate Conversation & Screening Series: Sun, Aug 13
🏡 The Urban Homestead, Learning Tour: Sun, Aug 13
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
💰Fundraising and Investment Opportunities in Cleantech and Investment Opportunities in Cleantech: Wed, Aug 16
🌎 'How Swift, How Far': Fri, Aug 18
💧 Nourishing the Watershed w/ Melanie Winter of the River Project: Sat, Aug 19
💩 Family Garden Workshop: Doing the Most with Compost: Sat, Aug 19
🌏 Fireside Chat with Ridwell CEO, Ryan Metzger!: Tue, Aug 22
📖 Book Discussion: Wastelands – The True Story of Farm Country on Trial: Tue, Aug 22
⌛ Time Value of Carbon: Thu, Aug 24
🍄💦 Exploring the Mycoverse: In Search of Mycotopia (Part II ): Thu, Aug 24
🍽️ Mindful & Belly Full Farm-to-Table Dinner: Sat, Aug 26
👩💼 Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy - LA Summer Social: Tue, Aug 29
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse 2nd Year Anniversary Potluck w/ Danielle Stevenson: Fri, Sep 1
🚲 The Engine Inside Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Tue, Sep 5
🌎 Women In Green Breakfast Presents The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Thu, Sep 7
👩🔬 Orange County Women in Green: Tue, Sep 12
🎨 Visions2030: Earth Edition, A Festival of Eco-Consciousness: Fri, Sep 15
🪡 The Art of Happy Accidents: Using Natural Dyes for Unique Results: Sat, Sept 16
🟢 Socio-Ecological Impacts of Climate Change: Tue, Sep 19
🌿 Emerging Professionals: Speed Mentoring and Mixer: Thu, Sep 21
♻️ 2023 California Land Recycling Conference: People, Partnerships, Progress: Tue, Sep 26
Event Details
🌊 Annual Joint Meeting Central Basin Water Assoc & West Basin Water Assoc
When: Mon, Aug 7th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Albert Robles Center, 4320 San Gabriel River Pkwy, Pico Rivera, CA
Annual Joint Meeting Central Basin Water Association & West Basin Water Association
🚇 2022 Title 24, Part 6 Residential Standards Training
When: Tue, Aug 8th from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: Beverly Hills City Hall Municipal Gallery, 455 North Rexford Drive, Room 220, Beverly Hills, CA
This event summarizes the new and revised requirements in the 2022 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code) for single-family and multifamily buildings, and directs participants to informational resources and training that provide more in-depth information on the Energy Code. Join us to begin learning what the 2022 code means to you and your customers.
⚡ Electrify Construction Coalition Roundtable
When: Thu, Aug 10th from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Where: Online
Please join us for the third official roundtable of the Electrified Construction Coalition! Together we are striving to increase awareness and access to these solutions to make clean construction a reality, position California as a global leader on this issue, and change the narrative of dirty, polluting construction sites in our cities. This round, we will unveil the best practice guide and discuss opportunities as well as challenges to scaled integration of electrified construction equipment into upcoming projects.
🔌 Help plan Burbank's energy future!
When: Thu, Aug 10th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Community Services Building (CSB), 150 N. Third Street Room 104 Burbank, CA 91502
Burbank Water and Power (BWP) is in the process of developing our 2024 Power Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which is a 20-year plan for the City’s energy needs. We need your help. Your feedback will help determine where Burbank gets its power from, what the mix of renewable (green) energy will be, and how much that electricity will cost.
🌳 Watts Tree Care
When: Thu, Aug 10th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: Los Angeles 90059
Come join TreePeople's community forestry team and help restore our urban trees in Watts! Caring for trees that have already been planted increases shade, rainwater capture, cleanses water draining to the ocean, bolsters air quality, and mitigates the impact of climate change for Los Angeles County.
✏️ Green Schools Speakers Bureau Training
When: Fri, Aug 11th from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Where: La Kretz Innovation Campus, 525 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA
The Green Schools Committee will be offering a free lunch and speaker training for those interested in volunteering to teach the Sustainability Fundamentals Workshop to K-12 students this upcoming school year! Workshops are offered to schools in-person and virtually in 45 minute sessions covering topics like energy, transportation, waste and environmental justice.
👨🌾 Drought Tolerant Gardening
When: Fri, Aug 11th from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where: 500 W Broadway 500 West Broadway Anaheim, CA 92805
Drought Tolerant Gardening is part of the Anaheim Public Library’s monthly ongoing Home Gardening Series in collaboration with The UCCE Master Gardeners of Orange County. Water is an issue in So Cal. Learn to design a garden that works with our Mediterranean climate and not against it.
🍹 The Carbonauts' Sustainability Drinks
When: Fri, Aug 11th from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Where: Love.Life, 8900 Venice Blvd. Ste. 101, Culver City, CA 90232
Graham Hill at The Carbonauts invites you to their 3rd larger get-together. The Carbonauts has hosted over 65 sustainability events for over 1,500 passionate sustainability advocates in the last year. Join 100+ passionate sustainability peeps at a bar/restaurant with great food, drink and music.
🧵 Volunteer for Clothing Swap Event
When: Sat, Aug 12th from 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Where: Glendale Central Library, 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA
The City of Glendale's Office of Sustainability is hosting a back-to-school edition clothing swap with a free bookshop!
☀️ Newport Beach Cleanup with local Veterans
When: Sat, Aug 12th from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, 35 39th Pl, Long Beach, CA
Come join your local Veterans at a cleanup! We will supply bags, gloves, buckets, and hand sanitizer. Please feel free to bring your own bucket, bag, or trash grabber! Everyone is welcome to our cleanups, feel free to bring your friends and family!
⛱️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up
When: Sat, Aug 12th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Santa Monica Beach Tower 26, 2559 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA
Come join Project Save Our Surf for a fun afternoon of music and refreshments cleaning the beach. Buckets and gloves will also be provided for the cleanup. Connect with others in Los Angeles working to support our environment.
🥗 Plant-Based Wonderland
When: Sat, Aug 12th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Vegan Pop Up by XMarket, 2524 Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Vegan or not, all are welcome to join and try new plant-based options. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for updates on participating brands!
📗 Hiro's Bokashi Club- Workshop + Plant Swap!
When: Sat, Aug 12th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Where: Zenshuji Soto Mission, 123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA
Learn the Okinawan tradition of Bokashi composting, an anaerobic process that uses a special additive to ferment kitchen waste, including meat and dairy, into healthy soil and nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants. As an optional bonus for this workshop and in an effort to build up our gardening-minded community, we're also inviting participants to bring a plant clipping/propagation, some seeds, or any extra garden-related plant item (extra tomatoes from your harvest, for example!) that you would like to exchange with others attending the workshop.
💩 Terra Sorcery: Veganic Composting & Soil Workshop
When: Sat, Aug 12th from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: 1216 South Saint Andrews Place, Los Angeles, CA
Come spend some good moments with us as we discuss food waste in the US, soil health, the food industry, have a demonstration, how to compost if you don't have a yard or live with family, and what we can put in California's newly mandated green bin!
📽️ The Heat is On: A Climate Conversation & Screening Series
When: Sun, Aug 13th from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA
Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon as we present "The Heat is On: A Climate Conversation & Screening Series”, a specially curated pop-up screening event aimed at raising awareness about global boiling and eco-anxiety. This event brings 3 impactful short films that delve into the lens of our climate crisis, inspiring us to reflect on our relationship with the planet, while joining in positive action with community!
🏡 The Urban Homestead: Learning Tour
When: Sun, Aug 13th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: 631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Learn how this family transformed their ordinary home into an extraordinary model of urban farming & sustainability.