LA Climate Tech Events: Jan 8 - Jan 15
Electrify your home or business Community Event, TreePeople Hilltop Tour, Environmental Justice - and more!
Hi friends,
In every corner of our (very large) town, individuals, businesses, and organizations are coming together to create ripples of positive change and I’m excited to share with you: when and where. If you are organizing an event or know of a great opportunity to connect around sustainability and climate tech in Los Angeles, connect with me and let me know the details. I would love to help you spread the word!
Here are our picks for this week:
On Wednesday, meet experts at the 🔌 Fortress Power and Greentech Renewables Avalon Road Show OC, they will provide hands-on training on Commissioning, Building, and Programming the Avalon High Voltage Energy Storage System.
On Saturday, meet local exhibitors to learn about the benefits and financial savings possible from 🌟 electrifying your home or business.
Alternatively, on Saturday, head to Coldwater Canyon Park to attend the next ⛰️ TreePeople Hilltop Tour to learn how TreePeople unites the power of trees, people, and nature-based solutions.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Have a beautiful week!
Cheers,
Maëlys & The Climate Tech Cities Team
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
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Events This Week
🌎 Exploring the Mycoverse: How Can Our Imagination Shape New Worlds?: Mon, Jan 8
🚰 Revolutionizing Cooling Tower Water Management: Tue, Jan 9
🌱 Behind the Scenes at Theodore Payne Foundation: Wed, Jan 10
🔌 Fortress Power and Greentech Renewables Avalon Road Show OC: Wed, Jan 10
🌟 Electrify Your Home or Business: Sat, Jan 13
🌳 Park Work Day: Sat, Jan 13
⛰️ TreePeople Hilltop Tour: Sat, Jan 13
🏖️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up: Sat, Jan 13
👨🌾 Gardening Weekend Workshop: Sat, Jan 13
🌅 Religion & Environmental Justice: La tierra environmentalism: Sat, Jan 13
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
Upcoming Events
🍹 The Carbonauts' Sustainability Cocktails: Thu, Jan 18
☀️ Pacoima Solar Clinic: Sat, Jan 20
🌊 Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup: Sat, Jan 20
🦀 Marine Protected Area (MPA) Hike: Sat, Jan 20
🔬 Educator Lunch and Learn: Synthetic Sand Collection: Sat, Jan 20
🗣️ Climate Techies Los Angeles Cleantech & Sustainability Networking Meetup: Thu, Jan 25
🌄 Sunset Queer Ecology Walk: Sat, Jan 27
🐠 Santa Monica Aquarium Comedy Club: Sat, Jan 27
🧬 Malibu eDNA Community Science Event: Sat, Jan 27
🎹 The Music Sustainability Summit: Mon, Feb 5
🌀 Create Epic Beach Art: Fri, Feb 9
🐛 Wisdom: Making Conservation More Inclusive: Sat, Feb 10
🌎 Exploring the Mycoverse: What Fungi Teach About Multispecies Collaboration: Mon, Feb 12
⚡ Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) Annual Demo Day: Thu, Feb 15
🔋 Energy Innovation Conference at UCLA: Fri, Feb 16
🏄♀️ Open House: Sustainable Surf: Sat, Feb 24
💧 Tour of Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility: Sat, Feb 24
Event Details
🌎 Exploring the Mycoverse: How Can Our Imagination Shape New Worlds?
When: Mon, Jan 8th from 7:00 APM to 9:00 PM
Where: Arlington Garden in Pasadena, 275 Arlington Dr, Pasadena, CA 91105
For those who are unfamiliar, Exploring the Mycoverse is a fungi-focused community education group founded by Aaron Tupac. The Mycoverse meets regularly to discuss the many ways fungi can remind us of our interconnectedness. Cultivating an intentional community that practices exercising hope, curiosity, and joy together with our more-than-human world.
🚰 Revolutionizing Cooling Tower Water Management
When: Tue, Jan 9th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Quiet Cannon Conference & Event Center, 901 Via San Clemente Montebello, CA 90640
A discussion of alternative water treatment methods aimed at reducing water consumption while maintaining the efficiency of cooling towers. Cooling towers play a pivotal role in various industrial processes by dissipating excess heat generated during the operation of systems like power plants and HVAC units. This abstract delves into the fundamentals of cooling tower water consumption, shedding light on the considerable volumes of water these structures utilize. The presentation emphasizes the critical need for understanding and addressing this aspect, drawing attention to the environmental implications and the imperative for sustainable water management. By elucidating the magnitude of water consumption, the abstract explores the nexus between cooling tower operation and water conservation, underscoring the significance of responsible water usage in the broader context of resource stewardship.
🌱 Behind the Scenes at Theodore Payne Foundation
When: Tue, Jan 9th from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Where: Theodore Payne Foundation - Front Porch, 10459 Tuxford Street Los Angeles, CA 91352
Join TPF Administrative Assistant Diego Blanco for a guided tour of the nursery grounds and areas not usually open to the public. Visit our plant propagation and seed conservation facilities, and learn more about our work to make a wide selection of California native plants available to gardeners.
🔌 Fortress Power and Greentech Renewables Avalon Road Show OC
When: Wed, Jan 10th from 8:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Where: Greentech Renewables Orange County, 2861 East La Palma Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806
Join Fortress Power and Greentech Renewables for a hands-on training on Commissioning, Building, and Programming the Avalon HV ESS. This event is tailored for solar and renewable energy installers seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge in the latest battery technology. Learn how to efficiently install the Avalon HV ESS, saving time and resources, and how to leverage these skills to provide superior solutions to your customers. Attendees will benefit from valuable insights into selling batteries in the current economic landscape, making this a must-attend event for professionals looking to stay ahead in the renewable energy sector.
🌟 Electrify Your Home or Business
When: Sat, Jan 13th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: 3331 Old Conejo Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Meet local exhibitors to learn how to tap into rebates and tax credits on electric products and services. Grab your utility and fuel bills and come learn about the surprising number of benefits and financial savings possible from electrifying your life. From home appliances, to home heating and cooling, to transportation--moving away from burning gas has immediate health and cost benefits and contributes significantly to the energy transition underway to fight climate change. Hear how federal legislation is making the transition more do-able for individuals and organizations. This is a hybrid event--in person and via Zoom. Zoom information will be emailed to registered attendees.
🌳 Park Work Day
When: Sat, Jan 13th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Come to our beautiful 45-acre headquarters atop Mulholland Dr. where hikers, bikers and school children enjoy the trails, trees and views in one of L.A.’s most loved parks. Help keep the park looking great by maintaining the trails, removing invasive plants, and regrading slopes to protect them from erosion.
⛰️ TreePeople Hilltop Tour
When: Sat, Jan 13th from 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM
Where: Coldwater Canyon Park, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Learn how TreePeople unites the power of trees, people, and nature-based solutions to grow a sustainable, more climate-resilient future. The Hilltop Tour is an informative and interactive outdoor experience, led by our wonderful Eco-Educators. During this 1.5-hour tour, we’ll cover TreePeople’s history, renewable energy sources, water conservation techniques, recycled building materials, native plants, and more. Picnic tables are available if you’d like to bring lunch and enjoy a picnic after the tour.
🏖️ Project Save Our Surf Beach Clean Up
When: Sat, Jan 13th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: Santa Monica Beach Tower 26, 2559 Ocean Front Walk Santa Monica, CA 90405
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.
👨🌾 Gardening Weekend Workshop
When: Sat, Jan 13th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Arlington Garden, 275 Arlington DR Pasadena, CA 91105
Weekend Workshops is the weekend program at Arlington Garden. Workshops include volunteer projects, speaker or panel events, and small tutorials focused on topics related to our mission, regenerative gardening, and the cultural heritage of gardening.
🌅 Religion & Environmental Justice: La tierra environmentalism
When: Sat, Jan 13th at 3:00 PM
Where: West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street Reseda, CA 91335
Studies show that Latinx Catholics are more likely to be concerned about climate change than any other group in the United States, including unaffiliated Americans and the general U.S. population. Amanda J. Baugh, Professor and Associate Chair of Religious Studies and Director of the MA Program in Sustainability at California State University, Northridge, will explain how our understandings of environmentalism change when we explore “la tierra environmentalism,” an embodied ethic of living lightly on the earth that is widespread among Latinx Catholic communities in the United States.