Make Claremont even cooler!
Earn Claremont 100 extra points in the CoolCalifornia Challenge by signing up before December 15! Right now, Claremont is in first place as we compete with 21 other California cities to reduce energy and water use, but we need your help to maintain our lead. You can lower your carbon footprint along with your bills, and help Claremont win the largest share of $100,000 for sustainability initiatives. Signing up just takes a few minutes.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW!
(If you registered for the 2014 CoolCalifornia Challenge, THANK YOU, but you need to register again!)
Then continue helping Claremont earn cool points! To do so:
- Invite others to join before March 30, 2016.
- Entering your milage, or indicate that you do not drive.
- Check off how you reduce your carbon footprint and water usage.
- Enter your electricity and gas usage.
- Take a survey and make a plan to save energy and water.
- Posting photos of your sustainability efforts.
- And more!
Join the Sustainable Claremont Eco Team! When you register you may join the Sustainable Claremont Eco Team to earn even more points. From your "Dashboard" click on "Claremont" under the "Leaderboard". Then scroll down to the “Eco Team” section, click “Join an Eco Team”, and select "Sustainable Claremont". So far, about 100 people from Claremont are registered in CoolCalifornia Challenge (almost a third of Sustainable Claremont’s membership). Last year Claremont came in second place, but this year, together, we can win!
Questions?
- Log onto www.cachallenge.org to find more information and register.
- Read our tip sheet here.
- You may also reply to this email or give us a call at (909) 625-8767 x238!
Way to be cool!
Kate Irvine
Sustainability Coordinator
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T H E L A T E S T N E W S
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SC Welcomes a New Sustainability Coordinator
Introducing our new Sustainability Coordinator, Kate Irvine! Kate has lived in Claremont for six years, and attended Pomona College previously. She comes to us with experience as the Facilitator of the Governance Community at Sycamore Elementary, as well as several other positions at resource centers. She practices sustainability in her daily life through her CHERP retrofit, installation of a graywater system, participation in Community Supported Agriculture, and bicycling.
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New Hours at the
SC Resource Center
Our new coordinator, Kate, will be staffing the Sustainability Resource Center:
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays (closed Wednesdays)
Stop by and say "Hi"!
You may also reach Kate at:
(909) 625-8767 x238, or
coordinator@sustainableclaremont.org.
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Garden Notes: Dec. 2015
Read the December edition of Garden Notes to learn about Claremont plants with autumn colors and a native chia plant. Use the monthly "To Do" list to care for your edible and ornamental plants, manage pests and diseases, and keep your garden growing. December's Garden Notes also feature the "Gold Dust Plant" and culinary thyme. You can always connect through Garden Notes to learning opportunities the Garden Club's social media. READ IT HERE!
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Rain Barrel and Cistern Rebates
Claremont's rainy season has begun so you may want to harvest some water with a rain barrel or cistern. Currently the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is offering a $75 per barrel rebate, or $300 per cistern. You can use the water to grow plants, and keep our storm drains from overflowing. To find out about qualifying barrels and cisterns, CLICK HERE!
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SC is a Member of Amazon Smile
Amazon Smile is a non-profit created by Amazon that donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to a non-profit organization. Sustainable Claremont is now a member of Amazon Smile. Already making a purchase through Amazon? Click the link below to donate 0.5% of those proceeds to Sustainable Claremont!
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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
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Holiday LED Light Exchange!
Save electricity while you celebrate the holidays! Turn in 1 or 2 strands of 50+ working, incandescent lights for LED holiday lights during the Claremont Holiday Promenade and Tree Lighting! This is for Southern California Edison residential customers who bring proof of electronic payment or a copy of a bill, and matching identification. Presented by the San Gabriel Valley Energy Wise Partnership.
More Light Exchange Information
More Claremont Promenade Information
Friday | Dec 4 | 5 - 7 pm
Claremont Transit Depot |
200 W 1st Street, Claremont
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Food Forward Meet and Greet!
Food Forward organizes volunteers to pick fruit from trees that would otherwise go to waste, and donates 100% to those in need. Come out to learn more and get involved! Enjoy a winter citrus workshop, DIY tea mixes, and farm tours. Also meet community partners, sign up to volunteer, and register your abundant fruit tree. Be a fruitanthropist!
MORE INFO
Saturday | Dec 5 | 1 - 3 pm
Pomona College Organic Farm | 130 Amherst Ave
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Sustainability Dialog: Claremont's Energy - Join the fun and help us win!
Come learn about, talk about, and join Claremont's creative energy campaigns in energy conservation through the $100,000 CoolCalifornia Challenge, the 5,000,000 Claremont Energy Challenge, and Energy Upgrade Caslifornia. Devon Hartman and Freeman Allen presenting.
MORE INFO.
Monday | Dec 7 | 7 - 8 pm
Hahn Bldg, Rm 101 | Pomona College
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Biochar Demonstration!
Learn how to produce and use a soil amendment that sequesters carbon and reduces watering. See displays and demonstrations of how to produce biochar using kilns of various sizes. Presented by Michael Wittman of Bluesky Biochar.
EVENT FLYER.
More about biochar!
Saturday | Dec 12 | 1 - 4 pm
Lenz Horticultural Complex |
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
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Thank you for reading this edition of the Sustainable Claremont Newsletter! Have any questions or comments? Want to submit an article you found or wrote? Send us an email!
info@sustainableclaremont.org
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