Already one of the "greenest" cities in California, Manhattan Beach will hold a public meeting today at 4:00 p.m. at the Joslyn Community Center to discuss what it would take to power the city with 100% renewable energy. MB would be the first Southern California city to do so. Dubbed the MB 2025 Forum because of the city's plan to rely solely on renewable energy by the year 2025 (the goal is to transition 10 percent of the city’s building stock to solar every year), the event will feature various environmental experts discussing solar power, financing energy efficiency, electric vehicles, creating a more bikeable and walkable community and other related topics.
Diane Moss, founding director of the Renewables 100 Policy Institute in Santa Monica, has been invited to speak about what 100% renewable energy means, what other cities are doing to attain it, how it’s a very achievable goal for Manhattan Beach and what the potential first steps should be. U.S. Representative Henry Waxman will receive (via Skype) the first annual Climate Champion award from the city and 350.org, a world-wide group dedicated to global climate and energy issues. Waxman, who represents the South Bay and is retiring this year, has long been a huge supporter of green tech and green programs.
If Manhattan Beach moves forward with this ambitious plan, they most likely would model their initial program on the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s installation of solar panels at two elementary schools early this year. The $8 million installation at the schools, funded by voter-approved Measure Q, is projected to save the district $15 million over the next 25 years and reduce the schools’ energy consumption by 75 percent. MB Residents would not be mandated to do anything other than be asked to educate themselves as much as possible to understand just what the very real benefits of this plan are. If you are interested in learning about this plan and how other communities around the world have done it, please visit the GO 100% website.
Diane Moss, founding director of the Renewables 100 Policy Institute in Santa Monica, has been invited to speak about what 100% renewable energy means, what other cities are doing to attain it, how it’s a very achievable goal for Manhattan Beach and what the potential first steps should be. U.S. Representative Henry Waxman will receive (via Skype) the first annual Climate Champion award from the city and 350.org, a world-wide group dedicated to global climate and energy issues. Waxman, who represents the South Bay and is retiring this year, has long been a huge supporter of green tech and green programs.
If Manhattan Beach moves forward with this ambitious plan, they most likely would model their initial program on the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s installation of solar panels at two elementary schools early this year. The $8 million installation at the schools, funded by voter-approved Measure Q, is projected to save the district $15 million over the next 25 years and reduce the schools’ energy consumption by 75 percent. MB Residents would not be mandated to do anything other than be asked to educate themselves as much as possible to understand just what the very real benefits of this plan are. If you are interested in learning about this plan and how other communities around the world have done it, please visit the GO 100% website.
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