Earth week beach clean-up
Asha McClendon
April 30, 2013
Under the blue sky and cool breeze coming from the Pacific, Santa Monica College students volunteered their services at Santa Monica Beach Tower 18 to help reduce debris and keep beaches clean. Along the sand, students walked filling bags with trash, while some used their hands to pick up plastic debris.... Read more »
One man’s trash, another man’s treasure
Simon Luca Manili
April 30, 2013
The Santa Monica College quad was filled with people on Thursday, searching for the perfect top, a new pair of jeans or a nice sweatshirt. As part of the college’s Earth Week events, the second annual Free Store could be described as a free thrift shop. Hosted by the EcoAction Club, the Free Store... Read more »
Earth week addresses healthy eating
Simon Luca Manili
April 30, 2013
Ron Finley, co-founder for Los Angeles Green Grounds, gave the Earth Week keynote address entitled “Food Injustice” last Wednesday at Santa Monica College. LAGG is an organization that works to change parkways into gardens in South Los Angeles, and seeks to advocate for gardening and educate... Read more »
Earth Day Lecture
Jenna Crowley
April 30, 2013
When Josephine Miller looked out of her Santa Monica pier-front office, onto the plastic-littered beach, she was reminded exactly what she came to do. Save the planet. Miller, the director of sustainable packaging at the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment, and... Read more »
Inside the mind of a ‘hybrid’ novelist
Sara Cheshm Mishi
April 30, 2013
Writing was a part of her life from an early age. But as a teenager, California State University, Northridge English professor Katharine Haake began to think she did not have what it took to become a writer. She stopped writing for five years and decided to become an English professor. While attending... Read more »
Santa Monica stands up for clean water
Niklas Thim
April 23, 2013
Under the clear blue sky and the crashing of the ocean waves, a large crowd that included both participants and spectators gathered to spend the day in the name of clean water. For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Waterkeeper hosted the Stand-Up for Clean Water event. The event took place on... Read more »
Earth day tree rededication in Santa Monica
Molly Philbin
April 23, 2013
About 30 green-clad people bared the frigid winds in Santa Monica Palisades Park, just north of the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the planting of the Children’s Tree of Life on Monday. Before the opening ceremony, a moment of silence was held for the victims... Read more »
SMC honors local eco-heros
Jasmin Huynh
April 23, 2013
As a child, she was embarrassed when her father composted. Today, she composts in her own backyard. Vicki Drake, chair of the earth science department at Santa Monica College, received the annual EcoHero Award for her work in developing and expanding the sustainable technologies program. “I don’t... Read more »
Big buzz around Earth Week
Amber Antonopoulos
April 23, 2013
A blender was filled with honey, ice, bananas, almond butter and almond milk. But it was not a typical blender. Severed from the forces of electricity, this blender was perched atop a stationary bicycle that, when pedaled, set in motion the energy to power the blender’s operation. EcoAction Club... Read more »
Santa Monica plans for water independence
rona navales
April 16, 2013
Santa Monica, a beach city that diligently finds innovative ways to improve sustainability, is now working on a plan for water sufficiency and independence in 2020, according to Kimberly O’Cain, water resources specialist for the City of Santa Monica. O’Cain, who works under the Watershed Management... Read more »
