Although the Southern California winters are mild, everyone still looks forward to the first signs of spring — the colorful blooms of cherries, crabapples, poppies and tulips. The flower is a powerful symbol of regeneration, fertility, birth, and the continuit... More »
This free one hour workshop on rain gardens is recommended for those interested in environmental issues pertaining to water conservation and pollution prevention as well as those who enjoy gardening and having a beautiful home landscape! Rain gardens are shall... More »
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Director Stephanie Soechtig’s feature documentary is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. Fro... More »
“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” ~Thomas Fuller, 1732 Maybe Eli (dad of Hannah, 1st grade) was thinking along these lines last summer, when he decided to adopt our poor, forlorn, empty farm pond. Eli single-handedly hauled several tons ... More »
As part of its winter storm season preparations, the Los Angeles County Public Works Department will next week begin work on the removal of about 5,000 cubic yards of sediment immediately in front of the Devil’s Gate Dam in Pasadena. The work is also part of c... More »
Last night, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy voted to authorize a grant of $100,000 to the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy for the purchase of Millard Canyon. The grant comes on the heels of a $375,000 grant from the State Wildlife Conservation Board. ... More »
Residents and businesses can safely dispose of electronic waste and shred personal documents—all for FREE—at the City’s “Electronic Waste Collection Event†from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Rose Bowl. The e-waste collection/document sh... More »
Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw an article extolling the virtues of natural gas as an abundant, inexpensive and domestically produced automotive fuel. Is this going to be the automotive fuel of the future and how green is it?                  ... More »
Dear EarthTalk: The term “sustainable communities†gets bantered around quite a bit today. Could you define it for me? — Holly Parker, Mechanicsburg, PA Kaid Benfield, Sustainable Communities program director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRD... More »
The public is invited to the special groundbreaking of the new Pasadena Community Gardens at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 9. Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard and District 6 Councilmember Steve Madison will join Pasadena city officials for the ceremony. The event will ... More »
The public is invited to join Pasadena city officials at the new Pasadena Community Gardens for the special groundbreaking event at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9 for the City’s first public community garden site with individual plots for growing fresh fruits, veget... More »
Sustainability and civic improvement are high priorities in Pasadena, and city government works hard to put them into practice together whenever possible. That’s why Pasadena’s departments of Water and Power (PWP), Public Works, and the Planning Department... More »
