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| 1/21 | | Home Energy Efficiency Workshop | North Tahoe | Learn simple cost-effective ways to reduce your energy consumption & costs, related to both home
heating and electrical use. This workshop will include information and resources available in the North Tahoe region. There will be hands-on activities and demonstrations, including lighting efficiency, using an infrared camera, and how to perform caulking & weather stripping. |
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| 1/28 | | Meeting for local contractors regarding South Lake Tahoe building grant | South Lake Tahoe | | South Lake Tahoe City Program Will Provide Jobs & Specialized Training. The City of South Lake Tahoe successfully applied for and received a $1.5 million dollar grant to eliminate lead and other hazards from local properties. Approx. $800,000 in construction funding set aside for local contractors. |
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| 2/4 | | greenUP! Speaker - Dr. John Sagebiel | Reno | | greenUP! next live-green build green speaker is on Thursday, February 4, from 2:30 pm until 4:00 pm at the University of Nevada, Reno in the Joe Crowley Student Union, Room 323. |
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| 2/12 | | SiGBA Website Committee Meeting | Truckee | | If you have any interest making the SiGBA website MORE awesome than it already is, we'd like to have you join us for our website committee meeting. Bring your great ideas- there is a lot of stuff that needs to be done to it, and we are always looking for volunteers who are interested in helping out. |
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| 3/3 | | SiGBA Drinks - | Truckee | | SiGBA seeks volunteers and interns. Meet SiGBA Board members at Fifty Fifty Brewery in Truckee to find out how you can volunteer and get plugged into the green community. |
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| 3/3 | | Who Killed the Electric Car? | Reno | | Film screening, EV Showcase, and a panel discussion featuring Travis Johnston, Bob Tregilus, and Tom Wicker. |
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| 3/4 | | greenUP! Speaker: Mel Zeldin | Reno | During his talk on March 4, Mel will focus on an overview of California's Global Warming Solutions Act and what some local air districts in California are doing to address climate change at the local level.
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| 3/18-7/22 | | FREE Energy Efficiency Workshops Offered By The University of Nevada, Reno | Reno | The Business Environmental Program is presenting a seminar to Northern Nevada businesses to explain how to reduce energy use and lower operating costs.
This is an ongoing workshop the third Thursday of each month beginning March 18 from 8am-10am and ending July 15.
To register: Toll Free: (866) 638-7232 or E-mail: registration@nsbdcbep.org |
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| 3/23 | | Keep Sierra Green Free Business Program Presentation | Foothills | | Lynne Cody-LaCroix of Nevada County Recycles runs the KSG program in Western Nevada County. Tom Larsen runs GreenSmart, the first business in Western Nevada County to be accepted into the program. They will speak about the history of the program and how this free program helps business. |
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| 3/25 | | Free Building Seminar | Carson | | Attend this free seminar and learn how to build Green and save energy, water, time and money in your next project. The session is free but registration is required. REGISTRATION & INFORMATION - Call 1-888-818-3746 |
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| 3/27 | | Free Green Building Seminar | Reno | Attend this free seminar and learn how to build Green and save energy, water, time and money in your next project. The session is free but registration is required. REGISTRATION & INFORMATION - Call 1-888-818-3746
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| 4/24 | | Earth Day at Squaw | North Tahoe | | Celebrate and promote the region's unique beauty and learn ways to preserve and protect our local and global natural resources. |
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| 5/26 | | Green Drinks and SiGBA Foothills | Foothills | | CHANGE IN VENUE - NOW AT HOLBROOKE HOTEL. Marie Kulawick Brown from Eco-chic design will be speaking about creating good indoor air quality through green design principles. Hope to see you there. |
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| 6/5 | | Earth Awareness Day | Foothills | | Join SiGBA as they help Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty celebrate during this community event. Music, Fashion Show, and many other activities |
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| 6/30 | | Green Drinks - 6 pm | Foothills | | Ben Emery will speak at Green Drinks. He is running for California's 4th Congressional District on the Green Party ticket. |
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| 7/27 | | Green Drinks in Grass Valley | Foothills | | Frans Velthuijsen of Quality and Quantity Construction will discuss ways to protect your home from forest fires. |
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| 8/13 | | The Big Green Bus! | Foothills | | www.greensmart.biz is bringing The Big Green Bus to Brair Patch. Come out on Friday to see what its like to spend your summer vacation on a bus that runs on vegetable oil. |
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| 10/2 | | Smart Living Expo & Solar Tour | Reno | | Saturday, October 2nd from 10-2 will be our Smart Living Expo and from 12-4 will be out Solar Tour as part of the ASES 15th Annual National Solar Tour. The Expo will be at Grassroots Books in Reno at 660 E. Grove St. Tour maps will be available at the Expo. Visit www.sunrisenevada.org for more information. Thanks! |
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| 10/7
(2 days) | | Built it Green Professional Training | | Green Home Retrofitting and remodeling
HAS BEEN CANCELED due to not enough sign ups |
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| 10/8
(3 days) | | Tepee Building Workshop | Foothills | | Local Landscape Architect, Rebecca Coffman and associates will lead you through this 3 day workshop. |
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| 10/9 | | Comstock Energy Free Classes | Reno | | free classes to help you correctly maintain, operate, research and purchase the correct wood, gas or pellet heating appliance for you and your family's needs. |
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| 10/16 | | SiGBA's Fall Home Tour | Truckee | | The Annual Home Tour date is set! Now accepting applications for prospective tour sites. |
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| 10/26 | | SiGBA Foothills Resource Guide | Foothills | | Come to Summer Thyme's next to Booktown and pick up the new Resource Guide for you and all your past, current and future clients |
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| 11/18 | | Sustainable-Tahoe networking Evening | South Lake Tahoe | What if you could keep over $600,000 of your expenses that you would have lost to utilities companies?
And what if you could create a heap of marketing buzz around these savings, leading to an increase in your general sales?
There are companies in our area that are doing this, and you're well positioned to do the same. Join these companies and others from the following industries, in a night of networking and insight into the new economy of Lake Tahoe.
Lodging
Food service
Renewable Energy
Green Building
Green Innovation
Sustainability
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| 12/1 | | Membership Party | | | Come out to 50/50 between 4pm and 6:30pm for the annual membership party |
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| 12/19 | | Net Zero Energy Homes | Truckee | | Frans of Q&Q Construction, is a SiGBA Foothills member, works from the Mountains to the Ocean and specializes in energy efficient homes. Come on out to the first SiGBA speaker series of 2011, meet Frans and other SiGBA members. |
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