Join me at The 7th Annual City of Santa Monica AltBuild Expo Friday and Saturday, May 7‐8, 2010 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA).

The expo is free and open to the public and includes over 150 exhibitors featuring the best in green building materials, energy efficiency, and water conservation. Demonstrations and discussion groups for the general public led by area green building experts offering knowledge on what green Bbilding means to them – from a design, carbon footprint and pocketbook perspective.

Our fantastic speaker from this April’s EcoTuesday, Dan Thomsen, head of The Building Doctors, will be speaking again, this time on a panel at AltBuild Expo on Saturday at 2 p.m. on practical financial analysis for energy efficiency retrofits and welcome your questions. Hope to see you there!

Now that Earth Day is over, it’s time to get serious about implementing some of the wonderful things we’ve learned to save both financial and natural resources.
 
This EcoTuesday, April 27th,  will focus on a topic that covers both: energy efficiency in the home. Dan Thomsen, head of The Building Doctors, will provide us with a wonderful, brief overview on how current legislation is enabling people to cover nearly all their costs of making their homes more energy efficient. Renters, don’t despair, he will be providing tips for everyone, regardless if you own a home

Want more information? Check out the latest press release on the subject:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/earth-day-starts-in-the-home-with-home-energy-efficiency-91754224.html
 
I’m pleased to announce that we are expected to max our capacity, so register today. It’s free.
http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-EcoTuesday
 
The location for this month is West 4th Jane, a wonderful, independently owned bar & restaurant right off the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica. Parking in the lots nearby is plentiful, and the owner of the venue is arranging some great appetizers at half price.
 
Looking forward to seeing you there,
 
Your Los Angeles Ambassador for EcoTuesday,
Jennifer Gooding

It seems there are as many Earth Day events to attend this year as there are plastic bags going into the ocean. Ok, ok, we know that is hyperbole, but there are A LOT!

One of the main events in Los Angeles will be I Heart Earth, the 3rd Annual Earth Night Celebration for LA Green Drinks at The Lofts at Cherokee Studios, a LEED Platinum Certified mixed-use development in Hollywood. The event brings the diverse LA Green community together in one space, in one night to celebrate Earth Day (at night).

Come celebrate a festival designed to make your body feel nourished, your soul awaken, your senses lifted and to inspire a lifestyle shift that will create a positive impact on this planet. YOU ARE THE STAR!

For those of you who attended February’s EcoTuesday, you heard from our speaker Dorit, founder he Green Lifestyle Film Festival (GLFF). GLFF was founded with the idea that film could be used to create change for the greater good. Film is a conduit to our psyche and can hold the key for liberation and destruction. Many green events focus on the destruction of our outer world and fail to address core issues. The GLFF is a new type of green event, meant to be uplifting and positive, full of inspired films, healthy food and diverse dialogue to produce a window for changing ourselves. 

This passionate and thought provoking film festival was founded by Dorit, owner of Serenity Spaces, in 2006. Now in its fourth year, the GLFF has blossomed into an international event and will be creating headlines with this year’s event. The GLFF will be held THIS WEEKEND March 19-21, 2010, at the James Bridges Theater at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Calif., USA. A full weekend pass to the GLFF is regularly $195, with day and half-day passes also available at economical prices. In addition to the film festival indoors, there will be a free-to-the- public outdoor arena with entertainment, live food demos and booths to inspire creativity and wellness in all spheres of our lives. 

FILMS: At the heart of the GLFF are the filmmakers who strive to make a difference in the world. We enjoy celebrating our participating filmmakers at the GLFF and thank them for dedicating their talents, income and energy to examining what sustainability really means by presenting them a Green Apple Award at our black-tie, five-star eco-culinary Award Dinner to culminate the GLFF weekend.  I personally will be presenting awards that evening. Their films explore topics such as how we birth our young, how we raise children, the construction and design of our homes, illness, our movement around the Earth and how this is in reflected in how we feed ourselves, how we treat each other and the impact of our consumerist behavior on the planet. The directors of the films shown at the GLFF will be on hand all weekend to engage in dialogue with audience members and are available for media interviews. 

The Green Lifestyle Film Festival (GLFF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, financed by donations and grants from individuals and foundations who recognize the intrinsic power of films to inspire, motivate, educate and stimulate change on a large scale level. To find out more, please visitwww.greenlifestylefilmfestival.com, tickets are available at www.InTicketing.com, who insures a tree is planted for every ticket sold.

I always lead each Los Angeles EcoTuesday by opening up with a brief talk on my desire to create community, and people are truly resonating and responding to this. It is my hope that the tone set for each EcoTuesday facilitates the solid networking that is occurring at each event, whether at a restaurant, an eco house, or the many other exciting venues we have planned for 2010.

AB 32.0 and the Rise of Green Digital Media
 
Part 1 of BREATHE LA Green Salon Series Examining the Green Streets of LA
 
DATE: Tuesday, March 16, 2010   TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 
LOCATION: California Endowment Center @ 1000 N. Alameda Street, next to Union Station, downtown Los Angeles (free parking)

FEATURED PANELISTS:
    •    Siel Ju, Green LA Girl, former LA Times "Emerald City Blogger"

I have loved each EcoTuesday I have ever held, but I have to say this past EcoTuesday was perhaps my favorite-to-date because of the amazing vibe that was created thanks to a switch of venue.

Over sixty people gathered at the Afford Eco House near Marina Del Rey this past EcoTuesday. The founder, Tatjana Luethi, nicely sums up what the home environment created in terms of setting the tone of the evening:

“People seem to enjoy the intimate and warm set up we're providing at the Afford Eco House, also known as the Tivoli House. It has become a central location for meetings and events allowing our community to discuss and challenge conventional thinking and
outdated belief systems. I think the shift going from public to private
venues reflects that shift of the current times. People are looking for
something more intimate, a space that allows them to feel comfortable, to
relax, engage and authentically and genuinely connect with others as they
explore formations and new alliances of shared purposes. We are in a time of
simplifying our lives. It's a time of contraction versus expansion, it's a
time of less than more, it's a time of smaller than bigger. We are shedding
ourselves from excess and the shallow and are learning to live a more
authentic relationship with ourselves and others.”

The home environment was not the only thing that facilitated such a warm and responsive event. We were able to dine on TRULY divine, wholesome food thanks to the generous donation by Large Marge Sustainables, a catering company.

It cannot be stressed enough that these events are possible through the attendees’ future support of our sponsors. This means next time you have a wedding or party, contact Large Marge Catering and the Afford Eco House for compostable dinner wear, etc.

These events simply are not possible without our support of their businesses.
And supporting each other is why people are finding such value in the EcoTuesday community.

After all, what good is a networking event without the follow up?

To book and host your event at the Afford Eco House please contact Tatjana
Luethi: tatjana@affordeco.com

For more information on the amazing practices of our caterer, check out Large Marge here:
http://www.largemargesustainables.com/Mission.html

What’s shaping the green economy in L.A.? Who is at the forefront of bringing together sustainable business leaders? What drives the founders and chairs of “the green groups” in L.A. to help create our community?

Join myself and the heads of the other leading “green groups” in LA at the Conscious Life Expo Friday, February 12 at 3:00 p.m. for the panel discussion "Creating A Thriving Green Economy for Greater L.A."
 

Over 80 people are registered for January's Los Angeles EcoTuesday.

Please make sure if you registered, that you also uploaded a profile so you may connect with others easily and continue the networking after the event.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for our first EcoTuesday of 2010!

Join us this weekend at Go Green Expo: Los Angeles

Friday Jan 22nd is the Business to Business & Press / VIP day for business executives & procurement professionals who buy for their companies - complimentary admission!

Sat. & Sun. Jan. 23rd - 24th is for all consumers, families & business professionals.

For details & tickets: www.gogreenexpo.com - for 50% off (only $5) use promo code gge50

The Largest showcase of eco-friendly products in services ever in Los Angeles
Speakers including: Ed Begley Jr., Mariel Hemingway, John Picard, Jen Boulden, Eric Corey Freed, Janyi Chase, Bryan Welch & many more...
Eco-Wine, Food & Spirits Tasting pavilion
Green Job Expo with a dozen top companies
Eco-Film Festival with over a dozen captivating films
Eco-Pet Expo with speakers, organic & natural pet products
Kids interactive pavilion with free yoga, rock climbing wall, eco-artwork & more
Display of latest hybrid & electric cars and panel discussion of the future of transportation
300+ eco-exhibits of green home & building, eco-fashion, health & beauty, and so much more...

I will be there part of this weekend, and hope to connect with some of you there, and see you on Tuesday of course!