Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/news-s17/1/environment.html Sat, 26 May 2012 16:37:23 -0700 en-us Copyright 2012, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/9A8H4n0GZCU/our-coral-trees-still.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7343/our-coral-trees-still.html Fri, 18 May 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Dear Brentwood Neighbors:Many of you are aware that the beautiful strip of Coral Trees that line San Vicente Boulevard is in trouble. They have been overwatered for many years, and we are now seeing evidence of fungus, root rot and decay. Some will die by falling over, others will simply implode. The problem is that Coral Trees and grass are a bad combination. Keeping one alive is always at the expense of the other, as the lawn requires a lot of water while the Coral Trees need very little. ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7343/our-coral-trees-still.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/fj0HzdcRbfY/brentwood-resident-betty-white.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7348/brentwood-resident-betty-white.html Fri, 18 May 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Congratulations on the Rose Award to “Brentwood’s #1 Coral Tree Supporter” Betty White. The community loves you!www.brentwoodcommunitycouncil.orghttp://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7348/brentwood-resident-betty-white.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/E-3WgpFmQYw/garden-bugging-you-get.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7263/garden-bugging-you-get.html Wed, 09 May 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Spring has sprung and the desire to enjoy the great outdoors lures us in to the land of green fields, wild flowers... and rodentia of all of sorts. Now, there is a product that will allow you to revel in the joys of spring without the annoyance of those nasty little bugs who destroy your garden and make your skin itch. Nature-Cide uses a unique formulation of enzymes and other proprietary ingredients, to overwhelm bugs and impair their mental capacities. Bugs breath with their entire bodies. ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7263/garden-bugging-you-get.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/laGirIEMBd8/native-plant-week-symposium.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7181/native-plant-week-symposium.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Sponsored by the California Native Plant Society ( Los Angeles / Santa Monica Mountains Chapter) and the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, the Native Plant Week Symposium includes a wildflower show, plant and book sale, activity tables, and demonstrations. Sepulveda Garden Center in Encino. Admission is free.The Symposium will feature the following speakers:Dr. Anthony Valois, Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains, 9:30-11:00 a.m.Orchid Black, Easy Natives for th...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7181/native-plant-week-symposium.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/sm35ZRdK5ps/national-park-service-hosts.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7070/national-park-service-hosts.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Come discover your neighborhood national park at the third annual National Park Service Science Festival, a free, family event on Friday, April 27, 2012 7:00pm - 10:00pm and Saturday, April 28th 11:00am-4:00pm at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills.Last year more than 2500 people enjoyed the two-day event. Anticipating a high turnout, the festival has expanded its programs and activities for all ages.On Friday evening, join park rangers, scientists, and local museums for a nighttime park adventure....http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-7070/national-park-service-hosts.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/TbFLcY90LrQ/coyotes-in-brentwood.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6960/coyotes-in-brentwood.html Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Yet another report of coyotes came from the Brentwood Community Council. California Department of Fish and Game Public (DFG) Information Officer Andrew Hewitt remarked that coyote attacks on pets in their own backyards are not uncommon. “They live in virtually every part of Los Angeles.” And they are not going away. The DFG will only kill coyotes that threaten human life; they do not relocate them. “Pets are not a public safety issue,” he said.Coyotes follow food sources, including sma...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6960/coyotes-in-brentwood.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/ML2WOBkyBEE/climate-reality-event-on.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6852/climate-reality-event-on.html Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:37:23 -0700 A new report by Environment America finds that federally declared weather-related disasters in the United States have affected counties housing 242 million people – or roughly four out of five Americans.The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power cautions that carbon-based fossil fuel emissions have reached “dangerous levels” with possible impacts to Los Angeles including rising tides; violent storms and floods; hotter, dryer days; increased frequency of wildfires; and reduced water and ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6852/climate-reality-event-on.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/UhjhiN05c4s/recycle-your-e-waste.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6798/recycle-your-e-waste.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:37:23 -0700 New Leaf Recycling is holding an E-Waste Event on Feb. 18 at TJ’s Auto Solutions, at the corner of Montana and San Vicente. E-Waste events are designed to allow California residents a convenient way to discard their unwanted electronic devices and or equipment. These events work in conjunction with local and state laws which prohibit the landfilling of certain electronic devices which contain harmful carcinogens. Most events are held by state licensed electronic waste recyclers or collector...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6798/recycle-your-e-waste.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/5XlO5iXddGs/oscar-nominated-the-artist.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6766/oscar-nominated-the-artist.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:37:23 -0700 With Jean Dujardin taking home the SAG Award for leading male role and four Golden Globe Awards underway, the ode to the silent film, “The Artist”, has been nominated for ten Oscars which include best picture, best director, screenplay, actor and supporting actress.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6766/oscar-nominated-the-artist.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/sDzmhEA9t5Q/free-recycling-event.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6720/free-recycling-event.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:37:23 -0700 http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6720/free-recycling-event.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/FeUE-Pc9Pzk/free-recycling-event.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6641/free-recycling-event.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:37:23 -0700 http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6641/free-recycling-event.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/Mw_sZUi4zRY/emergency-training-classes-offered.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6628/emergency-training-classes-offered.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Raymond Klein, Brentwood Community Council (BCC) Safety Representative, discussed Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) at the South Brentwood crime meeting. This training program is presented by the Fire Department and the next two 7-week sessions are starting next week. There are two West LA classes. Pre-registration is not required. One is at Fire Station 59 (Olympic Blvd and Butler Ave) on Wednesday nights from 7:00-9:30 pm. Contact: Firefighter Mason 818-756-9674The other is at UCLA on T...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6628/emergency-training-classes-offered.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/TbfHwdHOcZA/-very-hungry-city.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6610/-very-hungry-city.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:37:23 -0700 Q: Austin, what is your book, “A Very Hungry City,” all about?A: The Very Hungry City looks at the concept of “urban energy metabolism,” or the efficiency with which cities use energy to function--from heating and powering buildings, to transporting goods and people, to providing water. The book looks at why energy is likely to get more expensive in the future; why energy metabolism will become increasingly important to the economic competitiveness of cities as energy gets more expensiv...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6610/-very-hungry-city.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/a1mfR4ei3BI/munger-project-no-final.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6621/munger-project-no-final.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:37:23 -0700 A final environmental impact report on the “Green Hollow Square” project was expected to be released by the city in late December. It still has not arrived and close observers say city cutbacks have possibly contributed to the delay. The report is still expected any day now.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6621/munger-project-no-final.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/IJrx0Pvh2og/free-electronic-drop-off.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6524/free-electronic-drop-off.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:37:23 -0700 http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6524/free-electronic-drop-off.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/gs-0_XvMrmM/get-rid-of-it.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6432/get-rid-of-it.html Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:37:23 -0700 Every living creature in the range of a leaf blower is harmfully impacted.It’s dumb-headed technology – it’s torture by technology.A new DDT? Design Dementia Technology. Think of asbestos... cigarettes... the car alarm!It’s irrational exuberance at its least productive.It’s a blight on any neighborhood.The noisier the neighborhood, the more negatively aggressive are its people.It’s not good for us. It’s war, without our permission.We don’t need it. It’s not necessary. Get ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6432/get-rid-of-it.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/vZbJ7WlCcUE/big-mudslide-in-mandeville.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6437/big-mudslide-in-mandeville.html Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:37:23 -0700 A landslide blocked the entire street at 1877 Westridge Road Nov. 19. Palisades Patrol was on scene with LAFD helping to redirect traffic to alternate routes for access in and out of the hilltop community. Senior Lead Officer Eric Fine was at the road closure of Westridge Road and Westridge Terrace explaining to residents how to use Chalon Road to exit the canyon. About 20 homes are inside the road closure area. Cause of the slide appears to have been a broken irrigation pipe from a lot off ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6437/big-mudslide-in-mandeville.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/nkvRCj30GQs/brentwood-school-installs-energy.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6374/brentwood-school-installs-energy.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:37:23 -0700 Four Gen7 green modular classrooms arrived at Brentwood School recently, making renewable energy a reality for the sustainability-conscious K-12 independent school. Designed to pursue LEED Gold certification, the new state-of-the-art classrooms will provide a new wing of permanent, high-performance learning space expected to deliver substantial energy savings. Constructed entirely from recycled materials and powered by roof-mounted solar panels, Brentwood School’s newest classrooms will gener...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6374/brentwood-school-installs-energy.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/F5QnHjPUe30/green-hollow-square-thinking.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6340/green-hollow-square-thinking.html Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:37:23 -0700 The final environmental impact report (FEIR) on the Charlie Munger project (Green Hollow Square) is expected to arrive some time next month.Opponents are putting fliers on cars in the neighborhood, calling for a downsizing of the project (see www.downsizegreenhollowsquare.org). I think it’s encouraging that this group is calling for a downsizing, and not an outright ban, on the proposed project. This implies that maybe there’s room for those for and against the project to meet somewhere i...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6340/green-hollow-square-thinking.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/Q6f2Jt2SGi4/save-brentwood-s-eucalyptus.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6333/save-brentwood-s-eucalyptus.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:37:23 -0700 Not only are the Coral trees in danger but so are the Eucalyptus trees which are an integral part of Brentwood and for that matter the state of California. It is disheartening to see new development projects removing these trees a bit at a time especially when they claim to be attracted to Brentwood by the beauty of the trees. There is a grove of Eucalyptus trees that run along two strips of residential areas, Saltair Terrace, Saltair Avenue and South Westgate Avenue which form a natural g...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6333/save-brentwood-s-eucalyptus.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/VASuxFG5t0A/los-angeles-auto-show.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6308/los-angeles-auto-show.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:37:23 -0700 The Los Angeles auto show has gone quite a bit greener this year and alternative vehicles are taking center stage for 2012. Alternative vehicles are touted as more fuel efficient and less polluting than gasoline and diesel burning vehicles. The cleanest internal combustion engine of all goes to the Honda Civic natural gas burning engine that gets over 40 miles per gallon. It received the 2012 Green car of the year at the L .A. auto show and won out over the Toyota Prius and even the Ford Focus e...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6308/los-angeles-auto-show.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/555ZMqNdLXg/thank-you-thankyou-for.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6099/thank-you-thankyou-for.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:37:23 -0700 T-shirts and Totes were sold by a GREAT Coral Tree Committee: Suzi Gilbert, Cyrille Schiff, Joan Cohen, Mary Lu and Gordon Tuthill, Ina Dalsemer, Susan Hassen, Ellen Vahan, FranWeiss, Nancy Miller, Joan Justesen, Vicky Kelly, Mary Sidell, Judy Farber, Cessie Barbour, Christina Chan, Marylin Krell, Nikki Donahue, Betty Leonard, Linda Covette, Diane Rosenthal, Patty Liberman, Lois Reinis. A big applause for the people in the program which included Betty White, Andy Lipkis, Jim Thomas, Amy Gold...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6099/thank-you-thankyou-for.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/UESxDUcLZjk/a-squirrel-s-best.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6106/a-squirrel-s-best.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:37:23 -0700 Q: What does Coast Canyon Wildlife do?A: Coast Canyon Wildlife rescues, rehabilitates and releases small native California wildlife back into their native habitat. Most of our work deals with orphans, so that means picking up babies from shelters or the public, feeding the orphans until they are old enough to be released and putting them back up in people’s back yards. I hold the permit from California Fish Game to rehabilitate native California mammals but we limit ourselves to small ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6106/a-squirrel-s-best.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/oXKJ4YjIZ1w/earthquake-and-disaster-planning.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6116/earthquake-and-disaster-planning.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:37:23 -0700 The Brentwood neighborhood of Anita, Medio and Carmelina between Sunset and San Vicente has had a well developed community disaster plan since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. An Earthquake committee consisting of volunteer neighbors meets regularly to review its plans and supplies for communication, search and rescue, and basic medical.The committee is hosting a community meeting at 7 p.m. on October 24th at University Synagogue, 11960 Sunset Blvd. The purpose of the meeting is to inform new r...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6116/earthquake-and-disaster-planning.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Environment-WestsideToday/~3/pE9kr_x-sd8/phyllis-diller-hosts-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6119/phyllis-diller-hosts-the.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:37:23 -0700 Brentwood Park Property Owners recently held its annual “October Fiesta” in the back yard of world-renowned comedienne Phyllis Diller. She is seen here with Brentwood Park Co-President Mary Ann Lewis. Diller, 94, was the life of the party, talking about her life in show biz and showing off several paintings she has done. Her paintings are sold to raise money for good causes.http://www.westsidetoday.com/s17-6119/phyllis-diller-hosts-the.html