02
Feb
Reminder on important events this week
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 7-9 pm – Join leading environmental advocates, oil train experts, and community members for a forum on the public health, safety, and climate threats posed by the proposed Phillips 66 oil train terminal, and what we can do to stop it. Free. SLO Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street, SLO. Hosted... Read More
09
Jan
Stuff the Bus
From Jeanne Blackwell and SLO Clean Water Action: On Saturday February 7th, thousands of Californians from across the state are gathering in Governor Jerry Brown’s longtime home of Oakland to say that we need real climate leadership in the face of the drought. Join people from all corners of California in telling Governor Brown that... Read More
09
Jan
Bliss Café invites you to its first Community Café of 2015
Community Café Days are hosted twice a month by Bliss Café as an opportunity for all people in our community to come together to create and share a meal. They are inspired by the intention of moving towards a more equitable and inclusive food system and a more transparent and collaborative business culture. The meals... Read More
09
Jan
SLO Clean Energy needs you at the City of SLO Community Forum
Here is your chance to have your voice heard on issues important to you. The City of SLO is inviting citizens to attend a forum Tuesday night, January 13 at 6:00 to tell them what you think its priorities should be for the upcoming year. It’s easy! You don’t have to talk or fill out... Read More
22
Dec
Join others who are supporting the work of Ecologistics
The Ecologistics board was touched to receive a $5,000 donation from Linda and Tori Poppenheimer, with a lovely letter, a portion of which appears below: “Three years ago when I stumbled across the Central Coast Bioneers conference notice in the Sierra Club Santa Lucia Chapter newspaper, I had no idea what a Bioneer was or... Read More
22
Dec
New biodiesel recycling program in SLO County
The Biodiesel Club is excited to announce a new community partnership formed between its club, the Eco Rotary Club of Morro Bay and the SLO Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) to keep used cooking oil out of the landfills and local sewers by recycling the unwanted waste into biodiesel. Starting on Saturday, November 22, the... Read More
22
Dec
Join the fight to eliminate billboards from our scenic highway
Ecologistics is proud to introduce our Central Coast Bioneers community to our newest sponsored organization, Protect Scenic 101. PS 101 is a local group dedicated to elimination of billboard blight along Hwy 101. Their priority is the 50 “grandfathered”billboards between the Avila and Santa Margarita exits. Through its publicity efforts, many people have become aware... Read More
22
Nov
Showdown on Oster/Las Pilitas Quarry
One of the most popular workshops at the 2013 CCBioneers Conference was the presentation by Rebecca Moore of Google Earth and Charlie Kleemann of Margarita Proud on the efforts to raise public awareness about the mega-quarry being considered for permitting along the Salinas River near the Highway 58 bridge. The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)... Read More
22
Nov
Local investing
Many of you enjoyed the talk given by Marco Vangelisti, Investing for the World We Want, at the 2014 CCBioneers Conference. Marco reported that following his talk, ten people stepped up to become involved in Slow Money SLO, our local investing group here at home. Slow Money SLO’s next meeting is December 9 at the SLO... Read More
29
Oct
ReSkilling Expo to be held at Vets Hall on November 9
Want to use that laundry water to water your garden instead of watching it go down the drain? Like to get some ideas on how to redesign your old clothes or ones you pick up at the thrift store? Want to learn how to preserve your garden’s bounty by canning, freezing, or dehydrating it? Then... Read More