Press Releases

• GreenTown Los Altos Appoints New Leader (12/12/12)
• GreenTown Los Altos Receives Packard Foundation Grant (11/29/10)
• GreenTown Los Altos Names Former Non-Profit Leader as New Executive Director (11/03/10)
• GreenTown Announces New Organizational Structure; Leadership Changes (07/01/10)
• GreenTown Volunteer Recognition Awards (06/06/10)
• Green Coat Exchange (11/16/09)
• Acterra Press Release (10/26/09)
• Packard Foundation Press Release (10/26/09)

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News Archive

2013

• Going green, one step at a time, (4/17/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Easy now – harder later?, (4/10/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Outreach plan for plastic-bag ordinance approved, (4/10/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Kids take to the creek to monitor watershed, (3/27/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Council scheduled to discuss plastic-bag ban outreach, (3/20/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Could electric-vehicle ownership in Los Altos generate the green?, (2/20/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• City survey reveals Los Altos is still a car town, (1/23/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Effort to fix Miramonte-Covington intersection continues, (1/16/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Plastic bags not gone yet, but council puts vote in motion, (1/16/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Questions for 2013: Editorial, (1/9/13 – Los Altos Town Crier)

2012

• 10 local residents recognized for community volunteer service, (12/12/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Los Altos Community Foundation appoints Eyre chief officer, (12/5/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Electric car owners say, ‘Dump the pump’, (10/24/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Paper or plastic? That is the question, (10/24/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Council candidates field question about 3-story buildings downtown, (9/26/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Cycle back in time to celebrate Los Altos’ 60th anniversary, (9/26/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• LA council candidates answer question from resident in advance of Sept. 27 forum, (9/19/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Residents join city’s effort to reduce waste, (9/5/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Registration opens for Historic Bike Tour celebrating Los Altos’ 60th, (8/29/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown members volunteer to guard bikes, strollers, (7/11/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Local green groups sponsor creek cleanup, (5/16/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Drive Less Challenge set to begin Sunday, (4/18/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown collaborates on plan to solarize Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, (4/18/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Stress less, pedal more: Bike commuters push cycling for improved health, (2/12/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Energy rebates chase away winter bills and chills, (1/25/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Celebrating a sustainable new year, (1/4/12 – Los Altos Town Crier)

2011

• Covington students learn traffic rules, (12/21/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Savings from a rainy day: GreenTown designs for the future at Redwood Grove, (12/7/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Transforming trash: GreenTown co-op provides alternative to Styrofoam, (10/12/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Los Altos joins global climate rallies, (10/5/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Los Altos residents joining Sept. 24 global effort to slow climate change, (09/14/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Back to the future: Walk or Wheel empowers students, (08/24/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown on the go: Environmental volunteers focus on year ahead, (07/27/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Group’s Goal is 100 Los Altos and LAH Households Trying County’s Free Water Use Evaluation, (06/08/11 – Los Altos Patch)
• Residents Celebrate Loss – of CO2, (06/01/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Get ready, get set, bike!, (06/01/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Permanente Creek Clean-up Yields Lots of Debris and a Few Surprises, (May 21, 2011 – Los Altos Patch)
• Bicycle Expo Teaches Safety, Shows Off “Urban Bikes”, (04/30/11 – Los Altos Patch)
• The challenge for a road less-traveled: GreenTown Los Altos urges residents to run, bike, walk, (04/20/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• New Oversight at GreenTown, (04/19/11 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• New Leadership at GreenTown Los Altos, (04/07/11 - Los Altos Patch)

2010

• Interview of GreenTown Founder – Kacey Fitzpatrick (11/04/10 – Los Altos Patch)
• GreenTown Names New Executive Director (11/10/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Mission Trail president addresses community questions (08/18/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Who Rules the Road? Cars, bikes often spar for pavement position on city streets (08/10/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• More Los Altos students walk, bike to school (07/20/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown addresses growing pains with new management structure (07/20/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Leadership changes at GreenTown (07/07/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown launches co-op (06/16/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Reconsider take-out containers (06/16/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Springer School’s push against cars most effective in country (05/05/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown sponsors climate-change talk at Los Altos Library (05/05/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown Los Altos helps city enact new, expanded contract with Mission Trail (04/21/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Earth Day excitement: Locals commemorate 40th anniversary-reopening of Westwind Barn, green events (04/21/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• The downtown lowdown: Loosened rezoning points to ambitious goals (2/24/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• PG&E SmartMeter program leaves customers confused (2/3/10 – Los Altos Town Crier)

2009

• Editorial: The top 5 most impactful stories (12/30/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Going green goes fashionable (11/18/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Energy conservation begins at home (11/18/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• They like bikes: kids display pedal power for health, environment (Nov/Dec 2009 – Loma Prietan)
• The greening of Los Altos (Nov/Dec 2009 – Loma Prietan)
• GreenTown’s growing pains include member resignations (10/28/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Give a coat, get a coat (10/21/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Saving dollars, slashing emissions: Home energy audits offer twofold and timely results (10/21/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Downtown committee to review guidelines before EIR (10/14/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• The 20-Minute Good Life – Los Altos named in Sunset Magazine’s “10 more places that are getting it right” (Oct. 2009 – Sunset Magazine)
• GreenTown envisions lofty downtown (9/30/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Tips for eating sustainably (9/9/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown Los Altos hosts Big Green Easy fundraiser (9/9/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown Los Altos partners with auditing firm to save residents energy (8/19/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• My personal experience: How to save energy at home (7/15/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Taking on the takeout (6/17/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Fine art goes green: More than 65 percent of event waste recycled (6/3/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• The future of Los Altos depends on responsible decisions made today (5/20/09 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Green Commute Program at Los Altos School (4/6/09 ABC News Channel 7)
• Designing Better Communities to Reduce Suburban Crush (1/28/09 Los Altos Town Crier)
• Bold City Goals Highlight Changing Understanding of “Trash” (1/21/09 Los Altos Town Crier)

2008

• Our Most Impactful Stories of the Year (12/31/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Green Your Holiday and Save some Green (12/17/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• GreenTown Takes Towns Temperature on Water and Waste (11/19/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• High Carbon Hamburgers: How Food Choices Affect Your Carbon Footprint (11/19/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Transit measures on Ballot offer Solutions (10/29/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Los Altos Residents Disucss Waste Issues, Solutions (10/22/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Don’t Throw in the Towel – Hang it up in the Sunshine (10/22/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Majority of Picnic Trash Recycled: GreenTown Los Altos Plays a Major Role (9/17/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Lessons Learned at a Landfill – Trashing Myths of Recycling (9/17/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Sustainability 101: Two options for making a green difference (8/20/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• “Cool” invites community to chart greener path (7/16/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• State’s drought prompts water-waste awareness, call to conserve (6/18/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Buildings: Green is Cool (May/June 2008 Loma Prietan)
• Native-plant gardens make sense now more than ever (5/21/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• The ‘low-carb’ checklist for a greener you (5/21/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Green Dieting: What each of us can do locally to help the environment (5/21/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• What is Cool Los Altos? (5/21/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Expert Field offers climate-change solutions during lecture at Los Altos Library (5/7/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• LA Library Issues ‘Global Warming Challenge’ with Cool Los Altos (4/16/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Going Green By the Barrel or by the Board (4/2/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Counting Carbon Calories in Home Audits (4/2/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• LA Councilman to Evaluate Carbon Footprint (2/27/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• What Gets Measured Gets Done (2/13/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• LA Council signs on to “cool” movement (1/30/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• Can This Community be ‘Cool’ (1/23/08 – Los Altos Town Crier)
• After Much Talk, City Goes Green (1/23/08 – Palo Alto Daily News)
• Proposal would make Los Altos Green (1/20/08 – Palo Alto Daily News)
• Woman Helps find Path to ‘Cool’ (1/23/08 San Jose Mercury News)