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Earth Week 2011

• Earth Week 2011 in Long Beach is Lush with Green Activities 
• Earth Day Festivities Planned at Long Beach City Hall     
• Sustainability Office Fetes Earth Day

• Help save water for Earth Week
• Job Corps students show off pavement for Earth Week
• Much progress since first Earth Day 40 years ago, but much work ahead
• Civic Center Garden Showcase Photo Gallery

Earth Week 2009

• Long Beach Celebrates Earth Week 2009
• City of Long Beach Unveils New Liquefied Natural Gas Fueling Site
• City of Long Beach Launches ‘Operation Mulch-A-Lot’
• City of Long Beach to debut new green efforts during Earth Week  
• Reclaimed water for street sweepers will save millions of gallons
• 20 water-saving street sweepers in Long Beach

Buildings & Neighborhoods

• Long Beach Moving Forward with Green Building Programs
• City Makes Room for New Green-Friendly Target Store
• City Continues Going Green
• Long Beach Awarded Grants for Sustainable Planning Efforts

Energy

• City of Long Beach Launches Environmentally Friendly Biodiesel Program
• Long Beach Tests Out Biodiesel
• City of Long Beach Renews LNG Supply Contract
• Redevelopment Agency Installs Solar Powered Parking Machines
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Area Ranked 2nd in Nation for Smallest Carbon Footprint
• Long Beach Becomes First City to Join The Climate Registry and the California Climate Action Registry

Green Economy & Lifestyle

• Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Nearly $1 Million for Workforce Investment Board’s Green Job Corps
• Environmentally Friendly Techniques Used to Resurface 7th Street
• Mayor Announces New Green Cleaning Pilot Program

Transportation

• Long Beach Named 8th Most Walkable City in U.S.
• $330, 000 Grant Will Help City of Long Beach Promote Bicycle Use
• City Bike Share Program Opens for City Employees
• Port introduces clean gas trucks for immediate use

Urban Nature

• City of Long Beach Introduces Tree-Friendly Methods of Fixing Sidewalks
• City Introduces Tree-Friendly Methods of Fixing Sidewalks
• Long Beach Named Tree City USA; Mayor and city representatives declared April 25 as Arbor Day in Long Beach

Waste Reduction

• City of Long Beach Waste Diversion Rate Grows to 69 Percent
• Residents, Businesses Encouraged to Participate in "Day without a Bag"
• Plastic Bag Ban Passed by LB City Council

Water

• Up A Creek: Long Beach's Battle To Clean Up The LA River
• LB Water Desalinization Project Receives $3 Million In Stimulus Funding
• Long Beach Named Californias' Leader in Water Management
• Long Beach Wins Green Award For Water Management
• Long Beach Hits Record Low Water Use in December
• Smart Sponge the Latest Weapon Against Water Pollution

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