As you head for the beach and other outdoor activities this summer, take the time to rethink, reuse, and reduce your use of plastic. This article includes ways for reducing plastic use for healthier people and planet. […]
Have you been toying with the idea of getting a new vehicle? Well, you are not alone. In 1Q 2021, sales of electric vehicles – battery only – grew by 44.8%, to nearly 100,000 sales. Sales of hybrid vehicles grew by 105.5% to more than 200,000. […]
Sustainable Silicon Valley’s mission includes educating the public and fostering discussions among industry, academic, and government leaders, by hosting a series of webinars, talks, and conferences about Bay Area environmental topics. Video recordings of these events can be found on SSV’s YouTube Channel. This article contains a sample of recent videos. […]
At the end of my weekly, half-hour ritual of mowing my lawns, my old gas-powered lawn mower choked and coughed its last dying breath, and with it, about the same amount of pollution as driving 150 miles, according to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. For the past few years I had heard that […]
Dear Friends, Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) is a “think & do” tank focused on improving air and water quality, sustainability and equity in a decarbonizing Bay Area. Below are select highlights from 2019. SSV positively impacted a range of issues from understanding the nuances of air quality and traffic patterns to encouraging 76-year “win-win-win” water […]
Photo of Climate Strike September 20, 2019 in Mountain View, CA. Many of use recognize we have a climate emergency. However, the CoP (Conference of Parties) in Madrid produced little to go forward with.1 The conditions are accelerating the Climate Emergency, but we are standing aside. Instead of action, we are letting the climate emergency […]