… BACE Timebank Mission •Build a more resilient, sustainable, fair and decentralized local economy based on relationships, trust and the sharing of resources and skills •Building and maintaining an accessible, sustainable Timebank - an online directory, reputation and hour-based accounting system - that facilitates better communication of needs and resources and a more abundant means of exchange •Strengthen community bonds to improve emotional and economic security by creating an interconnected we …

Waste vegetable oil costs cities millions per year of repairs to sewer lines and treatment plants. It should be used as a fuel and many existing cars, trucks and vans can use it. It is very cheap and it does not produce the carcinogens nor foul smells of other transportation fuels. It is safer than gasoline and diesel. If from the right sources, it can be totally carbon neutral. It is cheaper than gas or diesel.

Los Altos Forward, which is fiscally sponsored by the Los Altos Community Foundation, is a volunteer group dedicated to promoting vibrancy in our downtown. One of the group’s initiatives is called the “First Friday”, which is a themed evening event planned for the first Friday of the month several times a year. First Fridays provide a fun, social, and community-building evening for residents of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and surrounding communities. Another initiative is free, educational emina …

Meet people in the Silicon Valley Area interested in building a green home or making their homes environmentally friendly. Discuss green construction, remodeling, maintenance, furnishing, and other related issues! Green building increases the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and remo …