| Action | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Becoming a Wise Buyer | MV - Repair Café Mountain View |
Do you have things that you like, but no longer work? Don’t toss them, repair them! Volunteers will help you assess and fix your things instead of throwing them away. Repair Café Mountain View is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods, rather than sending them to landfill. At any of the free, periodic Repair Café events, volunteers will guide you to tackle the repair yourself or fix it while you watch and learn. |
| Taking Steps to Electrify your Home | MV - Forward-Looking (CA) Cities Lead the Way to a Gas-Free Future |
An article from the Sierra Club highlighting CA cities working to ban and phase out natural gas, including Mountain View (#11!). |
| Taking Steps to Electrify your Home | MV - Rebates for Residents |
This list includes rebates for appliances to electrify your home. |
| Achieving Maximum Energy Efficiency | MV - BayREN |
The BayREN Codes & Standards Program is a joint effort of the Bay Area cities and counties to increase compliance with the California Energy Code. Find information and resources for single family and multifamily buildings -- energy efficiency and upgrades. |
| Switching to Renewable Energy | MV - Silicon Valley Clean Energy |
Information about Silicon Valley Clean Energy, Mountain View's carbon-free Community Choice Energy provider. Note: Mountain View electricity is 100% carbon free! You cannot claim a carbon-reduction with this action, as your electricity is already 100% carbon free. But you CAN choose "Green Prime" and make all that carbon-free energy be from renewables. |
| Switching to Renewable Energy | MV - City Resources for Renewable Energy |
Information about Silicon Valley Clean Energy, solar permitting, and solar at City facilities. Note: Mountain View electricity is 100% carbon free! You cannot claim a carbon-reduction with this action, as your electricity is already 100% carbon free. But you CAN choose "Green Prime" and make all that carbon-free energy be from renewables. |
| Installing Energy-Efficient Lights | MV - Buildings and Energy Efficiency |
Information on green building, single family and multi-family home energy upgrades, and more. |
| Installing Energy-Efficient Lights | MV - Energy Efficiency Rebates |
Find rebates for energy efficient lights. |
| Living a Low-Car Lifestyle | MV - Ride-Share |
Need to take a short car trip? Here are 8 ride sharing apps that are cheaper, nicer, and/or eco-friendlier than Uber. |
| Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) | MV - Ride-Share |
Need to take a short car trip? Here are 8 ride sharing apps that are cheaper, nicer, and/or eco-friendlier than Uber. |
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“Cities are the platform for change in our world today. The Cool Block links the challenges facing our planet to the intimate, personal, social scale of the city block. This program starts and ends with the premise and promise—that the individual, household, and neighbors are the way forward in the face of seemingly insoluble global problems.”
