Police Department: Eco-Friendly Patrol In an effort to be eco-friendly and do our part to make our carbon footprint smaller, the Menlo Park Police Department uses Bicycle Officers to patrol our streets, which takes one to two patrol vehicles off of the roadway. The...
Solar projects are in full operation at City facilities The City now has four solar installations at the Arrillaga Gymnastics Center, Arrillaga Gymnasium, City Corporation Yard, and Onetta Harris Community, producing renewable energy. The solar installations: Offset...
Showing youth how to bike to get around town and have fun Mayor Pro Tem Kirsten Keith is biking more these days, showing youth (pictured here on a ride with Santa!) how to get around town easily without a car. She frequently joins and leads the Boys and Girls...
Cutting the (Frequent Flyer) Card Matt James, visiting scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, decided to reduce his air travel by 25% this year. He says, “I was flying well over 100,000 miles per year. A 25% cut for means more than 12 tons of carbon...
Carbon Conscious Lance Powell, AP Environmental Science Teacher at Menlo-Atherton High School, reports: “To offset my carbon footprint, each year I adopt acres of rainforest. Most recently they were in Costa Rica. These bio-diverse acres will be preserved and will...
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