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Are you looking for ways to get involved in your Contra Costa community this year? Below you will find opportunities to engage in environmental activism in Contra Costa County and in your current city.
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Read more…Have you made a resolution to live more sustainability and reduce waste in 2021? Products and brands may market their goods and packaging as "green" but in reality, the benefits may not be so clear. Here are some common recycling myths:
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Coffee is the most popular beverage in the world and the most widely traded agricultural commodity. What makes it sustainable is whether it is good for the environment and good for the people who grow it. Rising glob
Read more…ACCOUNTANT POSITION AT SUSTAINABLE CONTRA COSTA
Sustainable Contra Costa (SCOCO) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that educates, connects and inspires Contra Costa individuals and organizations to embrace a sustainable lifestyle. We are a community
Read more…We’ve gone through two energy retrofits at our house in Walnut Creek. The first time was in 2007, the year we bought the house. The second was in 2014. The biggest impacts came from sealing and insulating our recessed can lights and switching to LEDs
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It’s been a rough time for our country and for the environment, but positive things are happening too. As the young activist Greta Thunberg reminds us, small actions from many like-minded people cause big changes t
Read more…Sustainable Contra Costa (SCOCO) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that educates, connects and inspires Contra Costa individuals and organizations to embrace a sustainable lifestyle. We are a community of citizens, educators, innovators, and organiza
Read more…This holidiay season, it's more important than ever to support local and sustainable businesses. This year has been so tough for small businesses, with so many closing due to the pandemic. When your dollars stay local or support a responsible busines
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Two recent headlines show how bad plastic pollution has become. Treehugger, whose motto is “Sustainability for All” published in its November 23, 2020 e-newsletter a story, “Microplastics Found Near the Top of Mount Everest”. Another article in
Read more…We may not be doing much traveling in the era of COVID-19, but our food is. Something that may not cross your mind when looking for the freshest produce is where it comes from. “Food Miles” is a term coined in the early 1990s in the UK by Professor T
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