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Uploaded: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 2:21 PM
Updated: Monday, April 20, 2009, 2:15 PM
Earth Day and other eco-centric events
Locals celebrate green movement with movies, food and education
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by Karla Kane
Palo Alto Online Staff
Tuesday, April 21
Acterra is sponsoring a day of habitat restoration and wildflower viewing at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve in the Palo Alto foothills from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will plant and learn about California native plants while harvesting exotics for mulch and compost. They will also try to spot and identify spring wildflowers, birds and other wildlife. Acterra will provide all the tools, plants and snacks; participants should wear long sleeves, long pants, a hat and sturdy shoes.
Wednesday, April 22
Kepler's is hosting an Earth Day story-time event at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., at 4 p.m. Author Peter Brown will present his new children's book, "The Curious Garden," about a little boy who helps a struggling garden survive and spread.
A farmers market will be held at King Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, from 4 to 6 p.m. starting April 22 and on Wednesdays through October. For more information visit capayvalleyfarmshop.com or cityofpaloalto.org/environment/earthday.
Thursday, April 23
Stanford University's "The Ethics Of Food & The Environment Series" will feature the film "Who Killed the Electric Car?" plus a post-film discussion with Deepak Ahuja of Tesla Motors at 7 p.m. in Cummings Art Building, Annenberg Auditorium, 435 Lasuen Mall, Stanford.
Saturday, April 25
Environmental Volunteers, which provides environmental education in Silicon Valley, is holding its "Wild Crush" benefit from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Quadrus Center, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Tickets are $175 and the event includes wine tasting, dinner, live jazz music, an auction and a raffle.
Monday, April 27
The Green Tech Expo and Forum will be held at City Council chambers and King Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, from 3 to 7 p.m. Mayor Peter Drekmeier, Colin Grant of Visible Strategies and representatives of Google PowerMeter, BetterPlace, KCPB Venture Partners and others will discuss the technology that can create net-zero carbon buildings, advanced water and energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
The Palo Alto City Council is holding a special "green" meeting at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at 250 Hamilton Ave. The council plans to discuss sustainability efforts and Climate Protection Plan, polystyrene ban and the diversion of construction and demolition waste.
Thursday, April 30
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) continues its 16th Annual Wallace Stegner Lecture Series with Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher. They will share their wildlife experiences in a multimedia presentation called "Living with Wolves" at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.
Sunday, May 10
Scientist and author E.O. Wilson will speak on "Biodiversity and Our Future: Healing Mother Earth" as a benefit lecture for Canopy at the Spangenberg Theatre (Gunn High School), 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $70 general admission.
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Posted by Hank, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 18, 2009 at 10:22 am It's not just coincidence that there's only one letter that separates eco-centric with egocentric.
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Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online The inconvenient truth for Al Gore is the millions he makes from this shuck and the lip service he gives to his own "Carbon Footprint". The library just lost my vote with this flagrantly lying piece of junk "science".
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Posted by anne, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Apr 18, 2009 at 6:59 pm Wow, are tickets really $70 for the E.O. Wilson talk? I know it's a benefit, but...
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Posted by Outside Observer, a resident of another community, on Apr 18, 2009 at 10:56 pm "Earth Day" has all the validity of "Kwanzaa" (Web Link)
For those "Greens" that truly believe that their lives are not worth the impact they make on the Earth, may I suggest they take personal remedial action. Anything else is hypocrisy.
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Posted by R Wray, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 19, 2009 at 9:49 am Earth Day is a waste and a sham. We should be celebrating man's ability to exploit the earth for his benefit. After all, that's how we exist.
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Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 21, 2009 at 1:42 pm R Wray,
I know you have a reputation as a Godless libertarian, but a good percentage of our population is Judao-Christian. The foundation of our belief system is that Earth is God's creation. EVERY WEEK we are supposed to remember that creation was so hard for God, he had to rest! The story of the flood is a reminder that when it comes down to it, God's greatest priority is creation, He doesn't want to do it again! Jews and Christians who believe the scriptures should be radical environmentalists.
The recent focus on exploitation is exploitation. Christians would do well to remember that the only thing that moved Jesus to physical violence was people using the church for their own economic gain.
We exist as long as the environment can sustain us, not if we exploit it out of existence.
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