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The Sustainability Hub is a one-stop resource to find and share local solutions and resources to make your life, business and community more sustainable. Share, Learn and Take Action.- Find solutions to help you take action.
- Find local resources who provide the goods and services to become more sustainable
- Share your experiences using the solution guide or offer new solutions in the blog.
- Share your stories with others through our on-line community
- Learn about specific topics of interest through our Indicator Report and Discussion Forums.
The Sustainable San Mateo County Team
Bottom Line: Buying locally keeps dollars in the local economy, creates local jobs, and reduces a variety of environmental impacts.
Local food is fresher and tastes better than food shipped long distances from other states or countries. Local farmers can offer produce varieties bred for taste and freshness rather than for shipping and long shelf life.
Why Buy Local?
YOU WILL GET EXCEPTIONAL TASTE AND FRESHNESS.Local food is fresher and tastes better than food shipped long distances from other states or countries. Local farmers can offer produce varieties bred for taste and freshness rather than for shipping and long shelf life.
Bottom Line: The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has the resources to help us maintain San Mateo County’s healthy air quality.
Have you got a fireplace? Do you know what effect wood smoke has on our air quality? Do you know who’s most at risk to poor air quality?
Bottom Line: Public utilities reimburse ratepayers for the extra cost of buying energy efficient products.
Because of an innovative "decoupling" revenue model, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) can actually make money by selling less of its product - energy! Lucky for you, this can save you lots of money and helps the environment! PG&E has a host of incentive programs and rebates to encourage its business and residential customers to conserve energy. The number of incentive programs and rebates are too many to list, but here are a few to get you started:
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