Green Salon Series 2011

BREATHE LA Green Salons are free and open public forums BREATHE LA Green Salon Series is sponsored by Union Bank of California and brought to you by several event partners.

Dates for the 2011 Green Salon Series:

• April 7th - Expanding LA's Public Transit Options: Resources to Keep the Trains Moving?
• June 30th - Keeping the Mile a Miracle: Appropriate Transit-Oriented Development for Mid-Wilshire Blvd
• July 21st - Greening the Ports 4: Harbor Tour of the Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach
• September 22nd - How Close to Traffic Should We Live?
• October 27th - Decreasing Diesel Emissions: New Technologies, New Policies

Background

In June 2008, BREATHE LA launched an innovative series on clean air, the environment and healthy living-to wide acclaim and great accomplishment. The name for it was "Pollution & Solutions" and the six salons brought together hundreds of people, including an array of journalists, elected officials and their staff, experts, policy analysts, thought leaders, neighborhood council members, and other community stakeholders.

Growing out of that record of success and building upon the level of enthusiasm and excitement for more salons, BREATHE LA is proud to hold its 3rd annual Green Salon Series, focusing this year on the Green Streets of LA: how the Los Angeles community is taking on sustainable solutions as they relate to California's landmark legislation, AB 32 Global Warming Act. 

The series brings together journalists, elected officials and their staff, issue experts, policy analysts, thought leaders, neighborhood council members, and other community stakeholders.  Kicking off with an innovative discussion regarding digital media and AB32 in March, the 2010 Green Salon Series will examine issues that affect clean air and the environment from local neighborhoods all the way to Sacramento.    Last year saw six successful salons, culminating in a thoughtful discussion with one the earliest and most vocal voices in environmental responsibility, actor and activist Ed Begley, Jr.  This year's salons promise equally engaging panels.  Each salon will be introduced by elected officials; issue experts and advocates will participate as panelists and responders; and the audience will be encouraged to conclude the salon with a robust Q&A session.  

For more information, contact Deborah Maxwell at dmaxwell@breathela.org or call (323) 935-8050 x228.