Do You Have a Sustainable Swagger?

Strut your stuff with hip Californians who drive less and walk more! Young people today are driving a whopping 23% less than young people were 10 years ago! You know what else is pretty cool? Public transit rides have increased by 40%! Join the masses today and cut down your vehicle mileage...which will probably gain you points in the Challenge too!

Read the official report or the fun article about this Cool trend.

Image: Pleasanton Green Scene

Pleasanton Green Scene Fair: Sept 20!!
10:30am-1:30pm at Hacienda West
(3825-3875 Hopyard Road)

Come join the fun festivities at Pleasanton’s 3rd Annual Green Scene Fair on Thursday, September 20. The fair, hosted by the City of Pleasanton and Hacienda, will feature over 100 exhibitors, fabulous raffle prizes, music, a mini farmers’ market, an alternative vehicle display, and much, much more!
Join our event on facebook to stay updated!

Find Your Carpool Buddy!

Stop gazing wistfully at the carpool lane and start cruising in it! Locate people like you, going places you go--just visit Carpoolworld.com or Erideshare.com to recruit or find rideshares!
It’s already there, why not check it out?

For longer trips, check out Zimride.com!

Hometown Hero: Dorothy Kepner

Cheers Dorothy! How DOES she do it?
1. By riding her bicycle everywhere, taking the train, or carpooling...
2. Growing fruits and vegetables in a mixed ornamental-edible garden...
3. And utilizing the lovely delta breeze by opening house windows in the evening and closing them in the morning!
Way to stay Cool, Dorothy!

In 2011, public transit ridership was the second highest since 1957, with how many trips total?

a. 500 million b. 5 billion c. 10 billion

Test your guess now!

Source: American Public Transportation Association

Calling for Hometown Heroes!

How do you go green? Do you carpool? Or compost? Whatever you do, we want to hear about it! Email Challenge@coolcalifornia.org
for a chance to be featured in the newsletter!

We are Currently in 5th Position!

Wow, our city has earned more than 84,000 points, that’s 6,000 more points than two weeks ago! And now we have 167 participants in the CoolCalifornia Challenge! Keep up the momentum by Logging In today!

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