Please see the OC Global Warming Committee website Also see Facebook Page We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting Recent show on: Ending the Silence on Climate Change Latest Technology on Monitoring Environmental Changes at a Macro Level: New Landsat Earth-monitoring satellite launched from California _________________________________________________________________________________ Sunrun Solar Lease Sunrun Helps You Save on Utilities. America's Leading Solar Company. www.SunRunHome …

Announcing our Jewish RAW Vegan Ecological Group in California, USA Recently I came across the concept Frum Vegans. I suppose if you consider how strict frum people are who observe Kosher practices, you might consider carefully going back to our roots and looking at how our lifestyle might have been like in the old days, long before the present day traditional  norms, when it comes to how strictly Kosher are we in our diets today and why is it rather significant? It would appear that Raw Vegan r …

This meetup is for people who are interested in dumpster-diving, freeganism, living simply, reducing consumption, and reducing their ecological footprint. Our activities may include dumpster-diving, recycling, sharing resources, growing food, and helping others. If you are intersted in planing some events (potluck / dumpster tour / etc.) in your area, contact the organizer or assistant organizer. For more information on Freegansim, see the about page.

You've been looking for a scuba group that actually dives? YOU'VE FOUND IT! FREE mask, snorkel, and weight replacement program for members! A NO-DUES, NON-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT SCUBA GROUP that dives more than any other club or group in San Diego (and beyond)! Whether you dive occasionally or every week, Power Scuba is the fun, easy way to stay connected with the underwater scene in San Diego county. Explore familiar and brand new dive spots throughout the area with an occasional trip further Nort …

This is a mutual support and learning group for people interested learning and sharing  experiences with home based, self directed nutritional/herbal healing, detox programs and emotion/mind/body work inspired by natural health researchers and healers from all places and all times such as: Yogi Bhajan, Yamuna Zake, Dr. William Bates, Frederick Alexander, Peter Grunwald, Hippocrates, Norman Walker, Max Gerson, Johanna Budwig, Kathryn Alexander, Paul Pitchford, Donna Gates, Rosita Arvigo, Henry B …

Welcome! We are a local chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology. With us, you can participate in events related to local conservation biology including lectures, restoration, camping, bird banding, and other activities. Meet others interested in various environmental issues on global and local levels. Check out our website: http://www.ocscb.org/index.shtml

Join the Bolsa Chica Land Trust as we restore the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, introduce school children and the public to this fabulous area, and work to acquire important parts of Bolsa Chica that are still threatened with development. Make a difference in the community with us!

Meet other local Beekeepers to discuss the art and tricks to this fascinating hobby! You can also find additional information about the group at http://www.sandiegobeekeepingsociety.com/

A group for you to interact with other lovers of the outdoors and go on various wilderness adventures including hikes, ropes courses, rock climbs, and much more!

Want a new career? If so read on... Look for our 200 hour Intuition School Program starting online September 2013. Classes will be online and some workshops in person. Orientation for the program will be post on our calender in June 2013 to discuss the program, in person and via skype. The various courses will help the student to develop a heightened sensitivity and begin to discern the subtle energies that exist around us. Learn how the universe speaks in the form of symbols, sound, color, smel …

[UPDATE] This meetup is now call Startup Ecology and is dedicated to sharing insights and training for entrepreneurs and those of you wit startups. [UPDATE] Active Startup is under new leadership and will be rolling out an all new series of meetups for this community. If you want to participate in the new administration please contact the organizer. See you soon!

Do you like science and the natural world?  Do you enjoy quiet, pleasant, small-group conversation? Please join us if you truly enjoy discussing all types of science:  biology, chemistry, astronomy, geology, ecology, meteorology, horticulture, physics, epidemiology, marine science, nanotechnology, mathematics (the queen of the sciences!) , neuroscience, computer science, scientific technology, medicine and related arts, engineering, etc. To accommodate both early risers and folks who prefer even …

CLICK HERE TO DONATE: http://www.naturalist-for-you.org/donate.htm Your fun source for interpretive nature tours, including hiking, walking, wet 'n' wild, waterfalls, plant & wildlife identification, foraging, birding, photography, national forest access, boulder scrambling, exploring, backpacking, living history, outdoor music jams, & fitness.  Programs range from easy family-friendly through extremely challenging adult adventures. Day hikes through overnighters. Specializing in the 4 nation …

Heal One World is a Los Angeles- based non-profit organization that connects it local community with the alternative and often uncovered healthcare that it needs. Whether it is a yoga class, a nutrition consultation, acupuncture, or homeopathy, we seek to both raise awareness of these alternative forms of healthcare as well as provide those in need with cheap or free access. Another major facet of Heal One World is to bring awareness and open eyes to some of our world's pressing issues, be it ec …

If we don't take responsibility for Leucadia,others will. So far, we haven’t, they have, and the results aren’t good. Beacon’s Beach is deteriorating - and the city transferred state funds earmarked for Beacon’s improvement to a Moonlight Beach project.Massive Streetscape Highway 101 shopping center project will transform Leucadia into a typical, oceanfront suburb. The project replicates a design that’s been used in 1000 other cities to rehabilitate commercial slums. The needs of pedestrians, s …

About Shift Long Beach Shift Long Beach is a community-based organization whose mission is to create positive social change in Long Beach through educational, interactive events that empower local communities. The objectives of Shift Long Beach include providing a platform for artistic expression, promoting sustainable living options, and creating space for discussion of diverse perspectives on issues that affect the quality of life in Long Beach. Shift LB is fiscally sponsored by Catalys …

Merry Meet! We are a group of witches, druids, and pagans living throughout San Diego County who come together to provide 1) charitable services,  2) opportunities for ecological responsibility, and 3) participation in  social activities. This is a face to face interactive group, not a virtual online meetup group...If you wish to join our group, you will be expected to be actively involved in our activities. Our aim is to have a positive influence on our community by giving of our time, talent …

"Permaculture is an ecological design system for sustainability in all aspects of human endeavor. It teaches us how to build natural homes, grow our own food, restore diminished landscapes and ecosystems, catch rainwater, build communities and much more."  (Quoted from permaculture.org) We love to get our hands dirty in a healthy, organic soil. We care about our planet and people. We lovingly tend to the land and try to minimize our impact on it in everything that we do. Help us build a permacul …

Why We Meet The Puente-Chino Hills Task Force is a part of the Sierra Club working towards the preservation of the Wildlife Corridor as an island of beauty and biological significance in a sea of urbanization. The development of the middle of the Wildlife Corridor will increase traffic, increase pollution, crowd schools, destroy wildlife habitat, and impact everyone's quality of life. Biological Significance of the Wildlife Corridor This ecosystem is a global "Hot Spot of Diversity" - one of th …

Visits to Seabreeze Organic Farm are for families, professionals, groups and individuals seeking a site for fun, nature, learning about agriculture, farm animals, gardens, cooking and much more.

As a store that is committed to making positive sociological and ecological impacts in our community we are also passionate about healthy living. Hence we are excited to share the opportunity of donation-based yoga to all of our AoSA friends. Our mission is to bring the community together and nurture the mind, body ,and spirit of everyone in it. Jennifer Orona is grateful to have the opportunity to share her passion with you and hopes to inspire all her students to open up and let their own divi …

Citizens Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization that works in a non-confrontational way to create the political will for a stable climate, and to empower people to have breakthroughs in exercising their personal and political power. Creating political will is a team sport -- and it's challenging, uplifting, and fun. The more that participate, the merrier -- and the more effective!We write and meet with our congressional reps; write letters to the editor, opinion piece …

Hello and Welcome to Environmental Awakening! This meet up group was going to be canceled so I took it over.  I am Gary Mitchell and I am the Director of Planet Rehab (www.PlanetRehab.org) and we are an environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting the environment.  We have an Animal Sanctuary (located in San Dimas) with approx. 350 animals + a Butterfly Habitat that we open to the public to help them understand WHY it is so important to protect what is left of the planet's ecosystems (many o …

The Institute of Urban Ecology is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and coordinating people to come together around nature and food. We are working to create a community of dedicated and motivated individuals to make positive significant changes to our {sub}urban environments by putting ecology into action through gardening, urban farming, sustainable design, permaculture and community building.

We are finishing up our process of becoming an official SpiralScout Circle. Please feel free to join this meetup group and we will contact you with more information about becoming a part of our Circle after we are official. http://www.spiralscouts.org/ SpiralScouts™ International is a program for girls and boys of all faiths working, growing and learning together. SpiralScouts is based on the idea of children and parents of both genders working together. Our program encourages girls and boys to …