Catalina Sea Ranch Mussel Farm Restoring California Coast

Can Mussel Farms Restore Polluted Coastal Waters?

Phil Cruver, CEO, shows how his Catalina Sea Ranch was developed and ways it supports the goals of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Shellfish Initiative to increase commercial shellfish aquaculture while improving ecosystem health.  Annual U.S shellfish demand is valued at $1 billion and the 40 square miles of U.S. Federal waters located on the San Pedro Shelf are ideal for aquaculture.   Wed.  July 13, 2016, 5:30pm, Total Wine, 394 No. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA. Refreshments, Wine Tasting, Business Mixer and Parking are included. Order your $15 ticket at www.cleantechnologycouncil.org

How to Stop the Decline of Pollinators Threatening the World’s Food Supply

June 22 -William Lewis, Past President, California State and Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association. explains why many species that promote the growth of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of food each year face extinction.  Pollinator insect species are threatened, including 16 percent of vertebrates like birds and bats.  The founder of Bill's Bees presents solutions to this global crisis. Presentation, Refreshments, Wine Tasting Mixer and Parking are included.  Seating is limited so reserve your $15 tickets today at www.cleantechnologycouncil.org

Made By Destruction - New Series on Recycling

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Did you know that batteries can be used to grow corn, and soft and fluffy mattresses can be transformed into sharp edged knives? Computers are filled with precious metals just waiting to be discovered and reused. Made By Destruction” explores how everything from obsolete airplanes to empty bottles are being split apart, stripped down, melted, shredded and reinvented in ingenious and extraordinary ways.

Learn about California's plastics bag BAN on April 20!

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STOPPING OCEAN POLLUTION

April 20 conference in Los Angeles. Roland Geyer, PhD, UC Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science will discuss how plastic waste within the world’s oceans is greater than the estimated 250,000 metric tons floating on top. Products that are notoriously difficult to keep out of the ocean may require a ban or product redesign. California is currently tied up in a plastic-bag controversy. There are enough signatures to put a referendum to the statewide bag ban on the November 2016 ballot because plastic bags are real environmental hazards. Don't miss this important event. Includes refreshments, parking and wine tasting. On-line registration and $15 tickets at www.cleantechnologycouncil.org

April 20: Reversing Ocean Pollution
Tickets:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reversing-ocean-pollution-tickets-23263484709?ref=estwKeynote Speaker: Associate Prof. Roland Geyer, PhD,UC Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

The magnitude of plastic waste within the world’s oceans is greater than the estimated 250,000 metric tons floating on top. it’s a real wake-up call calling for all plastic to be recycled or captured in landfills. If there are products that are notoriously difficult to keep out of the ocean, then maybe a ban or product redesigns. California is currently tied up in a plastic-bag controversy. The bag industry collected enough signatures to put a referendum to the statewide bag ban on the November 2016 ballot because plastic bags are real environmental hazards.

Cancer Treatment Summit

Learn about effective new cancer treatments from Omid Hamid, MD, Chief of Immuno-Oncology and Translational Research and Director of the Melanoma Center at The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute.  Dr. Hamid's research involves using the patient's immune system to attack cancer cells and maintain elevated levels of immunity. The center also treats cancers that have spread to the central nervous system​, brain and spine​. ​ www.cleantechnologycouncil.org​

Feb. 10 in Thousand Oaks. Includes parking and refreshments. On-line registration​ & tickets: $15 

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