The EcoGala honors the environment and our donors by being exclusively online, and providing all the exciting activities you would experience at an event such as an auction featuring celebrity collectibles, gift bags, tribute journals, sponsorship opportunities, participant prizes, and so much more.   

Here are more ways to be GREEN:

1. Replace your incandescent light bulbs with compact florescents and lower your CO2 emissions.
2. Know which plastics are recycled in your city.   Every city is different!  And Just because a product has a recycle symbol on it does not mean that it is recyclable.
3. Call your local utility company and sign up for renewable energy if available.  Renewable energy such as solar and wind power will reduce our reliance on coal-burning power plants.
4. When buying new applicances, look for the Energy Star label…you can cut your bills by 30%!
5. CARPOOL
6. Get Junk Mail?  Get BLACK-LISTED or call the company to be removed from their list.
7. Wash your clothes in cold or warm water (not hot)
8. Air dry clothes when possible
9. Pay all your bills online.
10. SHOP GREEN! Buy recycled products, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, and support companies that are GREEN.
11. Use a filter on your faucet and fill up reusable bottles.
12. Bring you own mug to work!  They may great co-worker gifts as well.
13. Just say NO TO PLASTIC BAGS and bring your own reusable bag. 
14. Turn down your thermostat in the winter – for each degree your lower your thermostate in the winter, you can cut your energy bills by 3%.
15. Call your energy company for a free energy audit to show you how to save money
16. Keep your car tires properly inflated to increase your MPG.  And did you know that a new air filter can also get you more MPG?
17. Planning a party?  Send evites rather than expensive invitations that will likely be thrown out after the party.
18. Start a recycling program at your office.  The average person goes through 10,000 sheets a year at work. 
19. Get a GREEN credit card.
20. GO PAPERLESS.  Think before you print!  With the age of computers, communication and document sharing can all take place on your computer.
21. Buy in bulk to reduce your garbage.
22. Ride your bike to work two times per week – you and the planet will be healthier!
23. WALK!
24. How far has your food traveled to get onto your plate?  Think about where you food comes from and the fuel it took to get it there.  Buy local!
25. Next time you go shopping for a car, buy a fuel-effiecient car – Hybrid or biodiesel.
26. Support Santa Monica Baykeeper’s Watershed Restoration Programs – a single tree will absord one ton of CO2 over its lifetime.
27. Join Santa Monica Baykeeper, become a member today at www.smbaykeeper.org.