Marin County Climate and Sustainability Office

09/29/2026

What a fantastic Marin Green@Home Tour! At the end of August, local residents opened their doors to showcase incredible sustainable home upgrades.

With 11 homes and 255 visits, attendees got an up-close look at everything from heat pump HVACs and induction stoves to grey-water systems and rainwater catchment. 💧⚡️

The best part? Hearing how inspired you were! As one attendee shared: “It was helpful to see products implemented not just in new homes but in older homes that were renovated to accommodate them.”

Ready to get inspired for your own space? 💡 Join us for our next event:
📍 Peninsula & South Bay Green@Home Tour
🗓️ October 10 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Explore local homes, get ideas for your own projects, and learn directly from homeowners making a difference one step at a time.

🔗 Learn more & register at acterra.org/events

A huge thank you to our generous sponsors who made the free Marin tour possible: MCE, Marin Water, and Resilient Neighborhoods! 🌱

09/28/2026

Realtors play a key role in helping their clients with all things relating to homeownership. Whether it’s information on the broader housing market, neighborhood amenities, school districts, or home remodels that can boost your home value, local Marin Realtors will have the answers. But what about energy efficiency and electrification?

The Marin County Climate and Sustainability Office and the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) are here to help Marin Realtors become GREEN Realtors with trainings and other resources.

www.bayren.org/real-estate
www.marincounty.gov/sustainability

Come see us at the annual Marin Realtors Bocce Tournament this Friday, October 2!

09/11/2026

The County of Marin is excited to partner with Bay Area SunShares to help Marin residents get home solar and battery storage. The program offers exclusive discounts from pre-vetted installers from September 1 to November 15. A new solar and battery system can give your home a reliable source of power while helping our community accelerate clean energy adoption and become more climate-ready.

Already have solar? Their pre-vetted installers offer system augmentation and battery-only projects too! If you’re interested in making your home more resilient, check out the SunShares program and its exclusive discounts.

☀️ The first Bay Area SunShares webinar is next week on Wednesday, September 16th at 6pm. Join them and ask all things solar + battery! All residents are welcome. Register at bayareasunshares.org/webinars

09/04/2026

We have a couple events this month and we’d love to see you there!

Find us at these upcoming community events to learn about Climate and Sustainability programs and resources for residents and businesses:

🌿 9/8 Marin Green Drinks - Certified Green: Marin Businesses Taking Climate Action (And You Can Too!) Marin Green Drinks Lotus Cuisine of India

🤠 9/16 Marin Senior Fair - Not My First Rodeo: Saddle Up for a Better Future County of Marin

Whether you’re looking to save energy, support local sustainable businesses, or learn about our programs, we’d love to connect. View all upcoming events on our calendar: MarinCounty.gov/departments/executive/sustainability/calendar

09/02/2026

📚 Marin Green Business Spotlight: The Phoenix Used Bookshop

We are excited to welcome the newest certified green business, The Phoenix Used Bookshop! Step into this small-but-mighty used bookshop The Phoenix Used Bookshop , and you’ll leave with not only a new-to-you children’s storybook but inspiration and hope for a more sustainable future.

With reuse built into the business, The Phoenix Used Bookshop was able to complete the Green Business certification on the spot. Every book on the shelves comes from the community, helping avoid the impacts of new book production, shipping, and excess inventory. In its first three months, The Phoenix diverted more than 15,000 books from Marin’s waste stream and put them back into the hands of local young readers! As a small store, efficiency is a built-in feature with little energy, water, and other resource use.

Visit The Phoenix Used Bookshop in Larkspur to support a newly certified Green Business connecting community, zero waste, and good books, and find other certified businesses at Search.GreenBusinessCA.org!

CA Green Business Network Zero Waste Marin County of Marin

08/12/2026

Meet the interns with Climate and Sustainability Summer 2026, part 1: Melissa!

Melissa is an environmental and sanitary engineer from Colombia, and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Studies at San José State University where her focus is climate adaptation solutions for a vulnerable segment of Highway 1 near Bolinas Lagoon in Marin County. As an intern, she supports sea level rise work with drafting multijurisdictional bayside SB1 and outer coast proposal.  In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature, exploring coffee shops and staying active outdoors!🌿☀️☕️⛰️
 
Thank you Melissa for your amazing work and passion that you brought to the team this summer! We’ll miss you, and good luck wrapping up your M.S. this year!
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CONOCE A MELISSA: Melissa es ingeniera ambiental y sanitaria de Colombia y actualmente está cursando una Maestría en Ciencias en Estudios Ambientales en la Universidad Estatal de San José, donde se enfoca en soluciones de adaptación climática para un segmento vulnerable de la autopista 1 cerca de la Laguna Bolinas, en el Condado de Marin. Como pasante, apoya el trabajo relacionado con el aumento del nivel del mar redactando propuestas multijurisdiccionales para la zona de la bahía bajo SB1 y para la costa exterior. En su tiempo libre, disfruta leer, pasar tiempo en la naturaleza, explorar cafeterías y mantenerse activa al aire libre. 🌿☀️☕️⛰️
 
¡Gracias, Melissa, por el increíble trabajo y la pasión que aportaste al equipo este verano! ¡Te vamos a extrañar y te deseamos mucho éxito mientras terminas tu maestría este año!

08/04/2026

Our friends over at Rising Sun Center for Opportunity are offering No-Cost Green House Call Kits to help you save on your energy and water bills. After completing a quick home efficiency survey, energy and water efficiency devices will be delivered directly to your home. This program is available to Marin residents. Sign up today at the link below! https://risingsun.tfaforms.net/f/GHC
For more information, visit https://risingsunopp.org/programs/ghc/

07/21/2026

📬 Our Summer Newsletters are coming soon and will be full of exciting updates and resources you won’t want to miss!

Whether you are a Marin resident, business owner, or just curious to know more about Marin Sustainability efforts, you are invited to stay connected through our quarterly newsletter. With only 4 emails per year for each topic, you’ll get the latest news, community events, seasonal tips, incentive program updates, and more.

Follow the link in our bio or visit our website to subscribe: MarinCounty.gov/Climate

06/09/2026

Make this the summer you take charge. Resilient Neighborhoods offers a proven, five-session Climate Action Workshop designed specifically for Marin County residents or workers ready to move from "climate-concerned" to "climate-committed."

What you’ll gain:
--A Personalized Action Plan: A practical roadmap to significantly reduce your household’s impact.
--Safety & Security: Tools to prepare your home for a changing climate.
--Collective Power: The motivation that only comes from working with a team.

The Commitment: 5 sessions over 8 weeks. The Result: A lighter footprint, a safer home, and a stronger community.

Sign up today. Choose the workshop that works with your schedule, starting on either this Thursday, June 11, at 6:30 pm or Wednesday, June 17, at 4:30 pm. Save your spot - sign up today at http://tinyurl.com/RNProgram 🌱💚

06/09/2026

Get up to $10,500 to remove a wood- or pellet-burning stove, fireplace, or insert and replace it with a clean, energy-efficient electric heat pump through the Bay Area Air District Clean HEET program!

Don’t miss this opportunity to upgrade your home, improve air quality, and get reliable comfort all-year round -- the deadline to apply is July 14th, 2026!

Get up to $10,500 to switch from a wood-burning device to clean, efficient heating and cooling through the Clean HEET program! baaqmd.gov/en/Funding-and-Incentives/Residents/Clean-HEET-Program

🏠 Heat pumps are an energy-efficient, all-in-one system that heats and cools your home by transferring heat rather than creating it.

Powered by electricity, they use less energy, provide year-round comfort, and improve air quality.