Ecover Grand Ambassadors  Laura Hoehn, (right)  and Noel Ward (left)  clean Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Richard Blooms' 2004 Toyota Prius during an ecological car wash and wax demonstration to celebrate the launch of new Ecover Car Wash & Wax and Car Glass & Interior Cleaner at Lexus Santa Monica on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The event benifited Heal the Bay.  Ecover Car Wash & Wax and Car Glass & Interior Cleaner clean, degrease, and shine using plant-based ingredients that quickly and completely biodegrade for a minimum impact on aquatic life. Ecover bottles and labels are made of polyethylene, cap of polypropylene, both of which are 100% recyclable and can be recycled together using a low energy process.  For over 25 years, Ecover has been producing products that adhere strictly to the World Health Organization’s definition of heath, which incorporates the well-being of the whole person – both mental and physical – and the environment in which they live.

Tim Kirkpatrick, 53, takes a demo ride on the electric motorcycle, Zero X during the Third Annual  AltCar Expo at the Santa Monica Civic on Friday, September 26, 2008. The Zero X has a range of 40 miles per two-hour charge. Typical cost per recharge is less than $.01 per mile. The Zero X is no toy. It's a full powered off-road motorcycle with unmatched performance and durability. The motorcycle has all the performance of a traditional gas dirt bike, but without all of the noise, pollution and maintenance hassle. Best of all, the Zero X opens up all kinds of riding opportunities where noise is a problem. (2) Jim Corning, founder of Prometheus Systems, promotes his conceptual electronic motorcycle  during the expo.  The prototype motorcycle has a top speed of 70 miles per hour with a range of 50 miles and is completely charged with the solar panel.(3)  Guest examine the plug in Toyota Prius which gets 100 miles per gallon.

(top) Daniel Bowman Simon, 28, (left)  International Ambassador of TheWhoFarm (aka The White House Organic Farm Project) parks his topsy turvy biodiesel school bus at the Third Street Promenade alley on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. TheWhoFarm is a non-partisan, petition-based initiative to respectfully request that our 44th President oversee the planting of an organic farm on the grounds of The White House, our nation’s First Home, at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC. TheWhoFarmMobile, two school buses fused together with an edible rooftop, has travelled across the U.S.A., from NYC to LA, to visit schools, food pantries, farmers’ markets, festivals in an effort to inform the Nation of TheWhoFarm and to gather signatures for thier petition..

1) Jesus Luna, of LTM Industries, pilots the new natural gas powered 'Sand Tram' on its inaugural ride at Santa Monica Beach during the official countdown to the Santa Monica Pier’s Centennial on Tuesday, September 9, 2008.  2) Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman, Santa Monica Mayor Herb Katz and Mayor Pro Tem Richard Bloom take a ride on the new Sand Tram. 3) Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone and Jean McNeil Wyner, Community & Physician Liaison of Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, ride back-to-back during the test drive. 4,5) Community leaders, local personalities, and centennial celebration organizers enjoy the ride over Santa Monica Beach. The prototype Sand Tram, a 60-foot-long beach trolley capable of carrying 100-plus passengers, typifies the Centennial’s theme of “100 years in the past, 100 years in the future.”  The natural gas powered vehicle will travel on the sand and transport beachgoers between the parking lots, the Pier, and the new Annenberg Beach House; restoring popular beachfront transportation once provided by electric trams until the 1960s.