Events

***Oregon Graywater Re-use Forum***

Co-sponsored by ReCode Portland and the Portland Office of Sustainable Development

Tuesday, April 8th, 3-5 pm

Lovejoy Room, Portland City Hall

1221 SW 4th Ave. Portland  OR  97204

*Background*

Graywater is water derived from household use, excluding water with human body wastes (known as blackwater).  Approximately 65% of water used for interior uses can be recycled as graywater.  In Portland, this equals about 68 gallons of water per person per day that could be used for exterior irrigation, if graywater became legally accessible to Oregonians.

The leveling and relatively imminent decline in the world’s fossil fuel production lags somewhat behind global warming in the process of societal awakening. Portland’s Peak Oil Task Force did some fine work in highlighting the issues we’ll all face as energy supplies become tighter and much more expensive. Their report contained a number of useful recommendations and preparatory work for the City’s consideration.

Overlook Park - 150 sustainable businesses/organizations, Kids' Village, 3 stages of entertainment and a bike ride to start off the day! Check out the website for more info!
http://cityrepair.org

This is the largest annual solar conference in the region with dozens of exhibits and expert speakers. One will come away with a wealth of information on the nuts and bolts of solar energy technology, the industry as a whole, it's role in our society, and the costs and benefits for Oregon residents.

$12 each day

http://www.nwsolarexpo.com/

This is the largest annual solar conference in the region with dozens of exhibits and expert speakers. One will come away with a wealth of information on the nuts and bolts of solar energy technology, the industry as a whole, it's role in our society, and the costs and benefits for Oregon residents.

$12 each day

http://www.nwsolarexpo.com/

The third annual Ready. Safe. Go. free training conference and volunteer recognition event is being held on Saturday, April 26 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at Portland Community College’s (PCC) Cascade Campus in North Portland.

This annual training is a partnership between the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) Crime Prevention Program and the Portland Office of Emergency Management (POEM) and is sponsored by Portland Community College (PCC). Twenty training workshops will be offered on a variety of crime prevention and disaster preparedness topics, which appeal to both the experienced and beginning public safety volunteer.

As part of the First Unitarian Church of Portland's Community for Earth Film Series, they are showing the movie "Crude Awakening".

www.oilcrashmovie.com

OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, tells the story of how our civilization’s addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world’s top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion – our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled.