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Join us for the second meeting of what we are calling our sustainability \\"support group!\\" Changing the habits of a lifetime and reviving skills not commonly used today can be challenging\, especially when your family and friends are not \\"on board\\" with you. Meet with others who are doing the same thing and share questions\, tips\, and resources. Work on developing and meeting your personal preparedness goals. This group will meet the 1st Wednesday of every other month as an ongoing forum for everyone to get together and focus specifically on how to increase sustainability in our lifestyles.
This month we will be able to talk in roundtable as a large group\, or break out into smaller groups of specific interests (discussion can be more lively in breakout groups!). The choice will be up to the group. Hope to see you there!
Room discussion free and open to the public.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060204T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060204T030000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/the_diggable_city_portland_urban_agriculture_doc URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/the_diggable_city_portland_urban_agriculture_doc SUMMARY:\\"The Diggable City\\" - Portland urban agriculture doc DESCRIPTION:Body\:
In case you couldn't make it on Saturday but wanted to\, it's official\:
While not reflected in the online schedule\, \\"The Diggable City\: Exploring the Potential for Urban Agriculture\\" will be playing again as part of the PINE Film Festival this Friday night at PSU's 5th Avenue Cinema. The 7pm showing will be followed by \\"Bird People\\"\, a documentary about the making of \\"Winged Migration\\".
Come check out the buzz and stay for the birds!
PINE Film Fest Info\: http\://www.livableplace.org/pine2006.htm
Description\:
The Diggable City\, a PSU Master of Urban and Regional Planning workshop project prepared for the City of Portland\, Oregon\, introduced a land inventory containing specific sites of publicly-owned properties where opportunities may exist to expand community gardens and other forms of urban agriculture in Portland.
\\"The Diggable City\: Exploring the Potential for Urban Agriculture\\" serves to educate a wider audience on current trends toward localized food production. Through the lens of various urban farm projects and numerous in-depth interviews\, the documentary depicts a compelling story about the value of this peculiar land use.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060204T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060204T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/oil_on_ice_showing_at_1st_unitarian URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/oil_on_ice_showing_at_1st_unitarian SUMMARY:\\"Oil on Ice\\" showing at 1st Unitarian DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Part of the First Unitarian Church's Heart of the Earth Environmental Film Series. \\"Oil on Ice\\" is a vivid\, compelling and comprehensive documentary connecting the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about energy policy\, transportation choices\, and other seemingly unrelated matters. Caught in the balance are the culture and livelihood of the Gwich'in Athabascan Indians and the Inupiat Eskimos and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem. 7 p.m. in the Main Street Sanctuary. $5 donation suggested at the door.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060204T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060205T000000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/a_few_spots_left_in_tomorrows_garden_design_class_with_oregon_tilth URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/a_few_spots_left_in_tomorrows_garden_design_class_with_oregon_tilth SUMMARY:A FEW SPOTS LEFT in tomorrow's Garden Design Class @ with Oregon Tilth DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Happy Imbolc\, holiday of purification and renewal! \; Come out Saturday and explore new and creative ways of renewing your garden in 2006. \; We still have a couple spots left\, if you¹re on the fence. \; But\, be sure to register with the City today by calling 503.675.2549 or register on-line at www.lakeoswegoparks.org! \; Hope to see you on the farm. \; To register call (503) 675-2549 or register on-line at www.lakeoswegoparks.org PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
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Garden Design
Saturday\, February 4th\, 2006
Luscher Farm \; \; \; \; \; \;
1-4pm
Farmhouse Classroom
Cost\: \; $15
Winter is the ideal time to craft designs for spring and summer gardens. \; We'll cover assessment and visioning\, site location\, bed preparation and design\, planting plans\, great garden resources and more. \; Planning is a critical component in creating a productive and functional garden. \; Weather permitting\, we'll take a walk around the demonstration garden and discuss important considerations for designing your 2006 garden.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060206T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060206T040000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/monthly_ppo_business_meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/monthly_ppo_business_meeting SUMMARY:Feb. PPO business meeting DESCRIPTION:Body\:
If you'd like to see what's going on behind the scenes or if you'd like to get more involved\, please attend the Portland Peak Oil Monthly Business Meeting.
The intention of the business meeting is to come together monthly to discuss group operations and make crucial decisions regarding PPO going forward. These meetings are open to the public to be as inclusive\, transparent\, and community-oriented as possible.
Potluck from 5-6pm\, meeting starts at 6pm.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060208T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060208T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_facing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_facing SUMMARY:Powerdown Circle\: Facing the End of Oil\: Fear of the Future DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Living Earth's four-week discussion group in autumn 2005 on Richard Heinberg's \\"Powerdown\\" has evolved into an ongoing Powerdown Circle to support our own shifting responses to the prospect of \\"peak oil\\" and to encourage the wider community to join in the discussion. We are particularly interested in engaging people in positions to influence civic and private sector decisions that have community-wide impact and potential.
The implications of the end of cheap fuel for American culture and for global stability are immense. The changes on the horizon run so deep - economic\, environmental\, geopolitical - it is tempting to put our heads under the covers and hope for a magical rescue\, or else to \\"bunker down\\" in a dangerous state of escalating fear and isolation. Both reactions - stubborn denial or societal panic - waste the narrow window of time available to think creatively\, constructively\, and cooperatively to prepare ourselves\, our neighborhoods and communities\, our city\, and our society for an American future radically different than the culture we have developed over the past two and a half centuries.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060209T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060209T050000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/portland_peak_oil_general_meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/portland_peak_oil_general_meeting SUMMARY:Portland Peak Oil general meeting DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Free and open to the public - come learn more about peak oil and make community connections.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060215T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060215T050000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_home URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_home SUMMARY:Powerdown Circle\: Home and Hearth DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Living Earth's four-week discussion group in autumn 2005 on Richard Heinberg's \\"Powerdown\\" has evolved into an ongoing Powerdown Circle to support our own shifting responses to the prospect of \\"peak oil\\" and to encourage the wider community to join in the discussion. We are particularly interested in engaging people in positions to influence civic and private sector decisions that have community-wide impact and potential.
The implications of the end of cheap fuel for American culture and for global stability are immense. The changes on the horizon run so deep - economic\, environmental\, geopolitical - it is tempting to put our heads under the covers and hope for a magical rescue\, or else to \\"bunker down\\" in a dangerous state of escalating fear and isolation. Both reactions - stubborn denial or societal panic - waste the narrow window of time available to think creatively\, constructively\, and cooperatively to prepare ourselves\, our neighborhoods and communities\, our city\, and our society for an American future radically different than the culture we have developed over the past two and a half centuries.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060216T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060216T050000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/film_al_bartlett_on_arithmetic_population_and_energy URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/film_al_bartlett_on_arithmetic_population_and_energy SUMMARY:Film\: Al Bartlett on \\"Arithmetic\, Population and Energy\\" DESCRIPTION:Body\:
When Richard Heinberg was in Portland last month\, he showed this video in his workshop. Join us for this informative and often humorous talk by Al Bartlett. Free and open to the public.
In this DVD\, Colorado University-Boulder Professor Emeritus Al Bartlett gives his celebrated talk\, \\"Arithmetic\, Population and Energy\: Sustainability 101\\".
Bartlett\, of the University of Colorado at Boulder physics department\, has given the lecture over 1\,540 times since 1969. The talk warns of the perilous effects of population growth and of growth in rates of consumption of nonrenewable resources.
Bartlett first delivered the lecture in 1969 to explain the arithmetic of steady growth and to alert the public to the consequences of rising human population and of rising rates of consumption of nonrenewable resources. Since his first presentation in 1969\, he has given the talk an average of about once every nine days.
Bartlett begins his talk with a striking observation\: \\"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.\\" His lecture includes examples of how the steady growth of the human population erodes everything from natural resources to democracy.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060219T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060219T013000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/ppo_policy_next_steps_meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/ppo_policy_next_steps_meeting SUMMARY:PPO Policy \\"next steps\\" meeting DESCRIPTION:Body\:
This is the debriefing/next steps meeting following the group's meeting with Commissioner Dan Saltzman.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060222T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060222T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_economic URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_economic SUMMARY:Powerdown Circle\: Economic and Financial Prospects DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Living Earth's four-week discussion group in autumn 2005 on Richard Heinberg's \\"Powerdown\\" has evolved into an ongoing Powerdown Circle to support our own shifting responses to the prospect of \\"peak oil\\" and to encourage the wider community to join in the discussion. We are particularly interested in engaging people in positions to influence civic and private sector decisions that have community-wide impact and potential.
The implications of the end of cheap fuel for American culture and for global stability are immense. The changes on the horizon run so deep - economic\, environmental\, geopolitical - it is tempting to put our heads under the covers and hope for a magical rescue\, or else to \\"bunker down\\" in a dangerous state of escalating fear and isolation. Both reactions - stubborn denial or societal panic - waste the narrow window of time available to think creatively\, constructively\, and cooperatively to prepare ourselves\, our neighborhoods and communities\, our city\, and our society for an American future radically different than the culture we have developed over the past two and a half centuries.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060223T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060223T044500Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/jim_wrathall_on_the_world_social_forum_in_venezuela URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/jim_wrathall_on_the_world_social_forum_in_venezuela SUMMARY:Jim Wrathall on the World Social Forum in Venezuela DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Jim Wrathall\, a longtime member of Portland Peak Oil\, speaks about his experience from the World Social Forum in Caracas\, Venezuela. Description of his talk coming shortly.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060225T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060225T050000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/illahee_deffeyes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/illahee_deffeyes SUMMARY:Illahee Lecture Series\: Kenneth Deffeyes DESCRIPTION:Body\:
\\"Hubbert's Peak\: The End of Oil\\"
Kenneth Deffeyes is professor emeritus of Geosciences at Princeton University. Early in his career he worked with famed petroleum geologist King Hubbert\, who correctly predicted that U.S. oil production would peak around 1970\, and who later predicted that world production would peak around 2005...
Deffeyes is also the author of Beyond Oil\: The View from Hubbert's Peak (2005) and Hubbert's Peak\: The Impending World Oil Shortage (2003).
Tickets are available for purchase here\: http\://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/1952
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060225T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060225T220000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/fix_it_fair URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/fix_it_fair SUMMARY:Fix-It Fair DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Join your neighbors for\:
- Healthy Home Workshops
- Money-Saving Tips
- Free Lunch from Burgerville
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060228T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060228T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/clean_cars_hearing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/clean_cars_hearing SUMMARY:Clean Cars hearing DESCRIPTION:Body\:
There is a Clean Cars hearing in Portland on Monday night. There have been almost a hundred people at hearings around the state so far\, and we expect the Portland hearing to be huge!
It is critical that as many people as possible attend the hearing so that elected officials see how much support there is\, because the auto industry isn't backing down. They've now sued four states -- including Oregon -- for cutting global warming pollution from cars.
WHAT\: Portland hearing on the Clean Cars program
WHO\: Oregonians from across the metro area\, including Majority Leader Kate Brown (Portland)\, Rep. Greg Macpherson (Lake Oswego) and Rep. Jackie Dingfelder (Portland)
WHERE\: in Portland\, at DEQ Headquarters\, 811 SW Sixth Ave\, Room 3A (3rd flr)
WHEN\: Monday\, February 27\, at 7\:00 pm
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060228T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060228T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/PPO_outreach_meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/PPO_outreach_meeting SUMMARY:Feb. PPO Outreach Meeting DESCRIPTION:Body\:
The Portland Peak Oil Outreach group is committed to taking on creative and constructive projects designed to inform the public about peak oil and the existence of our group. Open to the public. See agenda post here.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060228T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060228T050000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/feb_ppo_preparedness_meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/feb_ppo_preparedness_meeting SUMMARY:Feb PPO Preparedness meeting DESCRIPTION:Body\:
If you are interested in being a part of planning &\; instigating the \\"1st Wednesday\\" preparation-oriented meetings\, you are welcome to attend. \; Please feel free to send feedback if you can't make the meeting! \;
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NE Area Peak Oil Potluck
We gather once a month to socialize\, discuss\, strategize and support one another in making our lifestyles more sustainable\, our homes more efficient\, and our sense of community more intact.
This month our discussion will include “work parties” - how they might be organized to get particular projects done in our various homes. You need not be a homeowner to participate!
Bring food to share. (Plates\, utensils\, glassware provided.)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060301T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060301T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/feb_sunnyside_sustainability_committee_meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/feb_sunnyside_sustainability_committee_meeting SUMMARY:Feb. Sunnyside Sustainability Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:Body\:
On Wednesday\, January 18th\, a Sustainability Committee started up under the auspices of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association. Whether you live in Sunnyside or not\, this meeting on peak oil preparedness in Sunnyside should be very interesting. The meeting is open to the public.
For questions\, call the Sunnyside Hotline at 503-295-1699.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T011539Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060301T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20060301T043000Z UID:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_bread URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.portlandpeakoil.org/powerdown_bread SUMMARY:Powerdown Circle\: Bread and Water DESCRIPTION:Body\:
Living Earth's four-week discussion group in autumn 2005 on Richard Heinberg's \\"Powerdown\\" has evolved into an ongoing Powerdown Circle to support our own shifting responses to the prospect of \\"peak oil\\" and to encourage the wider community to join in the discussion. We are particularly interested in engaging people in positions to influence civic and private sector decisions that have community-wide impact and potential.
The implications of the end of cheap fuel for American culture and for global stability are immense. The changes on the horizon run so deep - economic\, environmental\, geopolitical - it is tempting to put our heads under the covers and hope for a magical rescue\, or else to \\"bunker down\\" in a dangerous state of escalating fear and isolation. Both reactions - stubborn denial or societal panic - waste the narrow window of time available to think creatively\, constructively\, and cooperatively to prepare ourselves\, our neighborhoods and communities\, our city\, and our society for an American future radically different than the culture we have developed over the past two and a half centuries.
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