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A HISTORIC ELECTION IS OVER

BUT WHAT COMES NEXT FOR AMERICA, OIL, AND GLOBAL WARMING?

COME AND MEET TERRY TAMMINEN, AUTHOR OF THE EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK LIVES PER GALLON: The True Cost of our Oil Addiction.

WHO: Terry Tamminen is an architect of California’s climate change and energy initiatives, which are the most progressive energy independence plans in the country. A dedicated environmentalist, he served as Special Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger, head of the California EPA, and now has written Lives Per Gallon (www.livespergallon.org).

WHAT: Terry is touring America talking about his book and the issues. He knows that America’s addiction to oil is taking a huge toll on our health, environment, and national security, and that oil and automobile companies have conspired for decades to hide the damage their products have done to America and the world.

Lives Per Gallon is a diagnosis of our petroleum problem and a prescription for change. The choice is clear: continue paying with our health, or kick our addiction and evolve beyond an oil-dependent economy. By forcing corporate giants to pay the true cost of their business practices, the economics change in favor of more sustainable, healthier products. Terry shows how we can evolve beyond oil to products that are far cleaner and truly sustainable.

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There will be no meeting at St. Francis on Nov. 22nd because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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Best Practice Logging Strategies for Effective Data Acquisition, Interpretation & Optimisation
November 27 - 29, 2006 • Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/GB-2822/ediary
How many times have your production optimisation proposals not delivered expected results?
Without understanding your well’s behaviour, it is impossible to put a recovery plan together that delivers value to your managers.
The only way for you to unlock the untapped potential of your reservoirs is through production and cased hole logging.
Production & Cased Hole Logging 2006 will deliver the highest calibre logging specialists from international operators and NOCs from around the world, bringing their knowledge, experiences and proven tactics for success.

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romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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Best Practice Logging Strategies for Effective Data Acquisition, Interpretation & Optimisation
November 27 - 29, 2006 • Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/GB-2822/ediary
How many times have your production optimisation proposals not delivered expected results?
Without understanding your well’s behaviour, it is impossible to put a recovery plan together that delivers value to your managers.
The only way for you to unlock the untapped potential of your reservoirs is through production and cased hole logging.
Production & Cased Hole Logging 2006 will deliver the highest calibre logging specialists from international operators and NOCs from around the world, bringing their knowledge, experiences and proven tactics for success.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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LNG strategies for a competitive supply, trading, pricing and downstream advantage
November 28 - 30, 2006 • The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston, TX
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/NA-2821/ediary

The growing gap between demand and local supply in North America has thrusted the market to increasingly becoming dependent on Global LNG imports. With numerous terminals almost nearly completed, reinforcing and expanding supply diversity will ensure you tackle current capacity problems and meet the required LNG demand. From the LNG vessel to the pipeline, your supply strategy is important to ensure the North American market remains competitive. This includes determining which supply agreements will make you the most profit at the right price, which storage solutions will expand your capacity and which quality of gas is going to serve your pipeline.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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Best Practice Logging Strategies for Effective Data Acquisition, Interpretation & Optimisation
November 27 - 29, 2006 • Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/GB-2822/ediary
How many times have your production optimisation proposals not delivered expected results?
Without understanding your well’s behaviour, it is impossible to put a recovery plan together that delivers value to your managers.
The only way for you to unlock the untapped potential of your reservoirs is through production and cased hole logging.
Production & Cased Hole Logging 2006 will deliver the highest calibre logging specialists from international operators and NOCs from around the world, bringing their knowledge, experiences and proven tactics for success.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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LNG strategies for a competitive supply, trading, pricing and downstream advantage
November 28 - 30, 2006 • The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston, TX
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/NA-2821/ediary

The growing gap between demand and local supply in North America has thrusted the market to increasingly becoming dependent on Global LNG imports. With numerous terminals almost nearly completed, reinforcing and expanding supply diversity will ensure you tackle current capacity problems and meet the required LNG demand. From the LNG vessel to the pipeline, your supply strategy is important to ensure the North American market remains competitive. This includes determining which supply agreements will make you the most profit at the right price, which storage solutions will expand your capacity and which quality of gas is going to serve your pipeline.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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Comprehensive strategies and solutions to guarantee fiscal stability in your E&P contracts
November 29 - December 1, 2006 • The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston, TX
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/NA-2820/ediary
Contracts are re-written, amended or even torn up as moves to claim a greater stake in profits between players occurs. Billions of dollars hang in the balance as negotiators, lawyers, developers and analysts strive to forge the best fiscal terms for long term security in their E&P contracts.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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LNG strategies for a competitive supply, trading, pricing and downstream advantage
November 28 - 30, 2006 • The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston, TX
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/NA-2821/ediary

The growing gap between demand and local supply in North America has thrusted the market to increasingly becoming dependent on Global LNG imports. With numerous terminals almost nearly completed, reinforcing and expanding supply diversity will ensure you tackle current capacity problems and meet the required LNG demand. From the LNG vessel to the pipeline, your supply strategy is important to ensure the North American market remains competitive. This includes determining which supply agreements will make you the most profit at the right price, which storage solutions will expand your capacity and which quality of gas is going to serve your pipeline.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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Comprehensive strategies and solutions to guarantee fiscal stability in your E&P contracts
November 29 - December 1, 2006 • The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston, TX
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/NA-2820/ediary
Contracts are re-written, amended or even torn up as moves to claim a greater stake in profits between players occurs. Billions of dollars hang in the balance as negotiators, lawyers, developers and analysts strive to forge the best fiscal terms for long term security in their E&P contracts.

Hosted by:
romain.ollichon@iqpc.co.uk - alexander.agostini@iqpc.co.uk

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Comprehensive strategies and solutions to guarantee fiscal stability in your E&P contracts
November 29 - December 1, 2006 • The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston, TX
EVENT URL: http://www.iqpc.co.uk/NA-2820/ediary
Contracts are re-written, amended or even torn up as moves to claim a greater stake in profits between players occurs. Billions of dollars hang in the balance as negotiators, lawyers, developers and analysts strive to forge the best fiscal terms for long term security in their E&P contracts.

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Senator Ginny Burdick (D-Portland/Tigard)

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Senator Burdick Hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Biofuels

On December 5th, Senator Ginny Burdick (D-Portland/Tigard) will host a town hall meeting on biofuels at Portland State University .

The event will be covering biofuels production, economics and the role of local and state governments. The goal of the meeting is to inform the public of the advantages and potential downsides of biofuels with a focus on research in Oregon 's public institutions, including Portland State University .

What: Biofuel Town Hall Meeting

When: December 5th, 7pm

Where: Portland State University in the Smith Memorial Union Building in Room 236

For more information, contact Jordan Rash at 503.986.1718

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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 Council Meeting.

The intention of the Council 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.

Likely agenda topics are:
* Wednesdays @ St. Francis
* Opening shifts St. Francis
* an update on the Peak Oil taskforce
* What else? Please post a comment for a topic you would like to be included.

The actual agenda isn't officially decided until the start of the council meeting where we also decided how much time each topic will get.

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Portland Peak Oil is pleased to announce a new reading circle for the book When Technology Fails by Matthew Stein. This book is an important reference on how to deal with the disruption of services in many critical areas including water, electricity, agriculture, and medical services, and is highly recommended reading.

The reading circle will meet the first Wednesday of every month at St. Francis Church, SE 11th & Pine.

The following months we will cover one chapter per month unless otherwise noted. It will not be necessary to have done the reading to participate in the meetings or online discussions, but it is likely to enhance your level of participation & the quality of your experience. The reading circle is free and open to everyone.

This week we will be reviewing Chapter 4: Emergency Measures for Survival

Contents Include:

Survival Strategies, Basic Strategies, Compact Survival Kit, Developing a Survivor Personality, Typical Survivor Personality Traits, Intuition: A Survivor’s Powerful Ally, Water Requirements, Dehydration, Conserving Water, Fire, Starting a Fire with Matches, Starting a Fire with Flint and Steel, Starting a Fire with Bow and Drill, Starting a Fire with a Hand Drill, Starting a Fire with a Fire Plough, Food, Basic Guidelines, Plants, Insects, Grubs, and Worms, Shelter, Squirrel’s Nest, Building on Fallen Trunks and Trees, • Scout Pits and Coal Beds, Snow Shelters, Emergency Snow Shoes, Cordage, Recommended Plant Fibers, Fiber Test, Preparing Fibers, Spinning Fibers into Cord, Simple Tools, Discoidal Stone Knives, Bone Tools

opening & closing St. Francis:
Robin

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Jonathan

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* Are you concerned about transportation and how it impacts your family, your community and our region’s livability?

* Would you like to have your voice heard in determining how transportation dollars are spent over the next 20 years?

Now is your chance to make a difference!

A year from now Metro will adopt a new Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which will guide how we spend at least $4.2 billion on transportation in the metropolitan area over the next 20 years. The Coalition for a Livable Future has crafted a strategy for a balanced transportation system that will give people more choices and better access to the places they want and need to go. We want to hear what you think of Shift the Balance! and need your help making sure Metro hears from the community as it develops the new RTP.

How to learn more about Shift the Balance?

Visit our Website www.clfuture.org/projects/ShiftTheBalance/
Then, take our survey www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=732342716904
It takes less than 10 minutes to complete and we'll use your feedback to inform Metro's Regional Transportation Plan.

opening & closing St. Francis:
Mike