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Ecoroof Portland 2010
3/12/2010 - 3/13/2010
Leftbank Annex
101 N. Weidler St, Portland, OR
The City of Portland is sponsoring Ecoroof Portland. Come learn how ecoroofs work, why they're important, and what's next for Portland's rooftops and skyline. With nearly 200 ecoroofs in Portland and an incentive available to help with the costs, it’s the perfect time to get an ecoroof of your own. If you own property in Portland, manage or own development projects, aspire to work in the ecoroof industry, or simply support sustainable development, Ecoroof Portland is the event to get involved with this alternative roofing approach. Activities will include Portland ecoroof tours, live ecoroof installations, presentations by local and national experts, and workshops to help you get started on your own project. Fair attendance is free. Vendors can reserve booth space for $250. Fees will be waived for non-profit organizations or educational institutions that are moving the ecoroof industry forward.
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Sustainability Gala with Salt Fire and Time
3/19/2010: 6pm to 9pm
Salt, Fire & Time Kitchen
609 SE Ankeny Street Unit A, Portland, OR
March 19th Sustainability Gala 6-9pm: This is a fun and social opportunity to meet the food producers and sustainability leaders in our area. I’ve invited farmers, artisans, and educators and you to come and hang out. $5 at the door and refreshments will be available, wine for purchase and a raffle for local goods!
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2010 Energy Trust Better Living Show
3/26/2010 - 3/28/2010
Portland Expo Center
2060 N Marine Drive, Portland, OR
The Better Living Show is a large event that is walking the walk. A festival that is not just targeted at the early adopters of a sustainable lifestyle, but one that targets the mainstream consumer as well who are looking for everything green. A show that encourages everyone, no matter where they lie in the spectrum of sustainable living, to take one more step towards a healthier lifestyle. And celebrates each and every one of those steps.
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Beaverton Living Greener Neighborhood Summit
4/10/2010: 9 am to 13:30 pm
Beaverton City Hall
4755 SW Griffith Drive, Beaverton, OR
Living Greener! Learn how to be sustainable at your home on a budget.Topics Include: Evaluating Your Home's Energy Efficiency and Getting Cash Back, Conserving Water with Native Plants and Natural Gardening, and Electric Vehicles: Arriving in Oregon.Enter to win great prizes including gift certificates from the Bike Gallery, New Seasons and other great items to help you live more sustainably.This event is FREE.
Arrive at 8:30 a.m. to enjoy a light breakfast and a sneak peek at over 40 exhibitors.
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StreamTeam Earth Day Celebration
4/17/2010
Vancouver, WA
Celebrate Earth Day with the StreamTeam! Register to plant trees or celebrate at the EcoFair with free children’s activities, live music and entertainment. To register for the 4-hour tree planting or for more EcoFair information visit www.StreamTeam.net or call (360) 992-8585.
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RESOURCE: Green Design Expo
4/22/2010: 2 pm to 7 pm
Leftbank Annex
101 N. Weidler, Portland, OR
This event will offer designers an opportunity to carry out their sustainable design strategies more effectively by learning more about local products and services. In addition to the expo area, there will be breakout sessions and a keynote address focused on sustainable design.
Together, designers and vendors can create powerful change by rethinking how they do their work. We hope you’ll choose to be part of what we know will be an exciting ongoing exchange.
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Open the Door to Sustainability
4/22/2010: 7pm to 10pm
Bison Building 419 NE 10th Ave
419 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR
On Earth Day 2010, we’d like to invite everyone out to “Open the DOOR to Sustainability.” A unique art show and fundraising event to benefit The ReBuilding Center a project of Our United Villages – a Non-profit Community Organization. On display will be a very special door crafted by the “father of woodcarving” Leroy Setziol.
We’ll also have about 100 one of a kind DOORS on display – repurposed by local artists.
Local, organic, creative food to munch on by Abby’s Table.
Music, featuring saxophonist Patrick Lamb
Raffles, ReFind Furniture, Silent Auction, and other random entertainment.
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City Repair Earth Day Celebration
4/24/2010: 10am to 7 pm
Washington High School
SE 12th and Stark, Portland, OR
Earth Day 2010 will be engaging all of Portland, especially the Buckman Neighborhood, in the annual Celebration of Localization. Earth Day is a project of City Repair and is proud to organize this event for the eleventh year in a row! This year’s theme, Re-Seeding The World will focus on how we all can positively contribute to creating the world we want. A world with an infrastructure that is sustainable, community focused, empowering to its citizens, respectful of the natural world and provides places for people to gather. Be part of this sea change; volunteer, sponsor, get a booth or just come to Earth Day 2010, which will feature booths of sustainable local businesses and delicious eateries in Portland, music, speakers, interactive activities such as parades, and the Kids Village.
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REVV 2010 Conference
4/26/2010 - 4/27/2010
Portland, OR
ReVisioning Value 2010: A Conference at the Intersection of Purpose and Profit will bring together leaders from the varied fields of impact investing and social innovation to share how new models for both are increasing the flow of capital to the creation of a more just and sustainable world. The one-day conference is followed by a day of hands-on workshops and strategic action roundtables designed to help participants apply the ideas offered at the conference to their own organizations as well as create real tools and strategies as an outcome.
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Applying The Natural Step Framework - 1/2 day
5/19/2010: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Portland, OR
The challenges we face today cannot be solved with the same thinking that created them. Sustainable solutions require broad collaboration and coordinated strategic decisions. The Natural Step Framework guides that process by addressing the entire system in creation of your sustainable vision and strategies.
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