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League of Women Voters Presentation on Peak Oil
League of Women Voters Presentation on Peak Oil –2/10 Public Invited at 7pm on February 10th John Kaufmann, Senior Policy Analyst with the Oregon Department of Energy’s Conservation Division, will discuss “peak oil” on February 10th at 7pm. The event will be held in the Board Room of the Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne…
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When the Oil Runs Out…
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2008 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: David L. Goodstein, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology Topic: Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil Flier with abstract: http://www.cts.pdx.edu/Goodstein%20Flyer.pdf Speaker sponsored by the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium Visiting Scholarship Program When:…
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Peak Oil at Council
There it is on the agenda for Portland City Council on Wednesday: 205TIME CERTAIN: 10:15 AM – Accept the report of the City of Portland Peak Oil Task Force (Report introduced by Commissioner Saltzman)
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Local Governments Acknowledge Inconvenient Truths
Two interesting new reports out that deal with our energy and climate future. First, Metro has released a draft background paper as part of the Regional Transportation Plan update: Key Environmental Issues and Metro’s Mitigation-Related Activities in the Portland Metropolitan Region. It’s not online yet, but here are a couple of key paragraphs from the…
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Breaking our Addiction to Oil
(via the Coalition for a Livable Future newsletter – I hope the registration deadline is somewhat flexible) The Worldwatch Institute, Oregon Environmental Council, Illahee, and the Sightline Institute present: American Energy: Breaking our Addiction to Oil Christopher Flavin President, Worldwatch Institute Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7:00-8:00 pm Wine and Dessert Reception 8:00-9:30 pm Speaking Program…