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What Does Global Warming Mean for Oregon?
City Club’s Friday Forum this week (April 21st) will feature Jane Lubchenco, Distinguished Professor of Zoology and Wayne & Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology at Oregon State University on “Climate Change and its Implications for Oregon”. During 2005 and the first three months of 2006, a striking sequence of new scientific findings were made…
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Peak Oil Lecture on Tuesday
Luke Tonachel will be speaking on “Addicted to Oil: Clever Ways to Kick the Habit” Tuesday, April 18, 7 to 8pm, Flavia Salon on the Marylhurst Campus The talk is FREE. So is parking. Refreshments will be served. Luke Tonachel works on transportation energy issues for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Mr. Tonachel’s work focuses…
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A Different Kind of Congestion
Yesterday was a big travel day: from home to Wilsonville, back up to Hayden Island for the Columbia Crossing Open House and then to the Lloyd District for a economic development presentation. All accomplished by bike and bike-on-transit. But not without some challenges. Catching the #96 down to Wilsonville, three of us wheeled up our…
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Sellwood Briefing on Monday
Public invited to Sellwood Bridge briefing A major planning effort for the Sellwood Bridge will be explained to the public on Monday, April 17 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the Portland French School, 6318 SW Corbett Avenue. Multnomah County has secured funds to begin planning work for a long-term solution to the serious…