Green Events For Thursday

UPDATE: This morning we got a message that the OLCV event was moved from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

The Green Calendar kicks off early Thursday when Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard and the Homebuilders of Metropolitan Portland show off the first two homes completed through the city’s Energy Efficiency Home Pilot program. One was built to be 15% more efficient than current standards, the other 30% more efficient.

• When: 8:00am to 10:00am
• Where: 4725 and 4729 SE 28th Avenue
• For More Information: Portland Energy Efficient Home Pilot

Remember that Gore/Bradbury campaign event I told you would happen Wednesday? Well it’s really happening today.

• When: 11:00am, but the doors open at 9:45am
• Where: Leftbank Project, 240 N Broadway, Portland
• How much: Tickets cost $40 unless you reserve them ahead of time.
• For More Information: Bill Bradbury For Governor

The Oregon League of Conservation Voters leads a live blogging event to explain why it’s supporting Measures 66 and 67. These measure appear on January’s special election ballot. One raises taxes on high income Oregonians, the other raises minimum taxes on businesses. OLCV says if these measures fail, Oregon will have less money to spend on such things as renewable energy and monitoring toxic pollution. Viewers will be able to submit questions.

• When: 4:00pm
• Where: Online at the OLCV blog
• For more information: Oregon League of Conversation Voters

The Wild and Scenic Film Festival moves to Ashland and Medford tonight and Friday. Thursday’s showing in Ashland features, “Division Street”, a creative look at the transportation crisis that appears to be spiraling out of control, a new generation of ecologists, engineers, city-planners, and everyday citizens are transforming the future of the American road. Friday night in Medford it’s “Renewal”, which highlights individual stories of communities drawing on their faith to find ways to be better stewards of the environment.

• When: 6:30pm for both nights
• Where: Thursday the 19th: Ashland Congregational Church, 717 Siskiyou Blvd. Friday the 20th: Medford Congregational Church, 1801 E. Jackson St.
• For More Information: Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center

The Oregon Sierra Club holds a discussion about the ways in which free trade policies adversely affect the environment. The discussion will be led by Arthur Stamoulis of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, a statewide coalition of more than 30 environmental, labor and human rights organizations.

• When: Doors open at 6:30pm, discussion begins at 7:00pm
• Where: Oregon Sierra Club, 1821 SE Ankeny, Portland
• For More Information: Oregon Sierra Club

The U.S. Forest Service holds a public meeting on a new trail in the Columbia Gorge at Cape Horn. A user created trail already exists. But the Forest Service is considering taking it over and giving it official status. Friends of the Columbia Gorge have some concerns about the Forest Service plans and hope for a good turnout. (I will post something about this issue later Thursday.)

• When: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
• Where: Rock Creek Center, Stevenson, Wash.
• For More Information: Friends of the Columbia Gorge