GreenLane Networking Luncheon: Pete Sorenson, Lane County Commissioner: Getting Energy Out of the Dump & Member Spotlight: Point to Point Solutions

Pete will be sharing with us his work with Applied Soultions whose mission is to support counties and cities to identify and implement advanced technologies, policies and services through integrated systems to build resilient, healthy and stable local economies and communities. He will particulary address the Short Mountain Landfill and how to get energy out of garbage dumps. Pete's 14 years as a Lane County Commissioner will come into play as he shares his work on environmental issues for our community.

Pete Sorenson was raised in Coos County, Oregon. He's a graduate of North Bend High School and Southwestern Oregon Community College. He earned his BA and MA in geography at the University of Oregon. After working as a legislative assistant for Congressman Jim Weaver in the U.S. Congress on environmental and natural resource issues, he was Special Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture in the Carter Administration. He returned to Oregon and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. He's been worked extensively as an environmental lawyer, as well as serving as an Oregon State Senator. For the past 14 years hes been a Lane County Commissioner. Pete is married to Kim Leval, executive director of the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides.

Our Member Spotlight presentation will be by Marcia Maffei of Point to Point Solutions. Point2point Solutions is the regional transportation options program for the Central Lane area and is funded by local, state, and federal grants. Whether you are an employee or employer, a parent or student,  we can help you discover safe, easy and planet-friendly ways to coordinate daily trips. Visit us at: www.point2pointsolutions.org