Lorraine's blog

Location    First Methodist Church
1376 Olive St. Eugene, OR
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

NEDCO, Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation, is extending the application deadline for their Main Street Downtown Springfield Business Incubator.
 
This is an opportunity for businesses in transition-to-storefront operation, to partner with and acquire support for success. Being a green and sustainable business venture is a desired asset for the program.
 

Eugene Solar & Green Homes Tour
October 3, 2010 - 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Registration & Kickoff: Eugene Water & Electric Board 500 East 4th Avenue
Cost: $5 suggested donation per group

Plastic bottles (PET #1) are one of the biggest environmental disasters today. In the United States alone, 230 bottles per person go to landfill per year. That is enough crushed bottles to fill the Rose Bowl Stadium in California every two weeks.

Natural Choice Directory in partnership with the Helios Network is sending out this
 
10.10.10 Call To ACTION
 
To Local BUSINESS People: a Global GREEN EVENT

I was so delighted to see the article in the Register Guard about Julie and Charlie Tilt's fabulous business: Hummingbird Wholesale.

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/business/25044594-41/humm...

Become a online member of Sustainable Industries and have access to some great business guides. www.sustainableindustries.com/resources. There is the new Green Office Guide 2010, Clean Energy Handbook for Business 2009, Plants at Work 2009 and more. Very useful info here! In PDF format, so you don't have to send off for a paper document.

As one of the founding organizations involved in the creation of GreenLane Sustainable Business Network, I am proud to extend an invitation for you to attend the GreenLane 1st Anniversary Event this coming Wednesday, January 27, from 6 PM to 8 PM held at the Northwest Community Credit Union Gateway location. Individuals as well as businesses are welcome to attend and learn more about our efforts to create a greener, more sustainable community.

 Presenter: Jordan Palmeri, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Local business owners and community members interested in going beyond recycling will not want to miss “Reducing Environmental Impacts of Packaging and Products”. This presentation and discussion focuses on the best kept secret—that materials efficiency provides some of the most cost-effective and money saving strategies for a healthy triple bottom line.

Community members are invited to attend at:
1:30-3 p.m., Wednesday January 6, 2010