Green Lane -- Sustainable Business Network

Welcome to Green Lane...

We are a membership organization providing education, resources, networking, and marketing for sustainability.

Join our community of Lane County businesses, non-profits and individuals and share sustainable ideas and practices.

Mecca Invites You to Raise A Glass! Wine Tasting & Silent Auction

When:

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Where:

Historic Windsor Caulkins House
588 East 11th Avenue
Eugene, OR

Cost:

Admission is free.
Wine Tasting is $12.
Beer & Wine also sold by the glass.

GreenLane Presents: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- Local Programs and Services for Your Business to Help Lower Your Carbon Footprint-June Luncheon

When:

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Where:

Boulvevard Grill

Eugene, Oregon

Cost:

$12 for lunch

Carolyn Stein, Director for the Re:Think Program-Helping Businesses Reduce Energy Consumption & Waste; Kelly Bell, Program Coordinator for the Lane County Master Recycling Program; Ethan Nelson, Love Food Not Waste-Business Composting Program for City of Eugene

This is an educational event for our GreenLane members and guests. There will be great speakers and round table discussions on how you can utilize these programs to help your business lower their carbon footprint.

JOIN US! GreenLane Mixer @ Ninkasi on THUR June 14th: People, Planet, Profit & Pints!

When:

Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Where:

Ninkasi Brewing Company

Tasting Room
270 Van Buren Street
Eugene, OR

Cost:

Free to Members & Guests

Music by Paul Prince, Hawaiian, African and Orginal Acoustic Guitar

This is getting to be a regular thing! That's because we are having fun putting this on and fellow GreenLane member Ninkasi makes it easy for us to show you a good time while getting in some great GreenLane networking. Join us for 1/2 price pints, music and mingling. Music by Paul Prince. Hope to see you there!

WeCar Launch in Eugene/Springfield

When:

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:30pm

Where:

Springfield Ribbon Cutting: 500 block of Main Street-12:00 pm

Eugene Ribbon Cutting: 906 Charnelton-2:30pm

Cost:

Free

Congratulations McKenzie River Trust on Recieving GreenLane's Daniel Swantek Memorial Scholarship Award!

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Congratulations McKenzie River Trust for receiving GreenLane's Daniel Swantek Memorial Scholarship Award for your work in supporting sustianability in our community.

Daniel Swantek is one of the Co-Founders of GreenLane who was passionate about incorporating sustainability into his business.

GreenLane Mixer @ Ninkasi! Save the Date! "People Planet, Profit & Pints on the Ninkasi Patio w/ Guitarist Paul Prince!"

When:

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Where:

Ninkasi Brewing Company

Tasting Room

272 Van Buren

Eugene, OR

Cost:

1/2 Price Pints for GreenLane Members!

Music by Guitarist, Paul Prince

GreenLane May Luncheon Presents: WeCar- Neighborhood Car Sharing Arrives in Eugene/Springfield & Member Spotlight: Catalyst Technology Group-Sustainable Network Support

When:

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Where:

Boulevard Grill

2123 Franklin Blvd

Eugene, OR

Cost:

Lunch is $12 per person.

Tracy Ellis, Rideshare Program Coordinator of Point2Point Solutions & Beth Wheeler, Representative for WeCar, A Division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Member Spotlight: Allen Perkins, Co-Owner, Catalyst Technology Group

GreenLane'a May luncheon presents a new carsharing program for our community brought to you by Point 2 Point Solutions and WeCar plus our Member Spotlight Presentation is presented by Catalyst Technology Group-Allen Perkins.

Carsharing is a service that provides members with easy access to cars for short-term use.

GreenLane April Luncheon Presents EWEB's Smart Meters + Greenpower for Smart Business

When:

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Where:

Boulevard Grill

Eugene, OR

Cost:

Lunch is $12 per person.

Jeannine Parisi, EWEB's Community and Local Government Outreach Coordinator Colleen Wedin, EWEB's Energy Management Specialist III

Presentation Information: As EWEB prepares for its next century of service, the utility is looking at modernizing technology and practices, including how we read customer meters for billing purposes. As you may have heard, EWEB has launched a 'smart meter' pilot project at about 100 area homes. The goal of the pilot is to test customer preferences toward specific smart meter technology, and better understan