
• Create awareness in Washington County about the peak oil crisis and it's economic, environmental and social implications.
• Serve as a community network to identify and share individual and collective strategies to effectively cope with the peak oil crisis.
• Influence policies of local governments for constructive and sustainable solutions.
We meet twice monthly
Please join us. (see our listing of Events for meeting specifics):
- Our Public Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
- Our Book Club meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month.
Meetings are open to the public and we warmly welcome you, and encourage you to subscribe to this site. By subscribing you may select whether or not to automatically receive e-mail notifications of events, meetings, and news.
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Posted by Christiana, Sat May 17 2008, 1:24pm
DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the... (read more)
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Posted by Christiana, Sat May 17 2008, 1:20pm
Correction Appended
NORTH BEND, Wash. — Senator John McCain intensified his criticism of President Bush and the administration’s environmental polices on Tuesday, taking a walk in... (read more)
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Posted by Christiana, Sat May 17 2008, 11:45am
By Frank Sesno
CNN Special Investigations Unit
In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the... (read more)
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Posted by plunsfo, Fri May 16 2008, 3:18am
Area poll indicates a swift erosion of economic confidence
Debbie Hauth and her husband have lived through recessions. They’ve lived with inflation.
But these times — what... (read more)
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Posted by dmaebori, Mon May 19 2008, 5:21pm
Today, May 19, four of us from WCPO visited the Washington County Public Affairs Council.... (read more)
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Posted by Adam Mayer, Wed May 7 2008, 7:00am
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At the meeting last week, I remember it was agreed that we would start a... (read more)
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Posted by plunsfo, Fri May 2 2008, 3:22am
I committed to provide the group with more information on the Transition Towns initiative, originated... (read more)
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Posted by dmaebori, Fri Apr 25 2008, 8:14pm
The following are notes from a recent Portland Peak Oil meeting with lots of good... (read more)
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Posted by plunsfo, 23 March 2008
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This blog about my community garden experience will, hopefully, be regularly updated with approaches, challenges, and results as the seasons go forward. It's my... (read more)
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Posted by Adam Mayer, 18 May 2008
Posted at http://sustainourrights.blogspot.com/
Beaverton Farmer's Market - Week 2
I've decided to try and do a weekly journal of the Beaverton farmer's market, of what I've... (read more)
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Posted by Adam Mayer, 10 May 2008
Posted at http://sustainourrights.blogspot.com/2008/05/beaverton-farmers-market.html
Beaverton Farmer's Market
I have been waiting months now for the farmer's market to come back in Beaverton. Last year was the first... (read more)
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Posted by Adam Mayer, 7 May 2008
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**Posted from http://sustainourrights.blogspot.com/
Over the past few months there have been a number of news items about the shortage of rice. While this can and may... (read more)
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