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PPO Upcoming
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Portland Peak OilWelcome to the new website for Portland Peak Oil, a grassroots group of concerned local citizens, from different backgrounds, with different interests, who've separately become aware of the looming crisis
Most PPO meetings are held on Wednesday from 7 to 9pm in the ... St. Francis Dining Hall. 1182 SE Pine St. Portland, OR - (click here for google maps) FYI, the entrance is on the middle of the block under that big tree and to the left of the pointer. September Transition PDX Heart and Soul MeetingDear Transitioneers, September approaches rapidly and next week is the monthly TPDX Heart and Soul meeting (Tuesday the 7th from 6:30-8:30pm in the Che Room at the St. Francis Church, SE 12th and SE Oak across from the Red and Black Cafe, up the stairs to your right, take your first right in the hallway and head back). I would like to offer the agenda here and also request for people to RSVP if they are planning on attending. Also please include any special announcements/topics/questions etc. you have to bring and I will try and include them into the agenda for the evening. I have both attached and pasted below the rough agenda... ~Joy, Abun-dance, Gratitude~
Transition PDX Heart and Soul Mtg. 9-3-10 (6:30-8:30pm Che Room) Agenda:
Introductions/Check Ins: (1/2 hour total)
Location
The Che Room, St. Francis Church SE 12th and SE Oak
Portland, ORWorking on empty: Planning for oil's endNo more fuel - After a Portland group persuades the city to create a task force, scenarios of crises emerge Monday, December 04, 2006 STEPHEN BEAVEN The prophets of gloom meet every Wednesday in a church basement to plan for the end of oil as we know it. Seated in folding chairs under fluorescent lights, the members of Portland Peak Oil share tips about switching to propane, planting vegetable gardens and harvesting fruit and nuts from local trees in case the food supply goes south along with affordable gasoline. Thanks to their lobbying, the city of Portland is planning, too. In fact, Portland is one of only a handful of cities confronting head-on the predictions of a looming oil shortage and ballooning gas prices. A task force that city commissioners created in May at the urging of Portland Peak Oil is nearly finished with a report aimed at helping Portland ease its addiction to oil. Regarding the Bakken formationBeing an energy geek I've been forwarded an e-mail about the Bakken formation on several occasions, which basically says it will make everything better. Some of the e-mails had vague claims that environmentalists wouldn't... something or other.
Anyway, here is the short version and you can read the following for details. I really hope there is more the the roughly 5 billion barrels of recoverable oil that is currently reported by the oil geologists as it's their opinion that counts. Actually I hope there is considerably more then 100 billion barrels because it makes our job a hell of a lot easier AND... it doesn't change the long term policy decisions. Please keep in mind that that in the context of 80 million barrels a day of worldwide oil consumption, the trajectory doesn't really change if Bakken had 500 billion barrels of recoverable oil with fairly high daily flow rates. How I came to the above conclusion: 5 Useful Medicinal Herbs with Dr. Orna IzaksonHave you ever wanted to grow your own medicinal herbs, but have been unsure which ones to try or how to grow them, let alone how to utilize their healing qualities? "Dr. O." will introduce you to five different herbs that are easy for the beginning herb grower. You will learn how to care for them, harvest them, and prepare them for use.
PPO meets at St. Francis Church's Dining Hall at SE 11th & Pine in Portland. PLEASE NOTE LATER STARTING TIME: 7:30-9:00 pm.
Dr. Orna Izakson is a naturopathic physician, herbalist, writer and Permaculture designer and plain ol' gardener. She practices at Celilo Natural Health Center (www.celilohealth.com) in Northeast Portland and is working on a book called GardenMedicine, whose title sums up its topic.
Orna Izakson ND, RH (AHG)
Celilo Natural Health Center
www.celilohealth.com
503-335-9479 v
Location
St. Francis Dining Hall SE 11th & Pine
Portland, ORAn Evening with Peak Moment TV
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St. Francis Che Room 1131 SE Oak st.
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caused by the peaking of world oil supplies. We’ve come together to try to: