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8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., $65, bring your lunch. Meet at 2337 #9 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA @ 8:15 a.m. on Feb. 3rd. Take I-80 to Ashby Ave. , or BART to dntn. Berkeley, & a 5 min. bike or bus ride, or 15 min. walk. The Shared Living Resource Center (SLRC) presents: The New Millenium "Community" Tour This tour is for YOU (families, couples, & singles seeking Cohousing, and, city officials, planners, architects, lenders, and for profit and non-profit housing developers.) We will see FIVE outstanding urban infill examples, in the East Bay and Davis, California, of Cohousing Communities and ONE Limited Equity Housing Cooperative in Berkeley. These tours, led by Ken Norwood AICP, Architect, and Planner, directly address the critical issue of how to promote Sustainable Urban Development that protects Farmland & Open Space while creating Smart Growth andTransit Villages that encourage re-use, re-hab., & infill in family-friendly mixed use neighborhoods. We propose socially and ecologically responsible Cohousing & Cooperative Communities. Livable Community Models for the 20th Century
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Wednesday
2/7/2001 |
3-6:30pm, The tour fee is only $10 per tour, or $50 for all six. All tours begin at the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department (lobby area), 2550 Ventura Ave., Santa Rosa. Green Building in Sonoma County Bus Tour #1: Occidental Area What is "green building?" It encompasses many methods and materials: some new and high tech, others that rediscover ancient ways. It means better use of resources, less waste, reducing toxic chemical use, preserving trees, conservation of energy and water, and even enhancing community. Join professionals in the building trades and other interested people to discover first-hand how green building practices are working right here in Sonoma County.
To pre-register and assure a seat on the bus, email C2alts@pacbell.net, or call 707/568-3783; please pre-register five days in advance The tour fee is only $10 per tour, or $50 for all six.For more Information on the Green Building series: email c2alts@pacbell.net or call 707/568-3783 sponsored by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency with funding from the California Integrated Waste Management Board |
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Wednesday - Thursday 2/7/2001 - 2/8/2001 Top |
$340 Early Bird, $450 after Dec 30th Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, USA Metropolis West Conference A two day series of mini-conferences around the theme of "sustainability"
For more information: Call 800-715-2443 or E-mail: Design2K@usa.net Register at http://www.metropolismag.com |
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Saturday - Friday 2/10/2001 - 2/23/2001 Top |
$1,050, residential, meals included. Occidential Arts and Ecology Center 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465 USA Permaculture Design Course In this two-week intensive course in sustainable systems design, participants will learn how to design systems for sustainable, regenerative living. Hands-on topics include: permaculture principles, ponds, on-site water development, erosion control, forest farming, organic gardening, mulching, composting, plant guilds, pollination, alternative building materials, community economics, and much more! Upon completion participants receive a "Certificate of Permaculture Design." Some work-exchange opportunities are available for this course. Instructors: Penny Livingston & Brock Dolman. To register, please send a $100 deposit to OAEC at: 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. For further information or to receive our catalog, please call us at (707) 874-1557. email: oaec@oaec.org , website: http://www.oaec.org |
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Saturday
2/10/2001 |
1-5 pm, Donation $10 at the door, no one turned away. Refreshments served. Pre-registration suggested but not required, it helps us plan refreshments. SMUD’s Energy & Technology Center (inside the Customer Service Center), 6301 S Street, Sacramento. Free car and bicycle parking, located at a Light Rail stop (65th Street). NCSEA and SMUD present Solar Energy and You An illuminating general introduction to the practical use of solar energy. The sun is the source of relief from our present and future energy crises. Come hear what's possible now and in the future. given by Solar Energy International (SEI) This seminar gives an overview of solar energy options for generating electricity (photovoltaics), heating water, cooking and other uses around the home; wind energy and small hydro included. The seminar will be followed by a solar energy vendor fair and exhibit and party (see Solar Flare below). Solar Vendor Fair and Exhibit 5pm to approx 7:30pm SMUD, 6301 S Street, Sacramento, lobby area Info for Interested Vendors: Vendor set-up 2-4 pm; easy load/unload through front doors, free parking Fee: sliding scale $30-75 (donation to NCSEA, a 501c3 nonprofit) Fee goes toward refreshments and other event expenses Tables are $10 extra each, got to rent them Electricity is free (so far) Sign up by Tuesday, Feb 6 For vendor registration form, visit http://www.norcalsolar.org/Events, or contact Elaine Hebert, phone: 916/44-SOLAR (447-6527) or email: ehebert@igc.org or info@norcalsolar.org and give your name, mailing address, email address and phone number. For directions to SMUD, visit http://www.smud.org/ etc. Vendors interested in exhibiting, contact: Elaine Hebert, 916/44-SOLAR, ehebert@igc.org |
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Saturday 2/10/2001 |
5pm hors d'oeuvres, 8pm to ??? party Sudwerk Brewery & Grill, 1375 Exposition Blvd, across from the big Cal Expo complex. "Dutch treat" (everyone pays for his or her own meal and drinks). NCSEA presents another: Solar Flare: Plug into solar, we'll provide the outlet!" A gathering where solar energy professionals and supporters can meet, eat, drink and conspire to make solar energy a primary energy source in the Twentieth Century. Come to a dinner party for members of the solar community in the greater Sacramento area and those who want to be "plugged into solar." This is a fun networking social event to help build a stronger solar circle - for solar companies to meet potential employees or potential customers, for NCSEA to develop a volunteer base, etc. (Exposition Blvd is an exit off Business 80, the Capital Freeway; Sudwerk is just east of Bus. 80). If all goes well, we'll be raffling off some prizes and generally having a blast. RSVP to ehebert@igc.org so we have a head count, and please indicate if you prefer a vegan, vegetarian, fish, chicken, or other meat meal so Sudwerk can be prepared. For more information: phone: 916/44-SOLAR (447-6527) |
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6:00 pm reception, 6:30 pm lecture, Donation $3 - $7 PG&E's Pacific Energy Center 851 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 ADPSR's Building Ecology Forum: No Meeting This Month co-sponsored by Pacific Energy Center, East Bay AIA COTE and the Ecological Design Institute You may register by phone (415-973-7268), fax (415-896-1290), or via the internet (www.pge.com/pec). |
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9am - 5 pm, Tuition is $550 and includes a 188pp. Photovoltaic Design Manual with 108 additional pages of reference materials, 1 year SEI membership and 1 year subscription to Home Power magazine. Pre-registration is required. Some limited scholarships are available. February 12-15, Classroom portion held at SMUD’s Energy & Technology Center, 6301 S Street, Sacramento, CA, USA February 16-17, Field installation , weather permitting (location to be announced, will be within 2-hour drive of Sacramento). Solar Energy International presents a PV Design and Installation Workshop: Line Ties and More Co-sponsored by NCSEA and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) A hands-on workshop on solar photovoltaics (PV). Topics include:
Taught by educators from Solar Energy International
with local guest lecturers and includes tours of local energy facilities.
Come join us for this six day workshop focusing on grid interactive
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2/16/2001 |
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Friday - Sunday
2/16/2001 - 2/18/2001 |
Fee: Sliding scale $200-$250. This includes tuition, curriculum materials and room and board. Valley Educational Center Dexter, Oregon An Introduction to Permaculture: A Design Workshop for Women on Sustainable Living Permaculture is a method of design that offers guidelines for ways we can create a more permanent culture by conserving resources in all aspects of living. Productive self-reliant environments evolve through thoughtful integration of land, water, plants, people, animals, shelter, technologies and community. The purpose of this workshop is to create a comfortable, supportive environment for women to learn Permaculture principles, strategies, and basic techniques. By considering the 'whole picture' the workshop will concentrate on practical examples of how to evolve efficient, beautiful, and bountiful environments. Topics included:
Hands-On Experience "One of the most informative three
days I've spent anywhere." Marian Gleason Instructor: Jude Hobbs As
a designer, horticulturist and instructor, Jude's focus is on soil building,
water harvesting and selecting the right plants for the right place.
Since 1982, through her business Cascadia Landscape Design, Jude has
offered environmental design solutions for urban and rural settings.
Jude's current interest is the research and establishment of multi-functional
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7:30 pm., Film $10, Film & Benefit Reception $100, Palace of the Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon Street (at Bay), San Francisco, CA, USA Sacred Land Film Project of Earth Island Institute in association with The Independent Television Service and Native American Public Communications with funding provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting presents In the Light of Reverence: Protecting America's Sacred Lands A documentary film produced and directed by Christopher McLeod, coproduced by Malinda Maynor and narrated by Peter Coyote and Tantoo Cardinal Special guests: Peter Coyote, Tantoo Cardinal, Chris Peters, Caleen Sisk-Franco, Vernon Masayesva and others. Sacred Film Project, P.O. Box C154, La Honda CA 94020 Advanced Tickets 650-747-0012 http://www.sacredland.org |
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9:30am-5:30pm, Donation: an amount you would feel truly happy contributing. The pre-requisite for this workshop is the Fundamentals of Non-Violent Communications (See January 7, 2001). Berkeley Buddhist Monastery One block West of Martin Luther King Way, Berkeley on the Southwest corner of Bancroft at McKinley (enter on McKinley) The Second of a Pair of One-Day Workshops in Non-violent Communication (NVC) Developing Fluency in Non-Violent Communication with Julie Greene This is a one-day practice-intensive designed to help you integrate the concepts of the NVC model into your natural thinking and speech. We will practice with challenging situations -- both hypothetical and from your life -- to develop skills that can be there when you most need them. The Feb 11th Fluency Day will focus on practicing the tools of self-empathy, developing our ability to translate life-alienating thinking into compassionate self-connection and thus deepening our inner foundations of compassion for others. Julie Greene, MA, is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and is the Bay Area Coordinator for CNVC. She teaches NVC workshops, retreats and ongoing groups throughout the Bay Area and in other parts of the country, and offers private sessions to individuals and couples. Recommended reading: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion, by Marshall Rosenberg. Available at local bookstores, or make check for $22.67 payable to Julie Greene, and send it, with info on where and to whom to send the book, to the address below. Cost for the Workshop: If you are interested in attending,
we'd like you to come regardless of your financial situation. In the
tradition practiced at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery there is no charge
for either workshop. If you do have financial resources, and would like
to make a donation, please be aware that Julie is self-supporting through
her teaching and her needs include the basic life-expenses, nurturance
and well-being which enable her to continue offering this work wherever
folks are interested. After considering your needs and the needs of
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Tuesday - Thursday
2/20/2001 - 2/22/2001 |
Hotel Monaco, San Francisco, CA, USA IQPC's MicroPower conference The conference will address how to capitalize on distributed energy strategies for competitive and reliable power. For more information visit our home page or call 800-882-8684 for more information. Web: http://www.iqpc.com/cgi- bin/templates/97654595711257934570300007/document.html?topic=&event =1177&document=4257 Tel: 800-882-8684 |
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Tuesday
2/20/2001 |
7pm - Sliding scale $5-10. 468A Hanover, Oakland (near Lake Merritt) Hanover Ecovillage hosting Solar Water Heater Slide Show with John Burton (a solar guy, not the Senator). Contact Stephen Kelley 510-663-2594 |
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Wednesday
2/21/2001 |
noon - Sacramento, West Steps of Capitol. Global Exchange announces which Representatives gave their utility company campaign contributions back . The Public Power Campaign is sponsoring grassroots lobby visits Tues-Fri at the State Legislature. Gather between 11-1 at 1010 J Street (2 blks from Capitol) for updates and materials. For more information, call Nick at Global Exchange 415-255-7296. |
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3-6:30pm, The tour fee is only $10 per tour, or $50 for all six. All tours begin at the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department (lobby area), 2550 Ventura Ave., Santa Rosa. Green Building in Sonoma County Bus Tour #2: Petaluma Area What is "green building?" It encompasses many methods and materials: some new and high tech, others that rediscover ancient ways. It means better use of resources, less waste, reducing toxic chemical use, preserving trees, conservation of energy and water, and even enhancing community. Join professionals in the building trades and other interested people to discover first-hand how green building practices are working right here in Sonoma County.
To pre-register and assure a seat on the bus, email C2alts@pacbell.net, or call 707/568-3783; please pre-register five days in advance The tour fee is only $10 per tour, or $50 for all six.For more Information on the Green Building series: email c2alts@pacbell.net or call 707/568-3783 sponsored by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency with funding from the California Integrated Waste Management Board |
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Friday
2/23/2001 |
The CBS Evening News will have a segment on Cecile Andrews (author of Circles of Simplicity) and her activities this year as a visiting professor at Stanford University. |
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Saturday
2/24/2001 |
10 am to 5 pm, $75.00, The Building Education Center, 812 Page St., Berkeley, CA Interested in finding out what goes into a photovoltaic system, how they work, how much they cost? Grid-intertied Solar Electricity, from the Basics to the Details The recent (and future) hikes in the cost of energy (both monetary and environmental) are making the installation of a solar electrical generator a cost-effective, practical reality. The California Energy Commission will give you up to a $30,000 rebate when you install a grid-intertied system. Other new incentives are on the way. This one-day course is taught by Gary Gerber, President of Sun Light & Power Company and veteran of dozens of PV installations You will get the latest information about what's going on to support PV in Sacramento, receive a comprehensive binder of information, see samples of photovoltaic products, and take a field trip to a local installation. You will learn to specify and size a solar system, select the right components, and learn how it all goes together. We will complete the session by choosing a project from one of the class members and designing their system, so bring along your PG&E bills and your ideas. To enroll, call Sydney at the BEC at (510) 525-7610 |
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Saturday
2/24/2001 |
Noon - Gather at Mission/16th St. March For Public Power and To Stop the Bailout!! March to 21st St PG&E pay station, then Dolores park for music, dance, food & discussion. For info, call Todd, 510-595-7675 |
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Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York City, USA The International Forum on Globalization, New York Open Center, the International Center for Technology Assessment, The Turning Point Project, Lapis Magazine, and the Nation Institute present: Teach-In on Technology and Globalization: Marriage Made in Heaven or Hell
For Information: Visit the International Forum on Globalization's website http://www.ifg.org For Tickets contact: New York Open Center Registration 212-219-2527x110 or 1-888-629-9269 fax 212-226-4056 or email: nyocreg@aol.com |
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