http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/1536/ Events feed for the Earth Day/Week/Month/Year Group on Upcoming. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:01:40 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us Call 604-436-0335 for a quote, they have specific rates for corporate retreats and groups
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/932491/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/932491/ Mukwa http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/932491/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:01:40 -0700 2008-07-25T14:01:40-07:00 Teepee Cultural Camp 20080815T150000 20080824T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179326/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179326/ Kwantlen Park Fort Langley Vancouver British Columbia V7T 1A2 Canada http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179326/ 604-436-0335 Festivals
Would you like to learn how to integrate ancient wisdom with the challenges of modern life?
Are you searching for an inspiring and empowering career path and be of service to the community?

Are you eager to learn from the best to enhance or start a rewarding, sustainable and profitable career?

If you answered yes to any of these questions we invite you to attend one of our complimentary orientation evenings being held from June to October 2008.

The orientation evening introduces you to the most successful curriculum in Classical Feng Shui and Taoist philosophy in the world. The program has been developed over 20 years by Feng Shui expert and pioneer Roger Green.

The program teaches classical Feng Shui principles and techniques, Taoist philosophy, cosmology, astrology, solar design, natural healing, sacred geometry, space clearing and ecological design awareness and design for sustainable environments.

Please come to our complimentary orientation evening held in San Francisco's Chinatown. You will be able to meet Roger Green program director, the faculty, staff and graduates of our program.

Listen to a talk on Feng Shui, Eco-design by Roger Green and other aspects of our exciting practitioner program.

Space is limited and you will need to book so call 1-866-983-6868.

Free.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/932448/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/932448/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/932448/#comments 37.7902 -122.405 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:31:13 -0700 2008-07-25T13:31:13-07:00 Feng Shui and Eco Design : Free Orientation Evening 20080827T193000 20080827T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/152054/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/152054/ Triton Hotel, Creative Zone, 2nd Floor 342 Grant Ave San Francisco California 94108 United States http://www.hoteltriton.com 415-394-0555 Education Saturday, August 9 - 7:00PM

Jacques Leslie will discuss today's global water situation. Renowned reporter and writer, Mr. Lesilie is uniquely posed to offer what we must understand to create critical, decisive change. He will read from his Harper's Magazine cover story on water scarcity, his book Deep Water, and other recent investigative work.

It was water and the damming of water which created the contemporary struggles between our industries and our natural world. The conflicts still rage where they started here at Hetch-Hetchy and continue on globally where the consequences are pertinent to us all.

For the last decade Jacques Leslie has been writing narrative nonfiction about the world’s most pressing environmental problems. His Harper’s Magazine cover story, “Running Dry: What Happens When the World Runs Short of Freshwater?” was included in The Best American Science Writing 2001 and was a finalist for the John B. Oakes award in environmental journalism. Leslie continues his exploration of water issues in his book, Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Deep Water won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, was named one of the top science books of the year by Discover Magazine, and was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in nonfiction. His most recent extended effort is the cover story of Mother Jones Magazine’s January/February 2008 issue, called “The Last Empire: Can the world survive China’s rush to emulate the American way of life?” A letter to the editor called it “the best article I've read in the last 10 years—on any subject—in any magazine.”

Mr. Leslie began his journalism career covering the Vietnam War for the Los Angeles Times. He won the Sigma Delta Chi award for foreign correspondence and an Overseas Press Club citation for his work during two years in Vietnam and Cambodia. He was also expelled from South Vietnam after reporting numerous exclusive stories, including becoming the first American journalist to enter and return from Viet Cong territory in South Vietnam. After Vietnam, he was stationed successively in Phnom Penh, Washington, New Delhi, Madrid, and Hong Kong, and was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He wrote a book about his experiences called The Mark: A War Correspondent’s Memoir of Vietnam and Cambodia, published in 1995. He also won the 2006 Drunken Boat Pan-Literary Award in Nonfiction for a narrative nonfiction story about a shoe repairman in his home town, Mill Valley, California.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925922/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925922/ lu gubrious http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/925922/#comments 37.7484 -122.415 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:02:25 -0700 2008-07-23T20:02:25-07:00 Jacques Leslie: A Water Watcher's Education 20080809T190000 20080809 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84458/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84458/ Red Hill Books 401Cortland Ave San Francisco California 94110 United States http://www.dogearedbooks.com 415-648--5331 Education
Come party with a leading international human rights organization making significant contributions toward achieving a just, peaceful and sustainable world!

20 years ago our founders--a nutritionist, a welder and an academic--sat together on a red striped futon in Noe Valley and envisioned the future of Global Exchange. "We wanted to create and organization that would act as a catalyst to inspire people to get involved in the international movement," says co-founder Kirsten Moller.

Global Exchange has made great strides in transforming the global economy from profit-centered to people-centered--from currency to community. We are proud to have helped shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle, won a $20 million sweatshop settlement against 26 major clothing retailers and organized the first-ever international observation of US elections.

Come celebrate! Enjoy dinner; dancing; a silent auction with art, green & fair trade goods and opportunities for adventure. Support the organization working arduously for the change you want to see in the world, and have a fantastic time doing it! We can't wait to celebrate our 20 years in the movement and all the common goals that bind us together.

Can't make the Event, but still want to help us Celebrate?

1. Become a co-sponsor! Sponsorships range from $1000-$30,000. For details and privileges contact: Kristin@glaobalexchange.org
2. Place and Ad in our Souvenir Journal: given to attendees and displayed in our Fair Trade Stores: San Francisco and Berkeley
3. Make an In-Kind Donation to our Silent Auction and be listed on our website and in our Souvenir Journal

$150 before August 1st, $175 after.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/921492/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/921492/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/921492/#comments 37.8039 -122.415 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:41:49 -0700 2008-07-21T07:41:49-07:00 Global Exchange Turns 20! 20080918T180000 20080918T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/177907/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/177907/ Bimbo's 365 1025 Columbus Ave San Francisco California 94133 United States http://www.bimbos365club.com/ Social
Le Die-in est un évènement symbolique (au même titre qu'un sit-in ou un bed-in), revendicateur et médiatisé à caractère théâtral. Le die-in demande à ses participants de mimer la mort à l'intersection de deux rues. Faux sang, bandages, masques à gaz ou autres éléments significatifs sont les bienvenus. Nous désirons ainsi commémorer les décès, les blessures et les problèmes de santé causés par les véhicules motorisés, de milliers de montréalais(es) et de millions de gens dans le monde chaque année.

Voir les vidéos et les photos des éditions 1976 et 2006
Omniprésence de la voiture...

Bilan routier inquiétant, pollution sonore, colonisation de l’espace public, pollution de l’air, étalement urbain, fardeau financier individuel et collectif, diminution de la qualité de vie, etc. Piétons, cyclistes et automobilistes subissent indistinctement les désagréments causés par la dépendance de notre société à l’automobile. Le parc automobile est en constante augmentation et il est plus que jamais primordial, pour la santé et la sécurité de tous les montréalais(es), de nous assurer un avenir meilleur que celui qui se dessine devant nous.

Plus d’info

MONDE - « Au cours du XXe siècle, les accidents de la route sont devenus une des premières causes de décès et de morbidité dans le monde, tuant ou blessant grièvement plus de 20 millions de personnes chaque année. »

QUÉBEC - « Au Québec, le bilan routier s’élève à plus de 50 000 blessés par an (dont 600 à 700 décèdent). »

MONTRÉAL - À Montréal, ce sont « plus de 12 000 blessés chaque année [qui sont rapportés], dont, en moyenne, cinq piétons par jour. » Près de 50% des décès sont des piétons et « un peu plus de 1500 décès […] seraient attribuables à la pollution atmosphérique » en 2006.

Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal. 2006 : Le transport urbain, une question de santé : Rapport annuel 2006 sur la santé de la population montréalaise. Montréal, Direction de la santé publique, 132 p.

http://www.dieinmtl.org/
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/900427/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/900427/ elecnix http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/900427/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:29:52 -0700 2008-07-15T11:29:52-07:00 Die-in Montréal 2008 20080922T173000 20080922 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/176133/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/176133/ Square Phillips 1193 Place Phillips Montréal Québec Canada http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/176133/ Social
PG&E and SCE will present their initiatives during a panel, moderated by Joel Makower, founder of Clean Edge and Greener World Media, Inc. The "Offices of the Future" panel will also include Greenplug, a company that reduces plug load, and several policy and energy efficiency market experts. The evening will also include a poster session from Energy Efficiency Alumni and current contestants, as well as plenty of networking opportunities.

$20 online, $30 at the door (cash only).
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/861338/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/861338/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/861338/#comments 37.7916 -122.396 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:48:54 -0700 2008-07-02T15:48:54-07:00 Offices of the Future (hosted by PG&E) 20080730T173000 20080730T203000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/159409/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/159409/ PG&E 77 Beale Street San Francisco California 94105 United States http://www.pge.com Education
Yosemite National Park is an area of interest, having elevations of over 9,000 feet, and is also extensively studied with historical records. Within the park, biologists have completed a detailed update of vegetation maps and have recently finished a 100-year resurvey of vertebrates, mapping both the historical and current ranges. When these maps are compared to maps of climate change, it suggests that ranges and climate changes may be linked. In these complex systems, there are several factors affecting distribution and changes in both flora and fauna but climate change is one factor that can be extensively measured.

Join our team of high Sierra experts as we explore how the patterns of environmental and biotic changes may be tied to a changing climate and understand how their research affects management decisions. We will examine the Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Crest, and the Sierra's eastern slopes to better understand the detected changes. Lectures, examination of regional photo retakes, and field site visits will illustrate how scientists are documenting the role of climate in this environment.

Workshop Instructors:
***Connie Millar ~ Sierra Nevada Research Center, PSW Research Station, USDA Forest Service
***Jessica Lundquist ~ Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
***Guest lecture by David Graber ~ Chief Scientist, Pacific West Region, National Park Service

Course fee includes accommodations, meals, park fees, and transportation for the duration of the workshop. Camping will be on private property with running water and flush toilets.

$550 Friends of the Jepson Herbarium members / $575 non-members.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/834493/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/834493/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/834493/#comments 37.6438 -119.714 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:37:47 -0700 2008-06-24T15:37:47-07:00 Climate Change in Yosemite: Patterns of Environmental Change 20080910T170000 20080914T120000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/143793/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/143793/ Yosemite National Park P.O. Box 577 Yosemite California 95389 United States http://www.nps.gov/yose/ 209-372-0200 Education
SDForum, in conjunction with Astia, has launched its 2008 Clean Tech Breakfast Series for a third year in a row. You are invited to attend the fourth breakfast: "Energy Storage" to take place July 29th at 8:00 am to 10:00 am in Silicon Valley, at AMD. We are pleased to announce that The Clean Tech Breakfast Series is being sponsored by Nixon Peabody and Moss Adams.

Topic Description:

Energy storage is relevant to all of the following areas: chemical, electrochemical, electrical, mechanical and thermal energy. Two of the most popular areas for discussion are water storage and electrical storage. There are several current storage methodologies in use in each of these areas. This panel will touch on some of the currently used methods as well as new technologies currently being researched or tried around the country.

Energy storage has many critical roles to play in securing our energy future. Among the issues we will address in this session are:

* What are the pros and cons of a national (or state) electrical storage system much like the national Petroleum Reserve?
* What programs are developing for the storage of solar and wind power?
* Would an electric power storage system help to stabilize electricity markets?
* Would an emphasis on energy storage make renewable energy more economically viable and more widely used?

Agenda

8:00am: Networking and buffet breakfast

8:30am: Panel: "Energy Storage"

Edward G. Cazalet, MegaWatt
Jim Kim, CMEA
Scott McGaraghan, EnerNOC
Sven Strohbad, MDV
Rick Winter, DEEYA Energy

Moderator: Jim Chapman, Nixon Peabody

9:15am-9:30am: Audience: Question and Answer

9:30am-10:00am: Networking

Members: $25, Non-Members: $30, Platinum Pass: $0.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/830798/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/830798/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/830798/#comments 37.3841 -122.001 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:07:38 -0700 2008-06-23T09:07:38-07:00 Clean Tech Breakfast Series 4: Energy Storage 20080729T080000 20080729T100000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/105173/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/105173/ AMD Commons Building 991 Stewart Drive Sunnyvale California 94085 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/105173/ Education
AGENDA:

6:00-6:30 pm Registration, Networking, Cocktails

6:45-7:00pm Introductions

7:00-8:00pm Panel Discussion
Peter Liu, New Resource Bank
Thomas Schulz, Cleantech Circle, LLC
Mike Hess, Mariah Power

Moderator: Mitchell Zuklie, Orrick

8:00pm Q/A, networking

8:30 pm Event Concludes

Speaker Bios:

Peter Liu, Founder & Vice Chairman. Peter Liu is the founder and vice chairman of New Resource Bank, a bank in San Francisco that focuses on financing sustainable and efficient resources.

Thomas Schulz, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle, LLC Tom Schulz is a serial entrepreneur, investor, venture consultant and philanthropist. One of Tom's current projects is BioCee, an advanced biofuels startup out of the University of Minnesota.

Mike Hess, Founder and CEO. Mr. Hess has spent the past 25 years bringing new technologies into the market. He has had repeated successes and industry-firsts at diverse high-technology companies with special strengths in communications, video, and component related businesses.

Mitchell Zuklie, Partner, Orrick, is a member of the Emerging Companies Group, which advises emerging companies, public companies, venture capital firms and investment banks.

Members: $20, Non-members: $30, Platinum Pass: $0.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/775283/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/775283/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/775283/#comments 37.4789 -122.185 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:06:12 -0700 2008-06-08T16:06:12-07:00 Green and Clean Dinner Series: Where's The Money? 20080821T180000 20080821T203000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/88008/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/88008/ Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1000 Marsh Road Menlo Park California 94025 United States http://www.orrick.com/offices/silicon_valley/ Education
Global Climate Change Community Summits are being held on Saturday, October 11, 2008 in conjunction with the United Nations International Year of Planet Earth. The Earth Charter serves as the ethical framework for Global Climate Change Community Summits.

The Web Linkage of the Summits is unprecedented and will launch a virtual GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. The Summits’ web connection will allow participants to connect on the Summit Day and to reconnect on a monthly basis thereafter to maintain momentum and to share experiences and good practices. Summit keynote speakers will also be webstreamed and archived so that they can be downloaded on demand. Earth Charter U.S. headquartered in Tampa, Florida USA is the coordinator and underwriter for the web connection of the Summits
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696864/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696864/ raines http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696864/#comments 37.7993 -122.251 Sun, 18 May 2008 10:46:28 -0700 2008-05-18T10:46:28-07:00 Earth Charter Summit 20081011 20081011 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/575/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/575/ Parkway 1834 Park Blvd. Oakland California United States http://picturepubpizza.com/ (510)814-2400 Social
September 27, 2008

9:00am – 7:00pm

Cost: Free to attend (donations appreciated)

Where: Mount Royal College, Centre for Continuous Learning Building

The Centre for Continuous Learning Building is Gold LEED Certified
building (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The
Centre for Continuous Learning is 43% more energy efficient than
conventional buildings.

Come out and learn about new technologies, products and services
available to consumers that will reduce your impact on the
environment and invest in your future. Vist the booths and listen to
the many informative presentations being offered throughout the day.

For more information: www.ecolivingfair.ca.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/449979/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/449979/ ctorgerson http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/449979/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:41:24 -0700 2008-03-08T07:41:24-07:00 find out how easy it is to be green with the Ecoliving Fair 20080927T090000 20080927T190000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/121711/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/121711/ Mount Royal College 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW Calgary Alberta Canada http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/121711/ Commercial
just before the Green Festival

Join us at the Green Business Conferences
You can build the marketplace for green businesses.
You'll connect with like-minded business visionaries.
You'll learn how green businesses succeed.
Starving for a green connection?
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to bite into the green business revolution at this hands-on conference.
Learn from your peers in this value-packed three-day event as you discuss the many ways to build your business and a prosperous sustainable economy ...
This may be the best part. Registration includes all keynote speakers, workshop sessions, entertainment, and organic meals for the entire conference.

Past Speakers

Mark Finser
President, RSF Social Finance
Cofounder, New Resource Bank
Eric Freidenwald-Fishman
President & Creative Director, Metropolitan Group
Priya Haji
Co-founder & CEO, World of Good
Elysa Hammond
Chief Ecologist, Clif Bar
Bob Johansen
Institute for the Future, Author, Get There Early
Simran Sethi
Host, Sundance Channel's The Green
Joe Sibilia
President, CSR Wire & Meadowbrook Lane
Greg Steltenpohl
Founder, Adina and Odawalla
Mal Warwick
Chariman, Mal Warwick Associates, Inc.
Bryan Welch
Publisher, Ogden Publications, Inc
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425883/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425883/ raines http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425883/#comments 37.7931 -122.398 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:49:06 -0700 2008-02-06T05:49:06-07:00 Co-op America's Green Business Conference 20081111 20081114 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/57686/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/57686/ San Francisco Marriott San Francisco San Francisco California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/57686/ Education .
It will be an exciting feature packed day or weekend..

We will learn about as well as actually pitch in to develop technology and plans to do this (hence, the "Dev" part). We want to bring together developers, business people, designers, activists and concerned citizens to start conversations and projects that are committed to a more sustainable world.

One solid action-packed day focused on ideating, exploring, producing and launching technology and practices aimed at Green Technology and Policies.

Please join in the wiki and become part of the team to make it happen. RSVPing here on upcoming is NOT enough.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/261389/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/261389/ raines http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/261389/#comments 37.7792 -122.42 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:15:50 -0700 2007-09-04T15:15:50-07:00 GreenDevCamp POSTPONED INDEFINITELY 20081231 20081231 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/98921/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/98921/ To Be Determined To Be Determined San Francisco California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/98921/ Social
Share info about Peak Oil, energy, sustainability, fuel, alternatives, biofuel, the economy, community, etc. Date/location not yet confirmed.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/117325/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/117325/ raines http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/117325/#comments 37.7853 -122.423 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:57:26 -0700 2006-10-13T13:57:26-07:00 Petrocollapse Conference (will it ever happen? unlikely) 20081231 20081231 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5315/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5315/ First Unitarian Universalist Center 1187 Franklin Street San Francisco California 94109 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5315/ Education