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Gorge Green Drinks

Green Drinks is a monthly networking event for business professionals, community leaders and residents interested in sustainability issues.

Local and regional experts share information about various industry trends, policies and practices that are relevant to business owners and residents. Topics have included green building, local, sustainable food production, solar energy, waste reduction, natural medicine, sustainable tourism and more.

“It’s always an affirmation to attend Green Drinks!”
— Richard Halpern, Founder, EcoApprentice

May Green Drinks

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Location: Water’s Edge, The Dalles
Time: 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 suggested donation

On May 22nd, the Gorge Technology Alliance and the Gorge Owned Business Network will host a discussion with local experts focused on green building trends in the Gorge.

The green building industry has seen extraordinary growth over the last decade, thanks in large part to more stringent energy codes and the US Green Building Council’s LEED rating system. Here in the Gorge, green building trends are not as common in the commercial and industrial building sector as in the residential sector. What is the business case for green building and what are some of the factors keeping businesses from investing in energy and water efficiency, more ecological building materials, and other aspects of “green” buildings?

Hear from Mike Zingg with Design Structures and Mark Cherniack with New Buildings Institute, and other local green building experts. We’ll meet at Water’s Edge, one of the few LEED-certified commercial buildings in the region.

 

Remaining 2012 Green Drinks Schedule 

June 12, 2012 (Tuesday):  Port of Cascade Locks, Cascade Locks – focus on the intersection of electric vehicles and solar energy
July 10, 2012 (Tuesday):  Wet Planet Rafting, Husum – focus on Condit Dam Removal
August 7, 2012 (Tuesday):  Gorge Grown Food Network, Hood River – focus on local food production
September 4, 2012 (Tuesday): 10 Speed Coffee/ Dirty Fingers – Kick-Off of Bike Commute Challenge Month
October 11, 2012 (Thursday): The Balch Hotel, Dufur – focus on sustainable hospitality
November 8, 2012 (Thursday)  - Cascade Acupuncture Center, Hood River

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Exclusive Video of Gorge Green Drinks

If you missed a previous Green Drinks in 2011, check out the videos below. Thanks to GO! member We Media Project for providing this excellent and invaluable service!

Green Drinks at Columbia Center for the Arts, January 1, 2011 featuring locals artists emphasizing food and water security issues.

Green Drinks at The Sunshine Mill in The Dalles, Feb. 10, 2011, featuring the economic opportunities in solar energy.

Green Drinks at Springhouse Cellar in Hood River with author Woody Tasch. Woody spoke about the themes in his book, “Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered.”