Posts Tagged ‘Sustainable’

Diezel P Brings Positive Hip Hop to Ecopalooza

We caught up with Diezel P doing what he loves to do — rapping while making a difference in his community. Last weekend he was part of Portland’s hip hop spectrum on display at Food Wars 3, an annual benefit that raised more than 9,000 cans of food for local families. This August Diezel P will take...
June 23rd, 2010 | ECOPALOOZA | Read More

Jennifer Davidson Presents: KISSpdx

The Inaugural KISSpdx-Keep It Sustainable Sister! was a huge success. More than 40 participants, 10 professional speakers and 24 local business partners joined together at the Nines hotel for a remarkable experience. KISSpdx was able to create an environment full of learning, excitement, connection and...
June 2nd, 2010 | PDX SOCIAL | Read More

Introducing the Voice of Ecopalooza

He started his life in Chicago, but his roots are firmly planted in Portland. Former Blazer Michael Harper is excited to promote a green lifestyle as event emcee for Ecopalooza. Michael Harper takes calls at his State Farm office. “We hope that people don’t just come out for a concert. We want to...
June 2nd, 2010 | GREEN COMMUNITY | Read More

Ecopalooza’s Co-Creator: Driven By Technology

He’s only been in Portland for a couple of years, but Ecopalooza Co-Founder Rahmiel Mitchell is as invested in this community as any native. At 30, he’s not only spearheading the multi-band, all day concert at Fernhill Park planned for August 7th, he’s also the lynchpin for Minority Information...
June 2nd, 2010 | URBAN | Read More

Charity Fundraiser for Leukemia/Lymphoma Society

Shirley Faber  rides in the 100 mile bicycle ride around Lake Tahoe  with Team in Training in support of the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.  We are hosting a sit down dinner with band from 2 -6:30 pm on Sunday, 16 May 2010.  Theme:  Hawaiian Location:  Grand Hotel at Bridgeport Music by:  ZAK Armstrong Menu: ...
May 13th, 2010 | ECO SOCIAL | Read More

Unemployed? Checkout Green Job Corner: Green building jobs near you!

  This article is sponsored by Ecotrain Media Group:  Empowering individuals, educators, and entrepreneurs to get ahead in the blooming green economy. Contributing Editor Kevin Pile GREEN BUILDING First stop planet Earth! The green movement is based on a concept cultivated within the realities of the...
May 6th, 2010 | GREEN COMMUNITY | Read More

SAVE THE DATE: ECOPALOOZA 2010!!!!!

Ecopalooza is a free summer concert event, taking place on August 7, 2010, at Fernhill Park in Portland, Oregon with the theme of raising environmental awareness and conservation while promoting alternative energy sources. The solar powered stage by Sustainable Waves is an exciting pollution free power...
May 6th, 2010 | ECOPALOOZA | Read More

PDX Green Drinks: Diversifying the Environmental Movement

Portland Green Drinks is a monthly gathering of 100-150 Portlanders who are interested in environmental topics. Each event features a short lecture followed by audience question and answer. Past events have featured the supply chain manager from Burgerville, the director of the Portland Oregon Sustainability...
April 1st, 2010 | ECO SOCIAL | Read More

PDX: You can have a Tree Planted in Someone’s Honor or Memory

Twenty Years of Planting Trees   Friends of Trees has been empowering people in the Portland-Vancouver metro area to plant and care for city trees and green spaces for two decades now. Since 1989, thousands of Friends of Trees volunteers have planted more than 385,000 trees and native plants.   Through...
March 19th, 2010 | GREEN COMMUNITY | Read More

Bob Marley’s Family Selling New Line Of Eco-Friendly Goods!

Yeah I cannot wait to see this in stores in Portland.  Hopefully Seven Planet will carry some of the items.  We will see. lose to three decades after his untimely death from a rapidly spreading form of malignant melanoma at the age of just 36, Jamaican reggae legend Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley continues...
March 18th, 2010 | ECOPALOOZA | Read More