Rain-gear, bike-lights, and umbrellas – Oh My!! Just because the weather is cooling off a bit, it doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of opportunities to get out and about by bike or foot! Try taking a bike commuter class and riding in to work/school or joining in on one of... (read more)

The cost to ourselves of biking versus driving a car Bike Costs $399 Estimated annual maintenance $75 Less savings from not driving* -$1508 SAVINGS IN TOM’S POCKET $1034* Next year Tom will save even more. He will already have a commuter bike, he can drop his health club membership, and he won’t need heart... (read more)

Is it time to kill the lawn? An American icon is losing ground to edible gardens Sunday, September 14, 2008 by STEVE WOODWARD The Oregonian Staff No crop captures the American soul more than lawns.[?] Forget amber waves of grain. Envision, instead, emerald waves of turfgrass that stretch from sea to shining sea, a continental carpet... (read more)

The Weekday Market M - F from 10am - 5pm Tango Center 194 West Broadway The Weekday Market opens today[8/21], in the Tango Center at 194 West Broadway, with regular hours M - F from 10am - 5pm. This is in the building which, from 1929 - 1959, served as the daily farmer's market in... (read more)

[if you have further questions regarding any of the houses featured on our tour, please respect the homeowner’s privacy best by emailing them first. Thanks.] The clouds parted to a sun-filled afternoon August 9th to begin Eugene’s 2008 Friendly Area Neighborhood/FAN Green Home Bike Tour, aka ‘preparing our homes for energy... (read more)

Biking; The Elegant Solution that Saves $$$ Why try cycling? Consider this: *40% of trips by car are 2 miles or less, which takes 12 minutes by bike. *50% of commutes are 5 miles or less, or 30 minutes by bike. *Cars consume 1850 calories per mile, but a bike uses just 35. *Cycling benefits heart... (read more)

[note: this bike tour was the first of 4 planned Eugene neighborhood bike tours featuring homes preparing for energy uncertainty; see our 'upcoming events' page for more] SUSTAINABLE WATCH Neighborhood bike tours give participants a full view of yards built for green living By Jill Aho The Register-Guard Published: July 27, 2008 12:00AM In the... (read more)

Published on Thursday, July 24, 2008 by The Washington Post Pedaling The Local Food Movement Three D.C. Women Take a Three-Month Bike Trip to Montreal to Document Community Agriculture Efforts by Adrian Higgins WASHINGTON - Where do gardening, small-scale agriculture and the future of planet Earth converge? For three Washington women, it’s on... (read more)

[please refer to the attachment below for original notes] Neighborhood Sustainability Committee Notes by Deborah with apologies about misspelled or missed names and inaccuracies Present: Kathy Saranpa (convenor), Linda Kelley (Far West), Jan Spencer (River Road), David Sonnichsen (Fairmount), Doug Black (Friendly), John Belcher (Amazon), Deborah Healey (West University), Sue Jackabosky (Fairmount), Carlos... (read more)

Neighborhoods Planning Bike Tours Trends in energy, food and economics have a lot of people thinking local. Many are coming to believe that affluence and epic use of resources as we know it is not sustainable. Others are making healthier, more peaceful lifestyle choices regardless of the trends. ... (read more)

SYLLABUS, PS 399 (CRN 42282): Peak Oil & The Politics of the 21st Century Very Late News! This first-of-it's-kind Peak Oil-in-college-academia class, first taught in 2006, will be returning as an expanded full-term 10 week class in Spring, 2009 University of Oregon, Department of Political Science Summer 2008 (6/23-7/17) (4 credits) Mon-Thur 2-3:50pm, 125... (read more)

For sale: Golden Cascade laying ducks. Very rare breed. 1 ¼ years old. Golden Cascades are great layers, and should lay well for years. They weigh about 8 lbs and are beautiful shades of straw, buff, and cream. Mini-flock of 1 drake + 2 –... (read more)

PEDAL PUSHERS By Tim Christie The Register-Guard Two pedal-powered cab companies have launched service in Eugene in the past month, in time to offer rides to Olympic Trials’ spectators and others looking for an Earth-friendly, open-air ride around town. Pedal Junkies was the first to hit the streets in early June with... (read more)

Step program for gasoholics One year ago, the Peak Oil Task Force delivered a report to the City Council, but the whole region needs to mobilize. Think of it as a commuter version of "Some Enchanted Evening." At a recent graduation party in Cedar Mill, two neighbors squint at each other... (read more)

From: Erik and Ann Muller To: K. Saranpa Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: Amazon Sustainability Notes Dear Kathy (who is forwarding this) and NLC Sust Committee Members, Here are the notes from our most recent Amazon Sustainability meeting; you might find them interesting, as common ideas and motives... (read more)

Chinese Beer Bottle Solar Water Heater A Chinese peasant has made a solar water heater - using only beers bottles and hoses. The beer bottles lie on a board in rows, all connected by hoses, which allow cold water to flow through them and be heated by the sun. “I invented this for... (read more)

[Please refer to the attached .pdf document at bottom for printing out and circulating. The newer Post Carbon Eugene logo is now at the top of page 1. The 1st horizontal page has page 4/the back, on the left half. Page 1/the front, is on the right half. The 2nd... (read more)

Hitting the streets again After having their pedicab service shut down by the city of Eugene, the Pedal Junkies are back in business by Mike O'Brien | News Reporter PUBLISHED ON 6/6/08 IN News When losing control on a bicycle, it's almost instinctive to take your feet off the pedals and put them on... (read more)

Hi everyone, I want to thank all of you who have stuck with me in my efforts to win the ideablob.com contest. Thanks for all your support in voting and passing on the message to others and encouraging them to vote. We got twice as many votes this time around as we did... (read more)

According to Professor Guy Prouty, every civilization rises, evolves, and then collapses to a simpler structure — and this will include our own. Comparing America with the Western Roman Empire, Prouty notes the over-reach of our military, the unsustainability of capitalism, peak oil, and climate change. And, this time, we... (read more)

Farm share programs reap growth By Rebecca Taylor The Register-Guard Published: June 1, 2008 12:00AM NOTI — Consumer worries over food quality and origin have made this spring a boom time for local organic farmers. Shares in community supported agriculture programs, or CSAs, have sold out at record speed this year, leaving produce-loving procrastinators... (read more)

Today is the last day to vote in the ideablob.com contest. We are BEHIND by 46 votes. http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/2281-Year-Round-Home-for-the-Lane-Co We are BEHIND by 50 votes as of the last vote tally, which is done each night at midnight CDT. It is urgent that you vote today, ever vote is crucial. We lost by about 20 votes... (read more)

www.hcn.org High Country News for people who care about the West Western roundup - May 12, 2008 Climate Revolutionary by Carla A. Wise Creating a legal framework for saving our planet The news on climate is dismal: Polar ice caps melting, fires, floods and droughts increasing, crops failing. Scientists warn of an approaching tipping point beyond which... (read more)

All City sponsored meetings and workshops listed are open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, an interpreter or FM assistive listening system can be provided with 48 hours notice prior to the meeting. To arrange for these services for... (read more)

Join us in getting the Eugene paper to run stories on Peak Oil to help facilitate working community dialogue and planning...This means YOU the reader here! :-) Managing Editor Dave Baker's address is: dave.baker@registerguard.com -- Sundog ************ Media activism is a good use of one's time. Rob Dear R-G Staff, Today, May 25, there was... (read more)