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Epson Portland Service

From Hillsboro to Longview to PDX…

Private Airport Shuttle Service: PDX to Amtrak Train

For 2 passengers.  Up to 7 passenger capacity.  $35 for single person.  Please call 503-548-4480 to reserve and to inquire about rates for extra passengers…

Lloyd Tranit Management Association (TMA) Board Presentation

EcoShuttle to present our organization and plans at the Lloyd TMA Board Meeting on December 6.  On the agenda to present at 4:30p…

Government Meeting Planners Conference + Albany Visitor’s Association

Kathy Hansen of Albany Visitors Association will be coming to meet with EcoShuttle to bring tourists and city dwellers from Portland down to beautiful Albany. We will then take the EcoShuttle over to the Government Meeting Planners conference at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center…

Portland Green Drinks

WHAT:  Every first Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Join us for good beers, good conversation and a chance to network with other environmentally minded people. WHEN: Every first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. WHERE: Main Lobby on the first floor of the Ecotrust Building, 721 NW Ninth Avenue. FEATURING: Hot Lips Pizza…

Meeting with Commissioner Sam Adams’ staff

Private meeting with Roland Chlapowski, transportation policy coordinator…

Private Airport Shuttle Service

Open to more passengers:  $35 for single passenger.  $45 for 2-5.  $10 per head for extra passengers…

The Peak Oil Crisis: The Portland Report

Written by Tom Whipple Thursday, 15 March 2007 Last week Portland, Oregon became the first governmental body in the US to not only acknowledge that imminent peak oil is a reality, but also to publish a plan as to what the city should be doing to cope. Breaking new ground has both its perils and…

CorVel Data Center Tour Service

Private shuttle for CorVel Corporation. Regional Managers of data centers from different branches visiting the all new Hillsboro Data Center…

Cap, trade is more appealing than a tax

Sunday, December 02, 2007 BY KATHIE DURBIN, Columbian staff writer OLYMPIA – A climate change panel appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire is leaning toward recommending that Washington become part of a regional cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions rather than impose a tax on polluters who emit carbon dioxide. The panel, which will meet Tuesday in…

On Carbon Dioxide, a Better Alternative

By Keith Crane and James Bartis Special to washingtonpost.com’s Think Tank Town Thursday, November 29, 2007; 12:00 AM Fossil fuel combustion and the consequent release of carbon dioxide continues as the dominant cause of increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Each year the United States releases into the atmosphere over 6 billion tons…

Biodiesel Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2007) — A CSIRO report released November 27 confirms that using pure biodiesel or blending biodiesel with standard fuel could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. Biodiesel can be manufactured from any product containing fatty acids, such as vegetable oil or animal fats. The report, “The greenhouse and air quality…
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