NorCal Newsletter 2009-11-30

adpsr news November 30, 2009
Jump to category: ADPSR Items Information and Action Items Events Employment Sought or Opportunities Competitions Items Sought or For Sale Miscellaneous ADPSR Items: ADPSR Folks: Thanks for your input so far. Don't forget to support ADPSR with membership or a donation. It's fast, easy and secure. Click on the Membership Page at our website, www.adpsr.org. In the next few weeks we are going to start exclusive content Newsletters for paid members only. Topics will include Energy, Water, Affordable Housing, Community Development, Incarceration, and more. Join now to ensure you receive this additional information. If you have suggestions, or would like to volunteer and help, please send us an e-mail at listserve@adpsr-norcal.org. Graywater Presentations up at the ADPSR Website Many asked for pdf versions of the presentations from our November 17th, 2009 event at the SF AIA. So far we have 2 presentations up on the website, we're still hoping for the others. Visit http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/adpsr-norcal-presentation-greywater-november-17-2009 to download ADPSR National Conference Toward a Just Metropolis: From Crises to Possibilities June 16-20, 2010 UC Berkeley and other East Bay Sites http://adpsr.org/national/toward-just-metropolis-%E2%80%93-national-conference ADPSR is very excited to formally announce plans for a significant 2010 Conference! A conference for planners, designers, activists, policymakers and citizens dedicated to a just future for all June 16-20, 2010 Hosted by the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley Sponsors: ARCHITECTS /DESIGNERS /PLANNERS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ♦ PLANNERS NETWORK ♦ YOUNG PLANNERS NETWORK ♦ CENTER FOR THE LIVING CITY ♦ ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN Click here for more information http://adpsr.org/national/toward-just-metropolis-%E2%80%93-national-conf...	Sad Facts: 45 million turkeys are consumed each Thanksgiving. Most are raised in harsh conditions.
Information and Action Items: Help from ADPSR to protect California's forests My name is Josh Buswell, and I’m the Sierra Campaigner for an international non-profit called ForestEthics. I’m writing in the hopes that some people from ADPSR will take a second to send an e-mail for a campaign I’m working on to preserve California’s forests from the destructive logging of a company called Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI). More information at http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/help-adpsr-protect-californias-forests call to action - Crockett, Rodeo Good Neighbor Agreement We are concerned citizens of Contra Costa County communities Crockett and Rodeo seeking support in a dispute with the Rodeo-based ConocoPhillips San Francisco Oil Refinery Feel free to respond with suggestions, advice, direct assistance, etc., or post your comments to our "Poor Neighbor Disagreement" blog at http://crgna.org/blog/?p=41. You can also "opt in" if you're interested in monitoring this issue. For more information visit http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/call-action-crockett-rodeo-good-neighbor-agreement Laytonville EcoVillage STARTING AN ECOVILLAGE Latyonville has a new ecovillage! The Laytonville Ecovillage is just a mile out of town, walking distance to local schools and stores, and is surrounded by a beautiful mixed conifer forest. It fulfills the intent of the county’s general plan to promote Laytonville as a sustainable and livable community, create housing closer to the town center, and encourage the use of green building practices* You’re invited to join our working group and help us co-create an ecovillage! More information at http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/laytonville-ecovillage Events: Taste and a Talk: Save Energy and Get Paid For It, 12/3 Dec 3 2009 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm The last Taste and Talk session of the year: Save Energy and Get Paid For It Did you know that PG&E offers rebates on hundreds of energy-efficient products and has a free tool lending library to help you make building improvements? Come and hear about the incentives and free resources that are available to help you make your home safer, healthier and more comfortable. Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Time: 5 - 6:30 pm 5 pm - Networking 5:30 pm - Presentation Location: Redwood City Council Chambers, 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City Fee: FREE! (light refreshments provided) To RSVP: visit www.tasteandtalk.eventbrite.com ( http://www.tasteandtalk.eventbrite.com/ ) or call (650) 599-1485. Certified Green Building Professional Training, Santa Rosa Dec 7 2009 - Dec 8 2009 - 8:00am - 5:00pm http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/certified-green-building-professional-training-santa-rosa Build It Green Training TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOUNTS TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE GROWING HOME ENERGY AND GREEN RETROFIT MARKET! New local mandatory green building ordinances demand that we design and build differently. Build It Green would like to help you and your associates get ready with our year end discounts on training. Green Home Retrofitting and Remodeling (Advanced CGBP), Santa Rosa Green Home Retrofitting and Remodeling (Advanced CGBP) When: December 9-10, 2009 from 8AM-5PM Where: NCBE Headquarters Office, 1030 Apollo Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/green-home-retrofitting-and-remodeling-advanced-cgbp-santa-rosa Researching & Selecting Green Products December 08, 2009 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM Location The Tilden Room, Martin Luther King Student Union, University of California, Berkeley Registration Non Members - $20.00 (USD) SBA or GCC Member - $15.00 (USD) Current members of Sustainable Business Alliance and the Green Chamber of Commerce Sustainable Business Alliance Presents Ann Blake, Ph.D. Environmental & Public Health Consulting “How Green is Your Rubber Duck? Sustainable Chemicals Use in Consumer Products” Calls for chemicals policy reform and more sustainable products increase as the high cost to our health and the environment becomes clear. SBA presents Environmental & Public Health consultant Ann Blake offers insights on researching and selecting environmentally friendly products. www.annblake.net Green Building in 90 Minutes: Info Session & Industry Overview presented by the USGBC Redwood Empire Chapter and Longview Education Associates Join Bruce Hammond and Pete Gang for a quick and compelling introduction to the green building industry and introduction to course material for the 6 month Green Building Professional Certificate Program held one Saturday/month at Autodesk in San Rafael. The next course session begins January 9, 2010. Topics include the importance of site development, planning for a water-constrained future and how we can design buildings to be healthy, comfortable and energy efficient. For more information visit: http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/green-building-90-minutes Info Session: Wednesday, December 9 Petaluma Public Library 100 Fairgrounds Dr. Petaluma 6:30-8:00 Climate Change, Agro-biodiversity and Food Security: The Value of Traditional Seeds in an Unstable World Dec 17 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Berkeley Humanity has lost nearly three-quarters of our agricultural biodiversity in the last century. Now, in the face of an increasingly volatile climate, conserving the remaining seed diversity is a matter of survival. See more info at http://adpsr.org/nor-cal/climate-change-agro-biodiversity-and-food-security-value-traditional-seeds-unstable-world
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