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An Event to Support Kyoto Seattle

Wednesday, June 1, 5:30-9PM, at Pier 69, Port of Seattle

Learn about the City of Seattle's commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. Discover a variety of advanced transportation options and practical planning tools. Speak to trip planners about creating a plan that works for you. Learn how to start a program at your workplace. Whether it be getting a hybrid or electric car, carpooling, cycling, walking, bussing or taking a train to work, using biodiesel or FlexCar, there are many ways to make a significant difference to reduce the use of fossil fuel. Learn how to create a plan that works for your schedule and budget. See our collective impact as we compile personal pledges for fossil fuel reduction. Proceeds from the event will go to CIVIC Worldwide-Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict ( www.civicworldwide.org ) in honor of Marla Ruzicka.

$5 for BALLE members/$10 for non-members

Speakers include:

Cascade Bicycle Club
Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuelworks
FlexCar
King County Metro
NW Biodiesel Network
Port of Seattle
Seattle Monorail
Sound Transit
Transportation Choices Coalitions

RSVP no later than Monday, May 30 to info@balleseattle.org or call 206.235.6925. For more information or to join BALLE today, visit www.balleseattle.org .

(email address corrected on May 28)

Persons willing to help:Ray Brown, Aaron Kahn, Dan Freeman

2nd Annual Renewable Energy Fair!

Sat. June 4th, 10AM-4PM

Discover practical applications that work for you-

Exhibits
Vendors
Demonstrations
Kid Zone

Meridian Park School, 175th and Meridian in Shoreline.

more information: www.shorelinesolar.org

Persons willing to help:

Ray Brown, Dan Freeman, Lyle Rudensey, Kevin Orme

Sustainable Ballard Summer School Presents: "Advanced Transportation Choices"

When June 5th, Sunday, 11am to 2pm

Where Marvin's Garden Park, Ballard Avenue and 22NW north of Ballard Farmer's Market

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE BALLARD SUMMER SCHOOL?

We have decided to take our always playful education, advocacy, and outreach to the streets! Once a month during the summer (twice in August!) we will host three hours of demonstrations, and discussions about different aspects of personal energy conservation.

Your transportation choices are the single biggest energy choice you make!!!! Treat yourself to learn more about choices that are available. There will be demonstrations, discussions, literature, and open mike. There will be citizen activist awards for most creative new, idea. And, there will be a humor award for most clever, light hearted approach too.

1st Period starts at 11:00 sharp! We are looking forward to you being a part of this event. Participating organizations invited include:

Breathable Bus Coalition	Carter VW
Cascade Bicycle Club	Chinook Book
Climate Solutions	Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuelwerks
Eco-Motion	Electric Bikes NW
Evergreen Monthly	Feet First
Flex car	Friends of Berke Gilman
Friends of the Monorail	MCEV
Natural Choice Directory	NW BioDiesel Network
Open Communications	Puget Sound Clean Cities
Seattle EV Association	Seattle Metro
Segway	Sustainable Industries Journal
Tango Transportation Choices

Sustainable Ballard is a non-profit organization comprised of inventive, interesting neighbors who firmly believe that community self-reliance and sustainability is good foreign policy implemented locally. Sustainable Ballard believes that Washington State is strategically poised to lead the nation in the development, manufacture and implementation of renewable energy technologies that will help wean our economy from its addictive dependence on non-renewable and dwindling carbon resources such as coal and oil. Clean, renewable energy is clearly this country's future.

http://www.sustainableballard.org "The Future of Ballard Is To Make the Future Its Business"

Contacts for Event: Aaron Kahn 206.227.9542 akahn@windermere.com

Persons willing to help:

Ray Brown, Dan Freeman, Noam Gundle

Sustainable Ballard's Alliance of Sustainable Alternatives to Petroleum (ASAP)

Presents "The Seattle Electric Vehicle to Grid Forum"

Community activists of the non-profit Sustainable Ballard believe that Washington State is strategically poised to lead the nation in the development, manufacture and implementation of renewable energy technologies that will help wean our economy from its addictive dependence in non-renewable and dwindling carbon resources such as coal and oil. Clean, renewable energy is clearly this country's future. We can spearhead it right here in Washington state.

Day One

"Technical Symposium on Vehicle To Grid Power"

Monday, June 6, 2005, 1:00pm to 4:30pm, Bertha Landes Room, City Hall,

Seattle WA - 600 Fourth Avenue South (entrance on Fifth Avenue)

A panel of experts will thoroughly cover vehicle-to-grid power at a technical level. Planned topics include: comparison of plug-in hybrid with battery vehicles, new sources of clean power in the Pacific Northwest, modular factories for small-volume vehicle manufacturing, the economics of V2G to support renewable energy policy and implementation strategies, and a brief hands-on tutorial for calculating basic V2G power and price parameters. The presentations will be interspersed with questions and discussion with the audience.

Day Two

"The Seattle Electric Vehicle to Grid Enterprise (V2G)"

Tuesday, June 7, 2005, 1:00pm to 4:30pm, Bertha Landes Room, City Hall, Seattle WA - 600 Fourth Avenue South (entrance on Fifth Avenue)

This panel will bring together experts who can present exciting scenarios in which we engage and deploy the manufacturing resources and highly-trained workforces already in place here in the Pacific Northwest. This panel advocates "connecting utility infrastructure with automobiles" for the eventual creation, marketing and manufacturing of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) in Seattle.

This forum is sponsored by Climate Solutions, Seattle City Light and

Sustainable Ballard.

Forum invitees include:

Steve Nicholas, Director, City of Seattle's Office of Sustainability and Environment. http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/environment

Jorge Carrasco, Seattle City Light, Superintendent. www.ci.seattle.wa.us/light

Panel Moderator, Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions Research Director.

http://www.climatesolutions.org

Dr. Willett Kempton, Associate Professor and Senior Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware. Dr. Willett Kempton is the innovator of the electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G), the concept of connecting vehicles to allow two-way electrical flow to the power grid. www.udel.edu/V2G

Tom Gage, President, AC Propulsion Inc. AC Propulsion manufactures

electric vehicle propulsion systems and develops world leading

vehicle-to-grid technology. http://www.acpropulsion.com

Dr. Mark Duvall, Manager of Technology Development, Electric

Transportation Technology Development Manager at EPRI (Electric Power

Research Institute), a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide collaborative science and technology solutions for the electric power industry. http://www.epri.com

Space is limited to 275 each day. To attend, you must RSVP and receive confirmation. Please email us your name, company or organization, phone number, address and which day(s) you will attend to vic@sustainableballard.org by May 31st.

http://www.sustainableballard.org

"The Future of Ballard Is To Make the Future Its Business"

Persons willing to help: Aaron Kahn

Association of Women in Environmental Professions Event: "What's All This Fuss I Hear About BioDiesel?"

When Tuesday, June 7, 2005

6:30 - Networking and Refreshments

7:00 - Presentation and Discussion

Where Offices of Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe

 Bank of America Tower, 701 5th Avenue 
 Downtown Seattle (between Cherry and Columbia Street)

Roxanne Dempsey, US Department of Energy, will talk about technical aspects of biodiesel as a fuel.

David Kerrigan, City of Seattle Fleet Manager, will talk about his

experiences incorporating biodiesel into use by City fleets including costs, engine performance and obstacles to overcome.

Attendance is not restricted to AWEP members, nor even to women. We do need a head count, though, so people who are planning to attend should RSVP to awep@awep.org and please copy shaunacw@u.washington.edu We'll see you there. For more information, visit www.awep.org .

Persons willing to help:Eric Forrer, Aaron Kahn

13th Annual Greenwood Classic Car and Rod Show

and NW Biodiesel Network BBQ/Potluck!

When Saturday, June 25, 2005

10 AM - 4 PM

For 12 years the Greenwood Classic Car and Rod Show has attracted more than 20,000 visitors to Greenwood Avenue every summer. Seattle’s biggest showcase of cars across the Northwest, more than 500 cars will line the streets of Greenwood Avenue, from N. 72th to N. 90th, with bands, food vendors and craft booths. The show is free and open to the public.

Our booth will be at 78th and Greenwood- the potluck party will be right down the street!

More info available at:

http://www.greenwood-phinney.com/pages/special_events/carshow.asp

Persons willing to help:Ray Brown, Aaron Kahn, Kevin Orme, Melissa Willoughby

Georgetown Street Party

(last minute posting)

July 2nd - We are seeking some volunteers to table the "Street Party and Alternative Transportation Expo" in Georgetown on Saturday afternoon July 2. Doors will be open from 3pm to 7pm on Saturday afternoon. Outside music and entertainment will run during the full hours of the event. Entrance to the event is at the intersection of S. Vale St at Airport Way S. to 12 Ave S. and 12 Ave S to S. Bailey St, west of All City Coffee in Georgetown.

For a complete breakdown of all this weekend's scooter-related events, visit: www.vespaclubofseattle.com

Persons willing to help:

Seattle citizens are coming together for the first annual Independence from Oil Day Parade on July 3rd.

(from the website on this event, at http://www.independencefromoil.org/ )

Join the first annual Independence from Oil Day Parade. On July 3rd Seattle citizens will converge on Volunteer Park for an officially unofficial parade. Banners flying, we will fill the roads with alternative modes of transport, from unicycles to solar cars to advocate for a sustainable energy policy. Our primary concern is to raise awareness of the environmental and economic risks associated with our continued consumption of fossil fuels and to promote the use of alternative energy sources as a step toward real independence from oil.

Several organizations from the Biodiesel - active community will be present. There will be an organizational meeting on the event on Tuesday, June 21st @ 6:30 PM

The meeting will be held in Gould Hall (University of Washington) 3949 15th Ave East.

Persons willing to help:Aaron Kahn, Ray Brown, Dr. Dan's Fuelwerks, Fuel Fools

Northwest Renewable Energy Festival

Location Walla Walla County Fairgrounds

When Friday 9/23 and Saturday 9/24

Time From 9am-5pm

http://www.nwrefest.org/

http://www.union-bulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=28397

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Pioneer Organics Open House

You've heard the rumors - now get the facts! It is Pioneer Organics second ever Open House: Everyday Tools for a Healthy Lifestyle.

What Pioneer Organics Open House: Everyday Tools for a Healthy Lifestyle

Where Pioneer Organics - 901 NW 49th Street

When October 9th, 11am - 4pm

There will be presenters speaking on topics from "The Celebration of Food" (Greg Atkinson) to "Making Green Choices at Home" (Environmental Home Center) and "Alternative Energy 101" (NW Biodiesel Network) with lots of time for questions and answers.

There will be round table discussions on topics like "How to Get Your Kids to Eat Good Food" and "Following Your Passions in Your Working Life": examples of people who made the change from a passionless job to making their vision come true.

Cooking demo's and of course a Kid's Corner.

Northwest Biodiesel will be there both presenting and with a booth.

Annual Greenwood Car Show a big success!

This was a very well trafficked event. Many people wanted to know where to get Biodiesel, or had just purchased a diesel and recently starting running Biodiesel. Great weather and about 10 blocks of beautiful cars.

Thanks to Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce for letting the alternative fuel cars participate.

http://www.greenwood-phinney.com/pages/special_events/carshow.asp

Shoreline Solar Project's 2nd Annual Renewable Energy Fair happened Saturday, June 4th. What a great day!! Lots of people kept us busy answering questions about biodiesel. Many events and activities occurred throughout the day, including an appearance by Jay Inslee.

Thanks to Shoreline Solar and all the other organizations that made this a success! More details at:

http://www.shorelinesolar.org

"An Event to Support Kyoto Seattle" was well attended by many local transportation related organizations on June 1. NW Biodiesel's Aaron Kahn and Dr. Dan Freeman spoke to the crowd extolling the virtues of using Biodiesel. Breathable Bus and French Fry Fools were also in attendance, and fielded a steady stream of questions from people.

More Photos of the event!: http://ray017.home.att.net/2005_balle_event/

Around 25 people stood up and made a personal pledge to reduce fossil fuel usage. We thank BALLE for organizing this important event. www.balleseattle.org

Seattle has a second biodiesel pump with 24 hour access. Check out the entry about Laurelhurst Oil on the Regional News page.

The 3rd Annual Northwest Biodiesel Forum was held Saturday March 19th at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center. See photographs from the event and read more about it at NorthwestBiodieselForum2005.