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Business and civic leaders, experts, teachers, students, and citizens from all walks of life contributing to the leadership of Portland, Oregon as the most sustainability conscious city in the United States.
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Spongy Parking Lots by Ruth Ann Barrett |
This is an overview of the solution for reducing the pollution, water wasting, unattractive properties of surface parking lots in Portland, Oregon It builds on a January 22, 2015 story on NPR's Morning Edition entitled, Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA for Long Term Drought. Published on Jan 23, 2015. Curated and annotated by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv. Updated June, 2015. Print Proposal is here. Summary website is www.spongyparkinglots.com. Websites of team members: Mary Vogel of PlanGreen:Regenerating Communities Kelli A. Grover, Firwood Design Group (FDG): Surveying, Engineering, Planning Maria Cahill, Green Girl Land Development Solutions: Cost Effective Storm Water Infrastructure Suenn Ho, Resolve Architecture: Architectural and Urban Design Marianne Zarkin: Landscape Architects Ruth Ann Barrett, EarthSayers.tv: Voices of Sustainability EarthSayer Ruth Ann Barrett |
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Minority Entrepreneurs in Technology with James Pritchett
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Portland Oregon's Bold Climate Action and Sustainability
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Social Sustainability and Social Work: John Ossowski
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Albina Community Bank and Sustainability
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Portland Architecture: How Good is Good Enough?
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The Walkable City by Jeff Speck
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Sustainability: EarthDay for All and the Challenge of Inequity: Ron Sims
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All About Kiva: Matt and Jessica Flannery
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Rehabilitation of Old Town/Chinatown Neighborhood
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Raw Faith: Marilyn Sewell
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When the Ordinary Just Won't Do by Renee Ward
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The Metropolitan Revolution: Selling Sustainability
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On Being Eco-minded by Lorie Wigle
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Healthcare & Homelessness Panel at Portland City Club
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Eliminating Homelessness in Portland: Deja vu All Over Again? (2005)
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Old Town/Chinatown Revitalization: Winning Solutions through Restorations
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The Carrot Zone Presentation by Ruth Ann Barrett
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Sustainability Used To Be A Lot More Work:Portland Center Stage
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Ozzie Gonzalez, LEED A.P
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What Is Community Rights Movement by Paul Cienfuegos
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Negotiating Portland's Development Projects with John Russell
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Marcelo Bonta of the Center for Diversity & the Environment
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Deep Green, the Movie
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The Triumph of the Commons by Kim Smith
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Susan Anderson and Jill Kolek: Portland, OR: Solarize Portland Campaig
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State of Our Equity: Equal Pay, Income Inequality, & the Minimum Wage Debate
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What Do Oregonians Care About in 2013 with Adam Davis
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Do We Have to Choose? Clean Air, Good Roads, Smart Choice?
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Fostering Relationship between Committee and Community by LeRoy Patton
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A Clear Vision: An Equitable Planet 2 of 2
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Can a Private Business Model Work for Public Universities?
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Energy Conservation and Social Equity 2 of 2: Kate Miller
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Neighborhoods: One Size Does Not Fit All
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Science Friction by Charles Welden and Prakash Chenjeri
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Community-driven Culture of Portland, Oregon, 1 of 2: Rob Bennett
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Growing Awareness Into Action by Barbara Ford
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Local Efforts to End Homelessness
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Spongy Parking Lots by Ruth Ann Barrett
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Why Don't You Do Something About It? by Sarajoy Pond
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Oregon Governor on Coal and Cars- Kate Brown
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Respect and Equality for All by Ramon Ramirez
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The Necessity of 'Action Ecology' by Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
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The Story of "U" by Ruth Ann Barrett
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