Title: 8th Annual Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show
Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Description: America’s 1st Sustainable Home & Garden Show Celebrates 8 Years in Eugene!

Over 250 Sustainable Exhibits for the Home, Garden & Life. Explore & shop Pavilions of Sustainable Good Earth Living: Home, Garden, Food, Transportation, Living & Wellness, and Recycle. Enjoy National Green Building Experts, Sustainable Living Experts, NW Authors, Live Music, Organic & Natural Eats, 75+ Eco-Friendly Seminars, Green Neighbors, and Our Signature Chickens Over the Aisle!

FREE Admission with canned food donations benefitting Food for Lane County.
FREE Parking.
Fri: 5pm-9pm, Sat: 10am-8pm, Sun: 10am-5pm

Start Date: 2013-01-18
End Date: 2013-01-20

Event highlights: Saturday night short film premiere party; eco-friendly Kids Zone; Soltrekker “green RV” tours; Sigg bottles and other giveaways

Green Living Project (GLP), the leading film production and marketing company focused on global sustainability-related stories, kicks off its 2012 Film Premiere tour in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, March 24, 2012. GLP’s Portland Premiere event features six GLP original short films highlighting thought-provoking sustainability initiatives around the world, and a special “Education Exchange” networking session for educators. The Portland Film Premiere “Short Film Showcase and Celebration” takes place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the 5th annual Portland Better Living Home and Garden Show, a three-day consumer show that encourages a healthier lifestyle. GLP also will offer tours of its eco-friendly “Soltrekker” RV, outfitted with a variety of sustainable technologies, throughout the weekend.

GLP’s Film Premiere events present an opportunity to showcase adventure focused multimedia storytelling about important issues with the goal of educating and inspiring change. Each event features approximately six to nine films that highlight important topics with varying sustainability themes. The films also highlight the travel and adventure associated with each film expedition as the film crew explores unique and sometimes undiscovered travel destinations around the world. Each event allows individuals, communities and organizations to learn about and become directly involved with important local and global initiatives to bring about positive change. Since 2007, GLP has produced over 70 short films in 19 countries, including North America, Central and South America, Africa and Asia.

The films showing at the Portland Film Premiere highlight a variety of topics, ranging from marine conservation to sustainable farming and food ecosystems, women empowerment, community focused ecotourism and more. The films slated for the Portland Film Premiere are: Equilibrio Azul (Puerto Lopez, Ecuador); Semilla Nueva (Xacana and La Maquina, Guatemala); Potters for Peace (Managua, Nicaragua); Change Dinner (Los Angeles); Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago); and Ecotourism in New Mexico (Santa Fe and Taos, NM).

“We’re just returning from a filming expedition in East Africa so the Portland Film Premiere event is especially poignant,” said Rob Holmes, founder and president of GLP. “We hope each film presented inspires thoughtful, positive change – our collective goal. To that end, we can’t think of a better venue for our first Film Premiere event of 2012.”

GLP’s Portland Film Premiere is presented in partnership with the Portland Better Living Show, a consumer show promoting resources and services for living a healthier lifestyle. GLP will host a show booth, and tours of its sustainably outfitted biodiesel RV – the Soltrekker – throughout the weekend. The RV is equipped with solar panels, a Biodiesel engine, composting toilet, water catchment system, sustainable wood floors, insulation made from recycled jeans, and LED lighting. The Portland Better Living Show is open to the public and admission is free. www.betterlivingshow.org.

“The Better Living Show’s purpose of inspiring individuals and communities to live a more sustainable lifestyle is perfectly aligned with the goals of Green Living Project,” said Michael O’Loughlin, producer of the Better Living Show and founding partner of Blue Ocean Events. “We are honored to be working with them this March to affect global change, one person at a time.”

Event: Green Living Project’s 2012 Portland Film Premiere
Date/Time: Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Portland Expo Center
2060 North Marine Drive
Cost: GLP Film Premiere tickets: $13.50, if purchased online before March 20; $20 general admission at the door; $10 for teachers; $10 students (with ID)
Network Session: Special “Education Exchange” networking session and roundtable for all teachers (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.); Information/registration: laura@greenlivingproject.com

Key Partners: The Better Living Show, Portland Expo Center, SIGG, Ninkasi Brewing, Portland Zoo, Redirect Guide, Mountainsmith
Partners: Columbia Riverkeepers, See the Wild, Outside Magazine, ATTA, STI, Columbia, 30 Project, Mountain Khakis, Seafood Watch, L.L. Bean, Electronic Music Alliance, Raw Revolution, Sonic Boom
Website: www.greenlivingproject.com/portland2012/

About Rob Holmes, GLP Founder:

Rob has a unique and diverse background in media production, responsible tourism, international conservation, and business startups. He has over 18 years of experience within the outdoor retail and travel industries with companies such as R.E.I., E.M.S., and Trails.com. As co-owner of Trails.com, Rob helped build, manage, and sell the company while becoming the #1 outdoor and adventure travel website in 2006. Rob also has worked and consulted with over 20 leading international conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, International Snow Leopard Trust, Appalachian Mountain Club, and Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. He is a well-known photojournalist and adventure traveler with over 200 multi-media presentations on expeditions to over 70 countries with GLP. He received a BA in Environmental Biology & Wildlife Management from Hobart College in 1992 and an MBA in International Business,
Environmental Management, & Marketing from University of Washington in 1999.

About Green Living Project™ (GLP):

Green Living Project™ (GLP) is a leading short film production and marketing company documenting cutting-edge global sustainability-related initiatives, highlighting efforts in tourism, wildlife, education, food and community development, and promoting those efforts across North America and beyond. Using multi-media production and distribution efforts, GLP captures environmentally-focused initiatives and best practices and then markets the exclusive content through strategic outlets (events, television, film festivals, school outreach and the internet). Key partners include Outside Television, Mexico Tourism Board, African Wildlife Foundation, Earthwatch, Rainforest Alliance, Global Sustainable Tourism Council, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Sustainable Travel International, Green Festival, Whole Foods, Chipotle and R.E.I. GLP is a privately held company based outside of Los Angeles. For more information visit www.greenlivingproject.com. Follow GLP on Facebook at www.facebook.com/greenlivingproject, and www.twitter.com/GreenLivingPrjt.

Title: The Green Data Center Conference and Exhibition
Location: Singapore
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Description: Mark your calendars for July 24-26, 2012 when the Green Data Centre Conference and Exhibition makes its debut in the APAC region!

The Green Data Centre Conference and Exhibition has quickly become the most comprehensive event of its kind. “Greening” your facility through innovative design, building and operational techniques is a process, and the first step of this process is education. GDCON offers data centre managers, engineers and IT executives the most complete and applicable solutions needed for todays ever-changing data centre environment.

Topics covered include:

Maximising power and cooling efficiency
Virtualisation and cloud computing in the data centre
Storage efficiency
Metering, metrics and measurements
Green infrastructure management and operational strategies
Start Date: 2012-07-24
End Date: 2012-07-26

Title: YouToBeGreen
Location: Rome, Italy
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Description: YouToBeGreen intends to show the events industry a new way of doing business, both in form and in content, as a “Sustainable Revolution”.

This “revolution” consists in giving actual and future businessmen a new vision abount the events field, considering how quickly it changes, and in making them aware of the necessity of an update of the whole
field.

We are convinced this is the better way to face the difficulties the events industry is encountering, in order to drive a great development of the whole sector.

The tools of such a revolution will be training, information, and an innovative selling formula, which focuses on a trust relationship between companies and their commercial partners, as a “sustainable” improvement of events filed. As a matter of fact, You will value Your participation in YouToBeGreen, in terms of commercial meetings, personal training and general satisfaction about the whole event.
Date: 2012-06-18

Actress and Activist to Speak at the Northwest’s Largest Sustainable Lifestyle Show on March 23

The fifth annual Better Living Show returns to the Portland Expo Center Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25, 2012. This free, three-day festival, designed to empower attendees to become more thoughtful consumers, features nearly 300 exhibiting companies, showing off the best in high-performance, eco-friendly products and services for every aspect of living a better life.

The 2012 Better Living Show is excited to welcome environmentalist and actress, Daryl Hannah to the Sustainable Life Stage as the keynote speaker on opening night of the show at 7 p.m. Daryl Hannah, most widely known for her acting roles in hit films like “Splash” and “Kill Bill”, will speak out on her longtime commitment as an environmental advocate and encouraging others to “Turn Inspiration into Action”.

“We are bringing in Daryl Hannah this year because she represents that moment when people turn desire into action,” says Michael O’Loughlin, co-founder of Blue Ocean Events. “The Better Living Show is all about people finding a way to live a more sustainable life and get involved in the solution.”

During her appearance, Daryl will explore some of the themes and insights from her experiences taking action on behalf of the earth and all the life it sustains. She will also talk about the tipping point when she turned from being an advocate to being an activist.

As a reminder, seating is limited and guests can find more information on Daryl Hannah by visiting her website at: www.dhlovelife.com

About the Better Living Show

Free to the public, the Better Living Show, the Northwest’s largest sustainable lifestyle show, takes place Friday, March 23 from noon – 9 p.m.; Saturday, March 24 from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Sunday, March 25 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Portland Expo Center. The Better Living Show is part of the National Home and Garden Show Series presented by DISH. Official show sponsors include Energy Trust of Oregon, NW Natural, Portland General Electric, Schnitzer Steel, The Portland Clinic, Sustainable Life, Food Services of America, So Delicious Dairy Free and Oregon State University.

Title: Going Green on the Red River
Location: Coushatta, LA
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Description: Come join us and enjoy great food, music, arts & crafts
and fun for the kids as learn ways to be environmentally friendly.
Date: 2012-04-28

Title: Mainstreaming Green Business Mixer
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Description:

A dynamic presentation for business owners and staff on multi-faceted marketing for Natural Products including social media, experiential marketing, traditional marketing and product placement. A discussion on why it’s important for natural brands to appeal to all consumers–not just a select segment–if we’re to effect real change towards sustainable consumer habits. Q&A with Beth Bell, President of Green Product Placement, immediately following her presentation.
Date: 2012-03-23

In March, four sustainable events will all be held on the same weekend at the Portland Expo Center

PORTLAND, Ore – Portland has always been known for its environmental consciousness and throughout the year street fairs and block parties echo this theme. But never has Portland seen so much activity all on the same weekend. Perhaps it signals a positive shift towards a greener economy. One things for sure, there will be no shortage of things to do on that weekend. For the first time ever, PDX Bicycle Show, The Better Living Show, Green Living Project and the Sustainable Business Oregon Mixer will all be held on the same weekend and all at the Portland Expo Center. The people at Drive Less Save More should be happy with combined effort.

PDX Bicycle Show
March 24 & 25
Admission: $10
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Pedal Nation’s PDX Bicycle Show is Portland’s largest display of bicycles, gear and apparel under one roof. There will be lots of fun entertainment and activities for every level of bicyclist in your family and you can test ride bicycles at the event. There are great deals on bicycle gear, apparel, accessories, & equipment. Organizers moved this show from the Oregon Convention Center to the Portland Expo Center for 2012.

The Better Living Show
March 23 – 25
Admission: FREE
betterlivingshow.org

Meet actress and activist Daryl Hannah at this year’s Better Living Show. Filled with sustainable products for your home and garden, eco-chic fashion, solar options and electric vehicles, this event offers tips from experts on how to reduce your energy costs and live a healthier lifestyle. Its three days packed with activities for the entire family. Bring the kids. There’s food sampling and music as well. This is the only one of the four events that is free to attend.

Green Living Project
March 24
Admission: $13.50 in advance $20 at door
greenlivingproject.com

GLP Premieres are signature multi-media entertainment events held at large venues at select cities nationwide. These Film Premieres are your opportunity to see a unique and inspiring presentation featuring the Projects from our latest batch of filming expeditions! It’s a showcase cutting-edge sustainability stories and witness the latest efforts in sustainable tourism, adventure travel, wildlife conservation, community development, education, sustainable food and more! Come experience exciting travel destinations and discover ways YOU can get involved. Mix and mingle with your community and the GLP Expedition team! This event features free food and drinks, great raffle and door prizes, live music and more!

Sustainable Business Oregon Mixer
March 23
Admission: $15
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Join Sustainable Business Oregon and Capital Pacific Bank for a business mixer featuring Beth Bell, President, Green Product Placement. Beth will deliver a dynamic presentation for business owners and staff on multi-faceted marketing for green products – focusing on the importance of breaking through segmentation to appeal to mainstream consumers. Although focused on physical goods, the lessons can apply to any product or service. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served at this professional networking event.

Title: Green Living Project: Portland Film Premiere
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Description: Join us on Saturday, March 24th at the Portland Expo Center for a Short Film Showcase and party to celebrate our exciting collection of the best global and domestic sustainability films!

Come experience the expedition team’s journey and witness the latest efforts in sustainable tourism, adventure travel, wildlife conservation, community development, education, sustainable food and more! Learn about exciting travel destinations and discover ways YOU can get involved. Mix and mingle with your community, our event sponsors and the GLP team while enjoying live music, local beer, and fantastic food.
Date: 2012-03-24

Title: Greater Salem Green Drinks
Location: Salem, MA
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Description: Green Drinks hits the Hawthorne Hotel with special guest North Shore Community Development Coalition on February 28, 2012 from 7-9 p.m. Come network and also learn what it takes to prepare for and win the Salem Green Business Challenge! Space is limited–please register for the event at http://greendrinksatthehawthorne.eventbrite.com/. The $5 cash-only ticket fee will be collected at the door. Cash bar.
Date: 2012-02-28