Local Action for a Sustainable Tomorrow

From Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) program>>>> The word "permaculture" was coined in 1978 by Bill Mollison, an Australian ecologist, and one of his students, David Holmgren. It is a contraction of "permanent agriculture" or "permanent culture." Permaculture is about designing ecological human habitats and food production systems. It... (read more)

Sea-Worthy SeafoodHow to make seafood choices that won't harm our oceans? http://www.sightline.org/publications/enewsletters/CSNews/CS_7_05_seafoo... Check out our guides to help make sustainable seafood decisions a snap. Cascadia Scorecard News July 2005 Fish, those gilled and scaly denizens of the Earth's waters, are so beneficial to human health that the American Heart Association recommends we all eat... (read more)

The Waking Up Syndrome by Sarah Anne Edwards and Linda Buzzell http://www.hopedance.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4... “Humankind cannot bear very much reality." — T. S. Eliot Just dealing with our daily lives keeps most of us too busy to worry about whether or not the sky is falling. We focus on getting to and from work, paying our... (read more)

Maude Barlow, Head of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and founder of the Blue Planet Project. She is the author of sixteen books, including Blue Gold. Her latest is Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. She is... (read more)

The Community Solution provides this information at http://www.communitysolution.org/ Scroll down for answers to the following questions regarding Peak Oil. Q: What is Peak Oil? Q: Why should I be concerned about Peak Oil? Q: Will this just mean higher prices at the pump? Q: Does the arrival of Peak Oil mean we are running out... (read more)

Please list as much info as possible: Name.....Specialities.....Contact Person.....Email.....Website.....Phone #.....Anything else Our Blog can be used to pass the info to me and others. I can copy & paste to this page as the info comes in. Organizations www.clallamgrown.org Clallam Grown! aims to educate the... (read more)

This speech from 50 years ago has as much foresight for our current situation as anything I have seen. The full speech is here http://energybulletin.net/23151.html It is long but a good read. Sid "Energy resources and our future" - remarks by Admiral Hyman Rickover delivered in 1957 by Rear Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, U.S. Navy Chief,... (read more)

(Print the attachment at the bottom of this page to have a LAST Flyer) Local Action for a Sustainable Tomorrow - LAST Our purpose is to…   Unite Clallam County through coordinating and supporting Local Action for a Sustainable Tomorrow Our objective is to bring all groups on the North Olympic Peninsula that... (read more)

Here is my first shot at a flyer that we can put on community bulletin boards in businesses and agencies and hand out in our local neighborhoods. Take care Sid AttachmentSize Peak Oil Flyer.doc49 KB ... (read more)

Some of these stores also carry produce and food items that are not locally produced. Ask your vendor which items are local and encourage them to label where their food comes from. • Country Aire, 117 East First St., Port Angeles. Open Monday–Saturday, 9 am-6 pm; Sunday, 11 am-4 pm. •... (read more)

Carlsborg Old Mill Cafe Port Angeles Bella Italia Bushwhacker Joy’s Bistro Michael’s Divine Dining Sequim Alder Wood Bistro Cafe Provence Cedar Creek ... (read more)

This is a partial list of local farms where you can find excellent produce, meats, eggs, dairy, seafood and other items. Please contact us if you are not on the list! Forks Area Hoh Humm Ranch. 171763 Hwy. 101 Forks, WA (360) 374-5337 Organic beef, lamb, goats, pigs, and poultry ------------------------------ Port Angeles Area Blueberry Haven Farm 173... (read more)

In the CSA system, the consumer purchases a season’s worth of vegetables (sometimes flowers, fruits, herbs and even milk or meat) in the Spring, and then receives weekly shares throughout the growing season. In some CSA systems, the consumer may actually do labor on the farm or help administrate the... (read more)

• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver • Four-Season Harvest, Eliot Coleman • Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection, Jessica Prentice • Home Economics, Wendell Berry • Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants, “Wildman” Steve Brill •... (read more)

Check back regularly for updated event listings. October 6th - Farm Tour from 10am to 4pm, $10 per carload. This year 8 farms are participating. Bring the whole family and enjoy a day visiting farms that feature fresh organic produce, flowers, dairy cows, horses, herbs, and other fine farm products.... (read more)

The links below will help you navigate through the North Olympic Peninsula. Port of Port Angeles www.portofpa.com North Olympic Peninsula Visitors & Convention Bureau www.olympicpeninsula.org/teg.html Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce www.portangeles.org Sequim Marketing Action Committee (SMAC) www.visitsun.com/ Peninsula Events - Olympic Peninsula Event Calender www.peninsulaevents.com Sequim Museum www.sequimmuseum.org Olympic Discovery Trail www.peninsulatrailcoalition.com Sequim-Dungness Valley Chamber of... (read more)

Code Assistance in Clallam County Clallam County Building Codes Sheila Miller 417-2308 smiller@co.clallam.wa.us Clallam County Site... (read more)

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Note: I have not finished editing this page.... Air quality testing All Weather Heating & Cooling Jeanne' Sparks 452-9813 awhc@olypen.com Can-Do Construction Bill Foley 452-3155... (read more)

All Weather Heating & Cooling Jeanne' Sparks 452-9813 awhc@olypen.com Alpha Builders Ken Tobias 452-3154 alpha@olypen.com Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co., Inc. Jesse Wilson 457-8581 Jessew@angelesmillwork.com Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co., Inc. Gabe McCarty 457-8581 gabem@angelesmillwork.com Brokers Group Sherry Siegel 461-6871 sherry@brokersgroup.com C M U Construction Inc. Chuck Ulbrich 452-1771 Can-Do Construction Inc. Bill Foley 452-3155 candoinc@msn.com Childers-Bukovnik... (read more)

Sustainable Connections - Transforming a Community Through Local Business http://peakmoment.tv/conversations/75.html Episode 75: Michelle Long shows us how a highly successful local independent business network has transformed Bellingham, Washington, while inspiring other communities. From an initial "Think Local First" program, they have expanded to business peer mentoring, and support for local food producers,... (read more)

Between 1943 and 1999, the nuclear industry received more than $145 billion in federal subsidies, while the solar industry received $4.4 billion and the wind energy industry received $1.3 billion, according to a study by the Renewable Energy Policy Project. Washington Energy Spending We're sending $53 million dollars each day out... (read more)

Current Thinking: What's driving PHEVs? by Dick Watson - 11.28.06 A few months ago, I wrote about the advantages of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs. As its name implies, PHEVs charge by plugging in to the electricity grid. PHEVs are receiving increasing attention because they provide a means for integrating... (read more)

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