Friday, March 26th – Integrity Pest Management, Inc.
Speakers: Bill and Mary Jo Rowe
Owners of Integrity Pest Management, Inc.
Speaking on the EPA’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). Partnerships with pesticide users that reduce the potential health and environmental risks associated with pesticide use and implement pollution prevention strategies.
At Kendall-Whittier Library, 21 South Lewis, Tulsa from 11:30am to 1pm

“Tulsa Partners is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization working to build a disaster-resistant and sustainable community”

These days you can find all different kinds of sinks. I’ve seen a few homes of friends where they’ve remodeled their kitchens and gone with some of the new styles and materials. Did you know you can get sinks made of 100% environmentally friendly components? The new Granite Kitchen Sinks are scratch resistant, stain proof (IMPORTANT) and sound dampening. Get this – you germphobics – these new granite sinks are also coated in bacteria killing silver ions which kill 99% of bacteria on contact.

I love the farm kitchen trough sink look, but knowing me, I’d probably end up choosing something a little more timeless. Like another top of the line stainless model. Only this time, I’m going for an undermount.

Why?

Think about it – you wipe spills off the counter-top straight into the sink, crumbs, liquid, the whole mess and it all goes into the sink. No more grime around the lip because there is no lip!

I love innovation!

Attend this solar event and learn from leading solar power project developers at the solar business and networking event of the year.

The Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit is a major gathering place for the solar power industry’s decision makers—the one deal-making venue where the solar power and financial communities come together year after year to network and conduct business.

Previous Summits have been enormous successes; busy with major industry and financial professionals networking and discussing deals. The 2010 Summit is slated to more of the same. The Summit is presented in three segments:

Solar Company Finance & Investment Summit*
March 17, 2010
Hear about funding and investment opportunities first hand from solar companies, venture capitalists, private equity, investment bankers, lenders and other players.

Solar Power Development Workshop*
March 17, 2010
Learn how to meet the project challenges that must be overcome to get projects over the finish line and financed.

Solar Project Finance & Investment Summit
March 18 & 19, 2010
Connect with leading utilities, solar project developers, investors, lenders, solar equipment suppliers, construction contractors and other key players as they discuss what will get deals done in 2010 and beyond.

Learn more at the following url: http://www.pmaconference.com/3.17.10ic.pdf

We’ve all seen the little gizmos that sit on peoples desks that run on a tiny solar panel. But have you seen the indoor solar panels built by U.S. based Solaroad Technologies? They fit on top of the cubicle partitions and harvest wasted energy from the office lights.

Electronic devices could then be plugged directly into the CubeTube and it’s battery banks make it useful as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with enough on tap when fully charged to run a work station for a few hours.

With the device being inside and out of the weather, it should operate at high efficiency.

Wonder how long before they become a staple at the office?

Solar Cubicle

It’s the Heart of Oklahoma Home & Garden Show, March 5th & 6th & 7th. 5-8 on Friday, 9-6 on Saturday and 12-4 on Sunday.

Get this.

FREE ADMISSION!!!!

Las Vegas, NV Mar. 8-10, 2010

Geothermal energy is poised to meet the rapidly growing demand for renewable, zero-carbon power. There’s an enormous potential for growth in this field and experts see it as the next big renewable play.

Going from concept to completion is a major challenge. Financing problems, rights issues and other roadblocks can derail projects at any point. Only the best informed and connected will be able to navigate the tricky terrain.

The Third Annual Geothermal Finance & Investment Summit will bring together today’s leading project developers, investors, lenders, contractors and other players to share their perspectives on the market for geothermal finance and investment and to make deals happen. The Summit is designed to provide an outstanding opportunity to meet and network with active market players and to accurately gauge the current pulse of the industry.

Learn what future opportunities exist for partners and investors and discover how to get deals done in 2010 and beyond.

You will hear:

* Developers offer their perspective on the current market for geothermal financing, including the role of stimulus money and risk appetite of investors in these deals
* Investors discuss the criteria they use in evaluating geothermal investments
* How new technology will affect the number of projects being developed
* Drilling companies and EPC contractors provide their perspective on scheduling/availability, technology changes and economics of geothermal exploration, development and plant construction
* Utilities discuss their interest and special needs in purchasing geothermal baseload to meet their RPS requirements

Preconference Workshop:

Financing Geothermal Projects March 8, 2010
Learn Strategies for Project Financing and Techniques to Mitigate Risk

An in-depth, full-day workshop, Financing Geothermal Projects, precedes the Summit . The workshop provides a comprehensive tutorial by active market participants on how to structure your project and allocate risk to maximize success.

See the brochure and sign up here: http://www.pmaconference.com/12.9.09.pdf

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rodeo

You practice and practice and practice.

For the rest of us, we can only dream about being the big rodeo star and we can follow them throughout their career until the big one, the NFR. The NFR for years was held in the middle of the country, right here in Oklahoma but they were lured away to Vegas by big bucks. OKC’s new Ford Center is bigger than the current LV spot and OKC is vying to get the event back.

In the meantime, if you’ve a hankerin for world championship bareback ridin’, steer wrestlin’, team ropin’, saddle bronc ridin’, calf ropin’, barrel racin’ or bull ridin’, well you’ll just have to get your 2010 NFR Tickets and head to Vegas.

The National Finals Rodeo is a 10 day event organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and is THE rodeo event of the year in the US. The event is held the first full week of December and is currently at the Thomas & Mack Center at the campus of UN in Paradise Nevada.

Western enthusiasts and rodeo fans would love a trip to Vegas in December and you know, it’s never too early to plan a trip!

Consider an eco-friendly cement supplier for your concrete foundation.

Cemex, Inc. manufacturers some of the most innovative cement products I’ve ever come across. You’ll find concrete that self compacts. It has a dense makeup that aids in the overall strength and durability of the final product, thereby reducing labor costs and energy usage.

They also make porous concrete. This product is instrumental in helping with rainwater runoff. Water naturally filters through the product helping to reduce flooding and helps to reduce heat buildup.

Their rapid set concrete is made with up to eighty percent fly ash, a low-carbon alternative to normal concrete,

Their high acid resistance concrete is perfect for barns and their antibacterial product helps control bacteria growth also a boon to farmers.

The company cares about the environment. Their sustainability report (available on their website) shows just how much. They’re investing monies in quarry rehabilitation, in reductions in air emissions and in water conservation.

Cemex California has a great interest in wilderness ecosystems and has purchased nearly 120,000 hectares of land (and in agreements with adjacent land owners for 60,000 more) to establish habitat restoration and wildlife management programs including the re-introduction of the desert bighorn to the area.

When you’re building your home you have to consider the purchase of every component, it just makes ecological sense to buy building materials that come from eco-friendly companies.

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You can have a spring garden! Learn how by participating in the entire process, shovel to seed.

Saturday, February 27 (rain/ice date: March 6)
10 a.m.– 2 p.m. with a pot-luck lunch
4927 N. Tulsa Avenue, Oklahoma City

The workshop, led by Ron Ferrell and Randy Marks, will include a discussion on garden siting and design within the context of a whole-systems design approach, turning waste into resources, and applying perma-culture ideas and methods. After the discussion we will use straw bales to install a raised-bed garden on a residential lot.

Please bring a pot-luck dish, plate, cup, utensils, and napkin. You might also want to bring a pen, notepad, work gloves, and a shovel, if you have one.

If you have any questions, email Tricia at triciathered at gmail dot com.

$5 registration to benefit Sustainable OKC.
Registration closes on February 20; limited spots available.
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