Emma Deans, Author at Ecotrust

Viridian revives old wood

The wood—Jakarta Market Blend—arrived as shipping crates from Japan. It was reclaimed within a mile of the Natural Capital Center, milled in North Portland, and eventually crafted by furniture designer and Ecotrust building engineer Joel Miller into four tables and …

Emma Deans
September 3, 2013 01 October 2014

Students on first-ever Intertribal Energy Tour swing into Sundown

Launched by Redbridge, Inc., a Native American-owned, Portland-based marketing services company, the seven-day tour’s mission is to educate regional tribal youth on renewable energy, tribal utilities, smart grids, carbon offsets and energy-efficiency, energy careers, and to generate awareness of existing …

Emma Deans
July 30, 2013 01 October 2014

Don’t miss our last Sundown concert for the year!

Organically Grown Company and Ecotrust are excited to welcome Radiation City with Genders Wednesday evening (July 31) for our last Sundown concert for the 2013 series. Join us from 5:30pm-8:30pm for some rocking tunes and to learn more about the night’s theme of Honoring …

Emma Deans
July 29, 2013 01 October 2014

Crystal Bowersox will take the stage at tomorrow’s Sundown concert

Green Hammer and Ecotrust are excited to welcome Crystal Bowersox with Wayward Vessel tomorrow evening (Wednesday, July 24) as we continue the 2013 Sundown series. Join us from 5:30pm-8:30pm and learn more about the night’s theme of Treasuring FORESTS. The “Sundown Kid’s …

Emma Deans
July 23, 2013 01 October 2014

Come reimagine energy and dance the night away at Sundown

Umpqua Bank and Ecotrust are excited to welcome the Portland Cello Project with Adam Shearer tomorrow evening (Wednesday, July 17) as we continue the 2013 Sundown series. Join us from 5:30pm-8:30pm for an all-ages dance party and learn more about …

Emma Deans
July 16, 2013 01 October 2014

Kick up your heels at our first Sundown concert of the season

One PacificCoast Bank and Ecotrust are excited to welcome Onuinu with Adventure Galley Wednesday evening (July 10) as we kick off the 2013 Sundown series with style. Join us from 5:30pm-8:30pm for some rocking tunes and to learn more about the …

Emma Deans
July 8, 2013 01 October 2014

Side of fishing boat named Helen

Diving out of the ivory tower, fisherman organizes on the docks

Stephanie Mutz was on track to becoming a professor. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s degree in tropical marine biology from James Cook University in Australia. But while …

Emma Deans
May 3, 2013 01 October 2014

At the Natural Captial Center: Examining our nuclear legacy

A multi-disciplinary exhibit called Particles on the Wall (POTW) explores the human and environmental legacy of nuclear technology, specifically focused on the global implications of the Hanford facility. Since its debut in January 2010, POTW has traveled to nine communities …

Emma Deans
April 29, 2013 01 October 2014

Clouds rising above a field.

Documenting culture as it vanishes: The People of Clouds

On April 26th and 27th, Ecotrust and Blue Earth Alliance will co-host Collaborations for Cause, a national gathering of photographers, NGOs, activists, and communications professionals, to discuss the collaborative future of storytelling. Panelists include experts from top-notch firms like Wieden+Kennedy …

Emma Deans
April 15, 2013 29 July 2016

Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center full of people, at the Natural Capital Center

At the Natural Capital Center: Collaborations for Cause

On April 26th and 27th, Ecotrust and Blue Earth Alliance will co-sponsor Collaborations for Cause, a national gathering of photographers, NGOs, activists, and communications professionals, to discuss the collaborative future of storytelling. Panelists include experts from top-notch firms like Wieden+Kennedy …

Emma Deans
April 11, 2013 29 July 2016