April 27 Presentation on More Affordable Dental Care Options

Access to preventive care, including preventive dental cleanings, was identified as one of the 4 major health priorities (2014 Jefferson Priority Factsheets AccesstoCare) in Jefferson County in 2014. Come learn about the problem and how Sea Mar Community Health Centers and the Washington Dental Service Foundation succeed in providing needed care in other counties.

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Tues April 19 – Highlights and Inspirations from the Paris Climate Conference

In celebration of Earth Week, the Port Townsend / Jefferson County Climate Action Committee will hold a special meeting featuring a presentation by Laura Tucker and Hank Walker.  Laura and Hank will be presenting slides and videos of their experiences at the Council of the Parties (COP21), the groundbreaking climate conference last December in Paris, France.  They will also showcase

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March 2016 Community Read – A Month of Climate Change-Focused Events

The Port Townsend Library has selected Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything for 2016’s Community Read, and has a full line up of engaging and informative events related to climate change planned for this March, with Local 20/20 one of the partners. See the library’s website  for details, and highlights in poster below. There are also a number of book discussion … Read the rest

Jan 31 – Climate Change & the Plant-Based Diet – Howard Lyman

Author, environmentalist, former cattle rancher, and co-defendant with Oprah Winfrey on the Amarillo Texas beef trial, Howard Lyman will be speaking on sustainability and the dangers of current methods of food production. NW Maritime Center, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend. Please take the stairway or elevator up to the second floor.

Contact: Bill Ferguson – billfe@gmail.com

Web: http://www.meetup.com/Port-Townsend-Vegan-Meetup-Group/events/226812977/

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November 19, 2015: Eric Moe – District Heating: Developing Thermal Energy Systems in Jefferson County

District Heating: Developing Thermal Energy Systems in Jefferson County

Speaker: Eric Moe, Senior Developer, University Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Thursday, November 19 at 12:30P
Port Townsend Yacht Club, 2503 Washington Street, Port Townsend

Approximately 70% of all the energy used in Jefferson County is for thermal applications such as space heating, domestic hot water, process heating, cooking, and drying. November’s Key … Read the rest