EcoTuesday Portland held its 2nd monthly Sustainable Business Leaders Networking Forum on February 23rd.  As an Ambassador to EcoTuesday I have to say that it has been an absolute pleasure in witnessing “regular” attendees as well as a growing base of new interest. 

EcoTuesday Portland Carbon Counting:

January Event:  11.7404 CO2 Tons (Metric)

February Event: 1.0187 CO2 Tons (Metric)

For February, we saw a drastic reduction in our event carbon footprint.  Most categories saw a reduction, but the major reduction came from the vendor supply chain emphasis. This reduction is based largely on one time calculations (inputted for January) for existing office equipment; tables, chairs, and couches needed to host events.

EcoTuesday Portland, February 23rd, 2010 (Based on 36 participants)

Energy Used: (based on a 5,000 sq foot commercial building)

0.0114

Attendee Travel: (UP .1724 metric tons of CO2 from January)

0.3681

Organizer Travel: (Both Ambassadors walked to the event)

0.0000

Supplier Travel (DOWN 10.8774 metric tons of CO2 from January)

0.6391

Waste: (DOWN .0002 metric town of CO2 from January)

0.0002

Total CO2 emissions (in Tons):

1.0187 (DOWN 10.6617 metric tons of CO2 from January)

Thank you to the attendees representing such organizations as Umpqua Bank, PDX Mindshare, Allegro Designs, EcoSwag, True Living Synergy Coaching, Courtyard by Marriott, One Green World, Canvas Dreams, From the Rooftops, Oregon Training Network, EcoNexus, SOUK, Bainbridge Island Graduate Institute, What’s Happening PDX, and Ecotrain Media Group.