Category: Green Drinks - PACG - Progressive Action for the Common Good

September Green Drinks - Take CAARE

8/24/2021

September Green Drinks
Tuesday, September 7th at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us on Tuesday, September 7th from 5 to 7 pm and learn about the Conservation Program at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. Jared McGovern, Curator of the Conservation Program, will introduce us to his new Take Conservation Action through Advocacy, Research and Engagement (CAARE) initiatives.

Please register for September Green Drinks

Susan Leuthauser

August Green Drinks Social - PACG Events

7/21/2021

August Green Drinks Social
Tuesday, August 3rd at 5:00 pm

Stompbox Brewing
210 E Riverdrive, Davenport, IA (map)

Environmental Forum

Join us for an evening of relaxation and celebration on Tuesday, August 3rd at 5:00 pm. Green Drinks has been meeting virtually every month since April last year. Our August meeting will be on the patio of Stompbox Brewing. It is an in-person get together to celebrate our success, and to thank you for your support. Come join us for a drink, bring a friend and make new ones. We hope to resume in-person meetings in the near future.

For your safety, please follow CDC and WHO recommendations for masks and social distancing.

https://www.stompboxbrewing.com/

Susan Leuthauser

July Green Drinks - Solar at a Local Level

6/22/2021

July Green Drinks - Solar Projects at the Local Level
Tuesday, July 6th from 5 – 7 pm via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Speaker: Joshua Dyer, 4th Ward Alderman, Silvis, Illinois

Climate change is an existential crisis, but local governments are very slow to change, or to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The City of Silvis has managed to work with area developers to build a solar array that produces 98% of the power for their police department.

Joshua Dyer, 4th Ward Alderman in Silvis, will share some of the lessons learned from this project and plans for future ones.

Susan Leuthauser

June Green Drinks - Live Lead Free QC Zoom Presentation

5/18/2021

June Green Drinks
Tuesday, June 1st at 5:00 pm CANCELED

Online

Unfortunately Mr. Knobbe is unable to be with us Tuesday. This Green Drinks meeting is canceled and will be rescheduled for a future time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Environmental Forum

Join us at our June Green Drinks on June 1 at 5 pm on Zoom. Tony Knobbe, President of Live Lead Free QC, will share with us what this group has been doing to address childhood lead poisoning in our area.

Register for the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Susan Leuthauser

May Green Drinks - PACG Event

4/27/2021

May Green Drinks
Tuesday, May 4th at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us on May 4th from 5 to 6 pm for our May Green Drinks. Dr. Jerry Schnoor from the University of Iowa will talk to us about Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.

RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Susan Leuthauser

March Green Drinks - the Birds & Bees Urban Farm

2/23/2021

March Green Drinks via Zoom
Tuesday, March 2nd at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us at our February Green Drinks. Kathy Byrnes from the Birds & Bees Urban Farm will talk about how to turn your yard into your dinner table. RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register

You will be sent a link to access the meeting.

Susan Leuthauser

February Green Drinks - PACG Events

1/26/2021

February Green Drinks via Zoom
Tuesday, February 2nd at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us at our February Green Drinks. Cate York from the Illinois Citizens Utility Board will tell us about the Illinois Solar For All program.
RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduGpqTIsH9fD6ssFCjEteY09ZHZ41w6m

Access information will be sent to you after you register.

Susan Leuthauser

Green Drinks Tuesday, January 5th 2021

12/9/2020

January Green Drinks via Zoom
Tuesday, January 5th at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Green Drinks has continued to meet on Zoom through the fall of 2020.

In October we hosted Sarah Gardner, formerly from the Bistate Regional Planning Commission, who is now working as a sustainability staff member for Iowa City. She filled us in on many of their sustainability projects and their city resolutions and goals on the climate crisis.

In November we heard from Cassie Druhl with Partners of Scott County Watersheds (PSCWS). She informed us about their water sampling program and other projects. PSCWS hosts monthly speakers as well, and we encourage everyone to check them out.

In December we hosted Miles Brainard, a city planner from Rock Island, to learn more about their current sustainability projects and future plans.

We have already set a great line-up for 2021 and will continue with Zoom.

Please join us in January to hear from Ed Fallon of Bold Iowa about their projects and some of Iowa's environmental issues.

In February we will hear from the Illinois Citizens Utility Board about energy issues in Illinois, and in March we are scheduled to learn about urban, sustainable landscaping from Kathy Brynes from Birds and Bees Urban Farm in Des Moines.

We hope you will join us. Links can be found on the WEU and Facebook.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/greendrinks

Lori McCollum

December Green Drinks

11/26/2020

December Green Drinks via Zoom
Tuesday, December 1st at 5:00 pm

Join us at our December Green Drinks on Zoom. Our speaker this month is Miles Brainard, the Planning and Redevelopment Administrator for the city of Rock Island. Miles will share with us sustainability projects he's working on.

Register for the event at: www.us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/. You will be sent a link to join the meeting after you register.

Susan Leuthauser

Green Drinks - After Action Report

10/20/2020

Green Drinks - After Action Report
Tuesday, October 6th at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

We have had a series of virtual Green Drinks since the COVID shutdown, meeting on Zoom the 1st Tuesday of each month from 5-7 pm. Since May we have enjoyed 6 excellent speakers, including: Joel Vanderbush/Niabi Zoo; Kurt Liske/Scott County Waste Commission; Pete Vogel/Food Rescue Partnership; Rachel Loomis/Living Lands and Waters; Deb Heitman/ Sustainability Director Davenport School District; and Sarah Gardner/Sustainability Coordinator Iowa City. We look forward to our two final speakers for 2020, with Cassie Druhl from Partners of Scott County Watershed in November, and Myles Brainard from the City of Rock Island in December. Join us!

Lori McCollum