What's New at CEP?
The Results are In: North Portland Springtime Cleanup
The Metro-Funded North Portland Enhancement Project to provide safety-related yard debris removal, gutter cleaning, smoke alarm testing, household hazardous waste removal, and door and window screen mending in North Portland was a success! Here are some fun facts about the project:
With the help of 11 volunteers (who served 60 hours), we were able to serve 23 clients by: removing 3.27 tons of yard waste, cleaning 13 gutters, providing four minor plumbing repairs, servicing smoke detectors for three clients, removing hazardous material from the homes of two clients, and removing 500 square feet of invasive plant species. Several clients took the effort to call us and express how pleased they were with the services they received. A special thanks to our volunteers who helped make it happen!
Raise a Glass to CEP
Cork A Bottle Shop, located at NE 29th and NE Alberta Street, are generously donating 10% of the profits from sales of Alberta Blanc to support CEP programs. Alberta Blanc is "a blend of Viognier, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc ... a fruit-forward white that's a crowd pleaser for summer gatherings." Not into wine? Stop by the shop anyway, they have a fabulous array of chocolate, a variety of special beers, and friendly staff to help you navigate through it all. Even if you don't buy anything, give them a big thank you for helping our community!
May 28, 2008 Water Conservation Workshops are Back!
We are excited to announce that we've received funding to support our pilot program, Water Conservation for Watershed Health. The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services have provided funds to launch this pilot program. The program will provide 40-50 local residents with information and free conservation devices to help effectively "water to the weather," and reduce runoff from lawns and gardens to protect water quality, especially in Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) areas. Stay tuned for the unveiling of this new service from CEP!
Portland Water Bureau
Customers: Free information and conservation devices
from the
Portland Water Bureau.
May 28, 2008 Put Your Money to Work in Your Community
Wondering how to put your
Economic Stimulus Payment
to work in our community?
Every year CEP helps hundreds of families through workshops, free materials, and direct services for seniors and people with disabilities to stop drafts and save energy, and keep children safe from lead-based paint hazards. Join us in the effort by making a donation or purchasing materials from our conservation products fundraiser.
Realtors: Help your clients dream home
stay that way
You've attended a CEP Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop to help address your clients' questions and concerns about lead hazards. Donating to CEP helps us continue to provide your clients with access to free workshops and resources.
March 12, 2008 North Portland Springtime Projects
We recently received a grant from the Metro North Portland Enhancement Fund to provide safety-related yard debris removal, gutter cleaning, smoke alarm testing, household hazardous waste removal, and door and window screen mending for up to 30 qualified North Portland households. We will work with local agencies to recycle, compost, and properly dispose of unsafe materials.
The project will run from April
1st to May 31st 2008. To qualify for this
service, a household must meet the
income guidelines and have
members who are 55 and over or have a disability. To find out if you
qualify or to sign up for this free service, Call for details! 503.284.6827 or email
Matt at Homes @ CommunityEnergyProject.org
For Volunteer Event days, see our calendar.
The North Portland Springtime Cleanup Project is now closed.
Jan. 11, 2008 Oregon HEAT Oil Recycling Program
TUALATIN, Ore. – Partnering with the environmental award-winning oil recycler, Oil Re-Refining Company, Oregon HEAT is ramping up a new and different kind of statewide oil donation program.
This endeavor will help ease the burden on low-income Oregonians who face volatile heating oil prices, all while reducing petroleum waste products in Oregon. The oil program also helps Oregon HEAT and its partners reach more at-risk families and expand service to new areas of Oregon. Here’s how the program works: Homeowners decommissioning their oil tanks can donate their remaining home-heating oil to help people in their community with their emergency energy needs. Just call Oregon HEAT at 503-612-3790. Oregon HEAT will contact ORRCO and ORRCO will make arrangements with the donor for oil pickup.
Businesses and industries that generate contaminated petroleum products, like dirty fuels and crankcase oil, can donate to Oregon HEAT by having these products recycled. Again, they need only call Oregon HEAT who will then pass on the data to ORRCO. ORRCO will set up regular scheduled pickups. The products are recycled, the businesses help their neighbors in need, and all of Oregon wins...
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Free Oil Furnace Tune ups!
Oil Furnaces should be tuned up every year. Not only does it save money on heating costs, but it prevents costly repairs and reduces pollution, including carbon Monoxide. Thanks to a partnership between Community Energy Project and the Oregon Environmental Council, for a limited time (while resources last) income-qualified households can receive a free oil furnace tune up - a $150 value!
Call for details! 503.284.6827 x105 or email
info @ CommunityEnergyProject.org
Oil Furnace Tune-up Program is now closed.
October 31, 2007 New Website up and Running!
Happy Halloween! Thanks to volunteer Jeff Zundel providing us with his professional services, we now have a beautiful new website! To make print bigger or smaller, simply hold down CTRL and use the scroll button that is on most mice.
To find out more about Jeff's services, visit his website at www.fibrenw.com or email him at contact @ fibrenw.com.
We may have a few bugs in the
system, or new programs not added to all pages. If you find any
broken links or missing information, please contact us at
outreach @
communityenergyproject.org - thank you!
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CEP Granted Department of Justice Funds! Train the Trainer Program!
Press Release August 9, 2007
Community Energy Project (CEP)
responded to the State of Oregon, Office of Attorney Generals’ award
announcement on August 8th with gratitude. Their response
was prompted by the Department of Justice’s award of a total of
$248,000 to CEP to support energy education, simple weatherization
measures for low-income families, and a train-the-trainer program to
help other organizations provide similar energy education services
to other communities in Oregon. Grant awards are derived from a
series of settlement agreements with energy companies for
investigations into allegations of price manipulation and antitrust
violations in 2000 and 2001 during the West Coast energy crisis.
“These settlements are a positive outcome from unfortunate events that involved taking advantage of Oregon citizens,” said Governor Kulongoski. “These grants bring new investments that will benefit the lives of many vulnerable Oregonians.”
“Distributing these grant awards closes a sad chapter in our state’s history in which Oregonians were victimized by price manipulation of the energy market,” stated Attorney General Hardy Myers.
CEP was the recipient of two grants: $128,372 to expand two weatherization programs that teach simple weatherization measures to low-income families and install such measures for households of senior citizens and people with disabilities, and $120,000 to develop a “train-the-trainer” program to help other organizations provide similar energy education services to communities throughout the state.
“We are a small grassroots organization and are honored to receive these awards. We feel that they are an affirmation that the state recognizes empowerment, working person-to-person, as a valuable strategy in solving social and economic problems. Their investment at the grassroots level is a direct investment in our communities,” said CEP Executive Director Sherry Burbach.
Community Energy Project, Inc. provides education, hands-on
training, and distribution of weatherization, water conservation,
and lead poisoning prevention materials. CEP also provides direct
weatherization and water conservation services to seniors and people
with disabilities. These activities are the means CEP uses to
forward its mission to empower people in the Portland metro area to
maintain healthier, more livable homes, control their utility costs,
and conserve natural resources.
July 1, 2007 New In-Home Safety Repair Program
Community Energy project can now do small safety repairs in the City of Portland! We received funding from what was formerly Metro Home Safety Repair, and can now install grab safety bars in bathrooms, provide or service carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, replacing difficult to reach light bulbs with energy efficient ones, and replacing washers in dripping faucets. We can also provide minor carpentry repairs to small areas of stairs, porches, or access ramps. Find out More!