December 13 Where Environmentalism Meets Capitalism

An early Peace Corps volunteer, Portland's Spencer Beebe continued worldchanging work with the Nature Conservancy, which preserves wildlands and habitats by buying them, as its president, and cofounded Conservation International because the Nature Conservancy wasn't global. Almost 20 years ago he founded Ecotrust. Ecotrust focuses on new sustainable business models, sustainable because they are based on social and environmental principles. That character establishes their authenticity. Beebe has written an autobiography Cache: Creating Natural Economies. It details his experience, and lessons, perhaps of value to the next generation of world changers. It is part of the Bright Lights series sponsored by the local architecture magazine Portland Spaces and the City Club, a thoughtful public interest group. At Jimmy Mak's, 221 NW 10th Map Doors 5:30PM, discussion 6. Free