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August II, 2010 Il'c P ortlaub (Obstruer Energy y Page^ ^ '^ o r t l a n h © bseruer Sustainability 7 Charge Station First of its Kind PGE helps usher in new service for electric cars Portland General Electric and NEC Corpo ration, a leading network, communications and information technology company, have opened North America’s first public-use, quick-charge station for electric vehicles. The station, located in the Two World Trade Center parking garage at 121 S.W. Salmon St., is specialized for recharging elec tric vehicles with lithium-ion batteries and requires only 20 to 30 minutes to recharge a battery to 80 percent of full strength. PGE and NEC officially opened the quick- charge station Thursday with Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who charged up an all-electric Nissan LEAF. Portland and the state of Or egon have been designated as top-tier launch markets for the Nissan LEAF when it goes on sale in December. “Quick-charging stations are an exciting advancement in our effort to bring electric vehicles to Oregon,” said Gov. Kulongoski. “By making charging convenient and avail able for public use, we are telling car manu facturers that Oregon is ready for the next generation of electric vehicles — and we want our state to be a leader in introducing Gov. Ted Kulongoski plugs in the all-electric Nissan LEAF to a quick-charge station available for public-use at the Two World these cars to the rest of the country.” Trade Center parking garage at 121 S.W. Salmon St., downtown. ■J J-J 1 — HI Volunteers to Spruce Up Area Schools Portland Public Schools invites an d o th e r d is tr ic t b u ild in g s 5103 N. Willis Blvd. It will include weeding, edging and laying bark unteers should bring gloves, weed students, staff and families as well throughout August. live music, back-to-school informa chips. The work is vital to Port ing tools, shovels or anything else as com m unity m em bers and part Most events will run from 9 a.m. tion. community booths and regis land Public Schools, which em that would help the effort (please he ners to participate in Project C om to noon Saturday, Aug. 28. After tration for free health programs for p lo y s o n ly tw o y e a r - r o u n d sure tools are labeled). Water anfcl munity Care, a series of landscap ward, everyone is invited to a free those who qualify. groundskeepers to care for nearly snacks will be provided. ing and groundskeeping events barbecue from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at T asks vary from school to 100 sites. For m ore in fo rm atio n , ca occurring at more than 50 schools Clarendon-Portsmouth K-8 School, sc h o o l, but in clu d e p a in tin g . There is no pre-registration. Vol- Andre Jackson at 503-916-3078. j Multnomah County Health Department's Is your house hot in the summer and cold in the winter? WE CAN HELP! HIV Community Test Site offers | j c o n fid e n tia l HIV testing with or w ithout your name ( at these locations: I Downtown Community Test Site Call 503.988.3775 for an appt. Mon jThurs | Fri | 426 SW Stark St., 6th Floor, | Portland, 97204 | j “Free with this coupon” 1 j V Northeast Health Center justwaikmj j I m I Tuesdays 15:30 - 7:15 pm 5329 NEMLK Jr. Blvd, 2nd Floor, Portland, 97211 | V mM-agjgg aasssaEss r in te r p r e ta tio n ntm ent. f Clean Energy Works Portland5,1* is recruiting homeowners in Lents and Interstate neighborhoods to participate in a new energy- efficiency financing program that will improve the comfort of your home. Participants benefit from: •* An in-depth home :nergy tmM-r-.r-cmt • Insulation, air sealing and heating equipment upgrades, installed by > qh- ■,. . * No upfront costs. Improvements are financed with a long- ter’m loan that is out monthlv heatina bill A pply today at CleanEnergyWorksPortland.org clean energy works” PORTLAND