An Electric Charge and a Blast of the Past

Mayor Hollingsworth Lincoln City, Oregon

Thanks to my colleague and film producer, Barry Heidt, I had the opportunity this week to attend the dedication of an electric car charging station in the beautiful beach town of Lincoln City, Oregon – my first look, believe it or not, at a charging station.  Mayor Lori Hollingsworth and the City Manager, David Hawker cut the ribbon (jute these greener days) and took one step ahead in fighting global warming. The mayor in her remarks pointed out that “IF we want electric cars, you’ve got to put the infrastructure ahead of the cars. It is a chicken or the egg thing.” And electric cars are coming. Nissan is expecting delivery of 1000 electric vehicles to various Oregon dealers in the next year and as Jonathan Brinckman of The Oregonian reported last July, “while there are only about 400 all-electric vehicles registered in Oregon, the state estimates that within a decade, plug-in cars could account for about 20 percent of new vehicles sold in Oregon.” Go Green, Go Lincoln City and by visiting this beach town, you help support the leaders and citizens of the town who are acting responsibly in investing in eco-tourism and sustainable development. The Mayor recognizes what many sustainability advocates know: “The cumulative impact of many actions will make a difference in combating global warming.”

Charging StationProfessor Plug In

This is a good time to reference another filmmaker friend of mine, Paul Steinbroner who is producing a documentary (or two) on the electric car and has been following the inventor of the plug-in vehicle, Professor Plug In, aka Andrew Frank, Ph.D. for  years. Read Paul’s blog and follow him on Twitter by visiting his site, Energyrush.tv.

Also newly discovered as they are following me on Twitter, @earthsayer, are the EVcast guys, Bo Bennett and Ryan Levesque host this very informative podcast about electric cars.  You can follow them on Twitter as well @EVcast.

The Historical Anchor Inn

P.S. I had the good luck of spending the evening at The Historical Anchor Inn, one of four leadership designated lodgings of the Sea Star program in Lincoln City. What a place.

Kip Ward and his wife have created a magical environment by bringing back to life the past, our past, and word is if you don’t recycle you are not invited back. Give a listen to Kip address sustainability on EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability.