Vegetarian Lifestyle Safe for Everyone
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - As vegetarianism becomes more accepted and maybe even more common -- and that includes the nation's younger set -- here's the good news:.
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Nature and Stress Reduction
Thursday, October 15, 2009 -Looking at nature makes you nicer!
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Funding for Prostate Cancer Research
Thurssday, November 5, 2009 - OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Promotes Awareness with Hair Raising Campaign
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Million Baby Crawler
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - Support my crawler in The Million Baby Crawl.
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Economy and Emissions Control
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - America's largest network of independent climate economists has issued a major new report showing that the more aggressive world leaders are in curbing world carbon emissions, the greater the economic benefits will be.
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Treating Swine Flu
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Hospitals use tents and drive thrus to treat swine flu.
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Last Ride of Season
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Kink celebrates the last organized ride of the season, benefitting one our favorite organizations, Community Vision.
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Late sunshine helps create great wine in the Willamette Valley
Thursday, September 224, 2009 - The late summer weather (yes, we know it is fall) is turning out to be a boon for Oregon vintners.
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Cascadian Farm Organic
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - Cascadaina Farm: passionate about organic farming, and committed to partnering with organic partners around the world.
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Healthy School Lunches
Thursday, September 10, 2009 - Chef Ann Cooper, The Renegade Lunch Lady offers tips to transform school food programs with wholesome, nutritious, delicious meals for kids.
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Managing Your Stormwater Runoff
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - Learn ways to manage your stormwater runoff.
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Hawthorne Fred Meyer gets green
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - By making hundreds of responsible choices during the remodeling, your Hawthorne Fred Meyer expects to earn a Silver level LEED certification.
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Planting Trees!
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - Friends of Trees are looking to icnrease the Portland tree-canopy.
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The Digital Conversion
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - Although the majority of households across the nation successfully switched to all-digital broadcasting on June 12, there are still consumers who are not yet prepared.
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Oregon's Rapid Population Growth
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - Oregon’s population continues to grow despite the recession. 40 new people per day in Multnomah County alone. Residents say the cost of living and the environment are major reasons we're growing.
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Help Fight Environmental Crime
Thursday, July 9, 2009 - Oregon has been a nationwide leader in environmental protection since the beginning of the environmental movement, but we cannot grow complacent.
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Fireworks Safety
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - In a typical year, more fires are reported on Independence Day than any other day – fireworks account for at least half of those fires. Here's a refresher on safety!
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Start your own vegetable garden
Thursday, June 25, 2009 - There is no act more gratifying, more basic, more liberating, than to coax food from the Earth.
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Geothermal Power on the Way?
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Geothermal power (dry) could be on the way after the feds dump millions of dollars into a Bend project.
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Flu Now Pandemic
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - - The World Health Organization is "getting close" to declaring a worldwide pandemic of the novel H1N1 influenza virus, a senior official said today.
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Don't Feed the Bears
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - Whoah, you won’t believe these pictures!
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Best Buy Children's Foundation
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - Mercy Corp wins $400,000 grant from Best Buy to help with its high school global outreach program.
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Quality of Air in Schools
Thursday, May 21, 2009 - NW Residents are concerned about the quality of the air in public schools. Town Hall meeting coming up.
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Oregon E-cycles
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - Oregon E-Cycles provides free recycling of computers, monitors and TVs.
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Oregon's Economic Recovery
Thursday, May 7 , 2009 - Oregon’s slice of the economic recovery project will help green business, public infrastructure, and public works projects.
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Green Tourism: Great Wolf Lodge
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Great Wolf Lodge is the first national hotel chain to earn the sustainability seal of approval, “Green Seal Certification.”
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CFL Bulb Recycling
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - CFL bulb recycling at the Clark Public Utilities Home and Garden Idea Fair sponsored by KINK.
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Pioneering a New Economy
Thursday, April 2009 - Take a look at a film produced by Ecotrust.
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Portland Pure Water
Thursday, April 9, 2009 - Portland Pure Water has been appointed the exclusive wellsys USA dealer for the Portland Metro area.
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Obesity Report is In
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - Task Force Report: Obesity in Oregon is a Public Health Crisis
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Thomas Friedman's Free Lecture in Portland
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - A coalition of 30 Portland organizations led by Ecotrust and PSU is bringing Tom Friedman to town.
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Party Oregon!!
Tuesday January 6, 2009 - Say it with me, Ses-qui-cen-ten-nial!
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Winter Driving
Thursday Decmebr 18, 2008 - In 2007, the American Automobile Association (AAA) estimated that more than 13 million people in the West traveled by automobile during the Christmas to New Year period.
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Green Companies
Thursday December 4, 2008 - Vestas and Icebreaker expand in the Portland area.
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Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High
Thursday, December 4 - Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.
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Old Growth Forests Bank Carbon Dioxide
Thursday November 27, 2008 - Grants Pass, Oregon - A group of forest scientists from the United States and Europe reports that a growing body of evidence settles an old question over whether old growth forests store more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they release.
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Dog Waste Composter
Thursday November 20, 2008 - Dog Waste Composter Step-By-Step
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Lewis and Clark Symposium
Thursday October 9, 2008 - Eleventh Annual Symposium on Environmental Affairs: Scales of Sustainability
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Cutting Energy Costs
Thursday October 2, 2008 - I’ve recently joined wecansolveit.org , a nonpartisan group pushing to repower America by producing 100 percent of our country’s electricity from energy sources with zero carbon emissions. We can do it, to cut our energy costs, safeguard national security and protect the climate. Will you consider joining?
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The Pretenders New Album
Thursday 25, 2008 - If you don’t like the new record you can just throw it away, literally. And it’s the green thing to do.
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