GREEN TIPS

Hear KINK Green Tips with Inessa Monday through Friday at 6:15am, 1:30pm and 7:30pm. Quick tips on the environment and what you can do to protect it!

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What are YOU doing at home, work, in your daily life, to keep your carbon footprint light, keep it sustainable, green, eco-friendly. What’s working for you in your home, family, backyard, for your pets? Share with us and we’ll share it with the KINK Community.

GREEN TIPS

Spring Projects/Spring Cleaning

May 10, 2012, 10:15 am

Metro recycling expert Betty Shelley shares sustainability secrets for Spring cleaning and Spring projects around your home.

Green Tip: Rain Gardens

May 15, 2012, 11:13 am

With such great weather here in the NW, still thinking garden duty!. Veggie and flower gardens are great. Now think rain garden.

Green Tip: Reusable Bag Dilemma

May 11, 2012, 11:17 am

Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls’ soccer team passed around when they shared cookies. So now what?

Compact Fluorescents

April 27, 2012, 4:20 pm

In recent years, the cost of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) has fallen significantly, and the dependability of bulbs has improved dramatically. Some early CFL bulbs did not live up to the manufacturers' claims, but that's not the case today.

MeasuringUP

May 7, 2012, 11:01 am

MeasuringUP Symposium Examines Building Performance in Sustainable Architecture

Green Tip: PDX Bike Month

May 7, 2012, 10:45 am

The month is filled with events hosted by PBOT Transportation Options and partner.

Green Tip: River Rally 2012

May 2, 2012, 10:43 am

River Rally 2012 is in Portland this w-end. River Network and Waterkeeper Alliance are joining forces to convene the largest gathering ever of clean water advocates.

Green Tip: Ultimate Open House

April 27, 2012, 1:12 pm

This scattered-site home tour was designed especially for homebuyers interested in new construction, offering two inspiration-filled weekends highlighting the latest in new home trends, smart sustainability and affordable home options.