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Green

Spotted in PDX

by PAgent

Look what I found chained up in downtown — it’s the Tripod, a three-wheeled velomobile made by Columbia Cycle Works, LLC. And it’s a mighty pretty thing, in my humble opinion. If you want to go truly green with your commute, you should walk or ride a bike. Unfortunately, for a lot of the year [...]

03.09.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

PDX Metro Region Grows Food for the State

by Betsy Richter

Did you know that Portland Metro area contributes 1/5th of the total share of agriculture production value for the entire state? I certainly didn’t. So it stands to reason that any adjustments to the urban growth boundary not only has an impact on our region’s livability, but the entire state’s diet, no? Yes, that’s just [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest →

Lights Out, Uh-Huh

by Jeremy Towsey-French

Portlanders, welcome to the dark ages. That’s what I was told by a bus driver after moving to Portland back in 1997. The driver told me to enjoy the summer, because Portland typically gets six to seven months of gray days and long nights, which he referred to as Portland’s dark ages. The shift in [...]

10.22.2009 See the rest →

Portland Pedal Power

by PAgent

I’m becoming downright fond of the new Green Line. By hopping on a MAX at lunchtime, I can visit entirely new food carts, carts previously unattainable given the state of my ancient and creaking knees and the temporal limits of my lunch hour. I was on such a mission today, visiting the carts at SW [...]

10.13.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

The Daily Environmentalist

by Jeremy Towsey-French

Several years ago I was turned on to a book that made a big impact on my life — an impact that helped to nourish the roots that eventually formed the foundation for many of my decisions, which then became fodder for my website. Oddly enough, I was skeptical of the book due to its [...]

10.10.2009 See the rest →

Is It Soup Yet?

by Betsy Richter

A colleague of mine is a Soupevangelist. Yes, he loves his soup in general — but he totally adores the soup that gets delivered to him every week, courtesy of SoupCycle. And because he’s all about sharing the good news — if not the soup itself, he arranged for us to have a soup tasting [...]

10.07.2009 See the rest →

Proposed Bull Run filtration plant could cost YOU $$$

by Pete Forsyth

Pete Forsyth emailed me the following article, and asked if we’d post it. Gladly, Pete! Update: Welcome new author Pete Forsyth to our ranks! Lately it seems that some plan involving a $40 million baseball is the biggest thing we hear about from City Council. But here’s something that’s much more likely to have an [...]

07.28.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Stepping Into the Slow Lane

by Betsy Richter

It has been a Very Busy Summer for yours truly. Most days, the whiteboard on the refrigerator that tracks our household schedule is jam-packed full of planned activities: Summer camps for the girl, lists of chores for the teen, and plenty of, um, fun work stuff for me (including more than a few 6 am [...]

07.22.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Fill ‘er Up?

by Cosmic Charlie

Is this the future of filling stations in Oregon? Check out the massive plug-in located at SW 1st and Salmon, under the World Trade Center Complex. Next time I pass by, I will look to see if there are plug-ins for wheelchairs and cell phones…

07.10.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Major Buzzkill, ten hut!

by Cosmic Charlie

I guess I’m un-American. As I sit in my room watching the window to make sure the lawn doesn’t catch on fire, I have a question: How does spending untold fortunes to light things on fire celebrate our national heritage? The smoke billowing up every few seconds isn’t going anywhere. A noxious cloud is virtually [...]

07.04.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Low-Car Lifestyle Clinic @ Portland Farmers Market

by Jeremy Towsey-French

The recent shift to sunnier skies has many Portlanders dreaming of cruising down stumptown’s tree-lined boulevards on a bike. For many, these visions might also be accompanied by questions about how to best take advantage of a bicycle to meet the needs of everyday life –like a simple trip to the grocery store, or a [...]

05.11.2009 See the rest →

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