Vladimir Zotov Green concept building. Last week, the U.S. Greening Building Council, the creator of the environmental building rating known as LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—released its annual top ten list (which now goes to 11, seriously), and for the first time in years, Oregon did not make the cut. In Oregon we love […]
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Will Micro-Distilling Die with Privatization?
Illustration by Patrick Long It’s official: Micro-distilling is big business in Oregon. But maybe not for long. According to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) the state’s 46 distilleries accounted for $53.3 million in annual sales last year, or about 12 percent of total liquor sales state-wide. And what’s driving those robust numbers, besides Oregonians’ […]
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Newt Gingrich won last night’s South Carolina primary, adding yet another surprise to the funhouse ride that will determine whom the Republicans will pit against President Obama. So now the circus heads to Florida, and it’s all so much uglier for Romney, who also learned this weekend that maybe he didn’t actually win/tie in Iowa. […]
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Occupy Portland Attacks Corporate Personhood
Portlander Zoe Taylor braves the rain to protest corporate personhood. A group of about 200 protesters gathered before noon today in Pioneer Courthouse Square to battle pouring rain, temperatures in the 30s, and corporate personhood. Organized by Occupy Portland and the city’s branch of the national Move to Amend movement—whose catchphrase is “end corporate rule. […]