Someone called the Mercury this afternoon asking for a list of 4/20 parties. I don’t know any. I also don’t know where you can find the best grilled cheese sandwich in town or which video stores still have copies of Pineapple Express on the shelves. But I do want to say that every morning, my […]
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Both Bradbury and Kitz Score Green Endorsement
Vote for ’em both! After last week’s environmental debate between three gubernatorial candidates, major green group the Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV) has made a surprising endorsement: it’s supporting BOTH John Kitzhaber and Bill Bradbury for governor. From the OLCV’s statement: “A dual endorsement is fairly rare, but this is an exceptional case. Having […]
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“Fossil Fools” Activists Print 3,000 Fake WW Covers
Environmental activists from Rising Tide fanned out across Portland last night, wrapping 3,000 copies of Willamette Week in fake April Fools’ Day covers. It’s like that time the Yes Men put out the fake NYTimes cover… only not quite so elaborate. Fossil Fools Day is a national event but here in Portland, the enviros targeted […]
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Water, Water Everywhere
Seattle Times The bottled water monster takes over Seattle Aah, water. Nature’s Gatorade. The stuff of life. With the recent kerfuffle about bioswales and mounting opposition to bottled water, it’s an interesting time to ponder the future of our water supply. A symposium coming up this weekend at the University of Portland focuses on water […]
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Happy World Water Day!
No, not Waterworld Day (which I have just now invented and will fall on my birthday, September 19—only 181 shopping days left!). World Water Day is a slightly less awesome day to raise awareness about, like, water and stuff. Some countries don’t have good water. This country does. Over at Huffington Post, Annie Leonard [EDIT: […]
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Interview with Bill Nye the Science Guy: 5 Bikes, 150 Bow Ties, Infinite Puns!
I just got off the phone with Bill Nye the Science Guy! The actual Bill Nye the Science Guy! If he’s not a life-long hero of yours, maybe you’re not a nerd who watched children’s television in the 90s. Bill Nye, in addition to performing for a brief while as a superhero named The Speedwalker, […]
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The Hummer Declared Dead at Age 30.
NEVER FORGET!! Hey environmentalists who drenched Portland Hummers with acid! Today is your day to get drunk and light stuff on fire with more purpose than most days! General Motors announced today that it will end the Hummer line once and for all, after sales dropped 67 percent since 2008. What will happen to all […]
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The Oregon Senate Doesn’t Care About Babies.
That bottle is eating her brain RIGHT NOW! That’s the only conclusion I can come to after today’s vote shot down a proposed ban on Bisphenol A (BPA) products in baby’s bottles and sippy cups. The Oregon Environmental Council, which scored a win at the state legislature last week with the passage of an offshore […]
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Walking with Dinosaurs Ticket Giveaway!!
Why yes, I DO have an extra pair of tickets to Walking with Dinosaurs, the ARENA SPECTACULAR opening later this month at the Rose Garden. (The show features life sized dinosaurs and is, to quote the press release, “everything a dino-phile could want.”) Would you like to win them? Okay! Given the hipster-appropriated cutesiness of […]
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Oregon House Says No to Offshore Drilling
yeeha! Hey! Good news, greenies. The Oregon House just approved a bill this afternoon that will permanently ban drilling for oil and natural gas off Oregon’s coast update, 1:49 for ten years. Original post: The state passed a three-year drilling ban back in 2007, but it expired on January 2nd of this year. The just-approved […]
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Mayor Adams on Boardman Coal Plant Closure
Adams’ office announced late yesterday afternoon that PGE will make Oregon’s only coal plant coal-free by 2020, but the details about what this means for Portland’s immediate energy future are unclear. About 40 percent of Portland’s energy comes from coal, a significant portion of that from Boardman. So if Oregon goes coal free, does that […]
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BREAKING: PGE to Close Dirty Boardman Coal Plant
Mayor Adams’ office has just sent out a press release that will trigger victory parties in the offices of Oregon’s environmental groups: “I am pleased and encouraged by PGE’s announcement today that it is seeking to submit an alternative operating plan for the Boardman Plant and phase out Boardman, or switch to non-coal fuel, by […]