It’s a weird time of year for a fashion show—summer clothes are starting to go on sale, fall clothes are so seasonally inappropriate as to border on cruelty to models (it can be hard to watch)—but the Ecotrust Sundown series, which as Ned pointed out yesterday boasts a pretty stellar lineup for its Thursdays in […]
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Ron Wyden: Friend of the Environment? Or Republicans?
Remember Global Climate Change? Yeah, it hasn’t gone away. But you wouldn’t know that by looking at some recent moves by Senator Ron Wyden. Enviros say the Democrat, lately, has been part of the problem, not the solution. Wyden sits on the senate energy committee. He’s the next highest-ranking Democrat behind New Mexico’s Jeff Bingaman, […]
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Ecotrust’s Sundown Series Has Great Musical Guests
Summertime rolls along with Ecotrust‘s excellent Sundown series returning this season. Each Thursday in July, the conservation organization hosts an evening of music and environmental awareness, and if that sounds stuffy, let me put it this way: Party in the parking lot! (The concerts take place in the Ecotrust building parking lot while each evening’s […]
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Curbside Composting, Six Months Later
City of Portland Last October, Portlanders made a environmental and controversial change in the way they handle their garbage by (begrudgingly) welcoming compost into their curbside pick-up program. Six months later, people are still getting used to it. So, we’re all wondering: Have those little stinky tan buckets made a difference? According to city data […]
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Anti-Coal Rally Draws Lunchtime Crowd
RFK (Jr., not a hologram) The glorious sunshine wasn’t the only thing drawing the downtown lunch crowd to Pioneer Square this afternoon. The Sierra Club/Columbia Riverkeeper’s Power Past Coal Rally—featuring coal activist and famous guy Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—attracted hundreds of supporters and curious bystanders alike, including City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Multnomah County Chair Jeff […]
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Mayoral Debate on the Environment
We’re now getting to the point in election season where there’s a candidate debate every other day on every issue under the sun. Last night’s mayoral debate—featuring top candidates Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith—tackled a multi-faceted, always debatable topic that Portlanders love to talk about: The environment. Put on by the Oregon Chapter […]
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PSU and UP Dubbed “Green Colleges” by Princeton Review
PSU PSU Prez Wim Wiewel plugs in an electric car at PSU’s new electric plug-in station Ye Olde Princeton Review acknowledged Portland State University and the University of Portland as two of America’s 322 “Green Colleges” in their annual report. What does that mean, really? Following suit of past massive ranking round ups, its based […]
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IKEA Goes Solar
Sustainable Business Oregon IKEA wants all the sun. Portland’s IKEA officially plugged in its massive solar energy system this morning. The 2,072 panels are expected to reduce 432 tons of carbon dioxide annually (equivalent to the emissions of 77 cars). This hefty sustainability investment comes on the heels of the Portland hub installing a pair […]
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Incoming: Worn Path
Good news for N. Mississippi: Niles Armstrong, designer of the Worn Path line of jewelry (you may have seen his work at Golden Rule or the Mississippi Flea; it’s currently in both locations of Animal Traffic) is opening up a shop of the same name, with which he plans to “inspire people to be outside […]
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Socially Responsible Schmoozing
This nonprofit’s got it figured out: Green Drinks (a “volunteer-driven group created to connect and grow Portland’s environmental community”) hosts short lectures at classy joints around town, luring in potential activists to learn about saving the planet while they get their drink on. This month’s conscientious cocktail party will be Tuesday, March 6, from 6:30 […]
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Oregon No Longer a LEED Leader
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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Call to Artists: Modified Style
One of Portland’s most feel-good fashion shows, Modified Style has just put out the call seeking artists to participate in the 2012 edition, accepting submissions through February 15. Established in Portland in 2009 as a benefit for local charities (this year’s beneficiaries are The Pixie Project, Sisters of the Road, and CHAP), it encourages all […]