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Aug 23, 2011

Lewis & Clark chosen as Sierra Club’s ‘coolest’ Oregon school

Portland's liberal arts conclave Lewis & Clark was the highest ranking school in Oregon on the list 鈥� at No. 37. Kind of surprising, I'd say, for a state that is supposedly synonymous with recycling, organics, light rail and hemp.

Aug 4, 2011

Prize-winning LED bulb sheds light on energy savings, costs

After 18 months of testing, Dutch electronics company Philips on Wednesday won the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Bright Lighting Tomorrow Prize of $10 million for developing a more efficient 60-watt light bulb.

Jul 29, 2011

Sewage spills taint rivers and minds in New York, Portland

As New Yorkers go back to treating the Hudson River as the reviled industrial wasteland of yore, Southwest Portland experiences its second sewage spill of the week.

Jul 28, 2011

Goodbye, Dirty Duck

In February of last year, Portland City Council approved the demolition of the Kiernan Building, also known as the former home of the Dirty Duck Tavern. This month, Portland will bid farewell to the building.

Jul 21, 2011

City wants Portlanders to be closer to food, own more chickens

The city of Portland released two reports to streamline zoning regulations for agricultural use of urban land.

Jul 19, 2011

Have a few drinks, figure out how to keep Portland sustainable

Before I moved to Portland from Louisiana, I’d tell all my sustainability-challenged Southern friends, “Hey, you guys, we can recycle. We can use light rail. We can eat local and […]

Jul 18, 2011

Tour reveals the sad state of one of Portland’s oldest buildings

After languishing as an electronics store for decades, the Hallock & McMillan building is being restored to reflect its original appearance, including cast-iron arches on the entrance facing Naito Parkway. So far, the building has been stripped down to its shell, revealing some of the original brick and cast-iron and leaving the space looking very raw during last week鈥檚 well-attended hard ha[...]

Jul 18, 2011

No really, you don’t want to swim in the Willamette

You don鈥檛 have to have a sketchy mustache and nasty hair to jump into the Willamette River (see below video). But, if you do go in the river, you just may get as dirty. For all you hip folks thinking of jumping into the river on July 31 for The Big Float, be warned; you may be jumping in a river of excrement.

Jul 13, 2011

Thursday: Tour Portland’s oldest commercial building

Tomorrow you have the opportunity to walk through the Hallock & McMillan Building, which was built in 1857.

Jul 13, 2011

Lights out for anti-LED regulation bill

A recent bill that aimed to get rid of these lightbulb regulations was voted down on Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jul 8, 2011

Take a tour of Portland’s oldest (commercial) building

Even if you鈥檙e a native Portlander, you have a unique opportunity to learn about this city through a tour of its oldest commercial building next week.

Jul 6, 2011

West Hayden Island: a muddy swamp you can use

Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability released the Draft Hayden Island Natural Resource Inventory Report today in which, among other things, it prioritized the value of the wetlands and woodlands of West Hayden Island.



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