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== News ==
== News ==
=== Thursday | September 2, 2010 ===
'''Multnomah County [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tapped%20out "Taps Out"] Disposable Plastic Water Bottles'''<br />
Commissioner asks employees to "[http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/328800/Bottled-Water pledge]" oaths of loyalty.<br />
Go to story: [http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?c=39678&a=315454 Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"]
=== Wednesday | September 1, 2010 ===
=== Wednesday | September 1, 2010 ===
[[File:Portland_Beavers.jpg‎|thumb|Portland Beavers! (''From the sketchpad of [http://www.subwayfox.net/?q=node/478 SubwayFox.net].'')]]
[[File:Portland_Beavers.jpg‎|thumb|Portland Beavers! (''From the sketchpad of [http://www.subwayfox.net/?q=node/478 SubwayFox.net].'')]]
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These employed folks (and their horses too!) from nearly a century ago already had "green jobs." Then cars came along and ruined everything.<br />
These employed folks (and their horses too!) from nearly a century ago already had "green jobs." Then cars came along and ruined everything.<br />
Go to story: [http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/n-jonesmore-street-1913/ N Jonesmore Street, 1913]
Go to story: [http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/n-jonesmore-street-1913/ N Jonesmore Street, 1913]
=== Thursday | August 26, 2010 ===
'''Burnt Coal Fires Up Young Artists'''<br />
Kids tell Oregon’s [[Boardman Coal Plant]] to walk the plank.<br />
Go to story: [http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/08/26/guest-column-in-portland-students-and-the-community-paint-past-coal/ In Portland, Students and the Community “Paint Past Coal”]


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Revision as of 08:56, 2 September 2010

News

Thursday | September 2, 2010

Multnomah County "Taps Out" Disposable Plastic Water Bottles
Commissioner asks employees to "pledge" oaths of loyalty.
Go to story: Multnomah County "Takes Back the Tap!"

Wednesday | September 1, 2010

Portland Beavers! (From the sketchpad of SubwayFox.net.)

Portland Dealt A Bad Hand
Aces come down hard on the Beavers.
Go to story: Reno Aces defeat Portland Beavers

Tuesday | August 31, 2010

Food Cart Fight
Will Bing's Food Cart Finder best Google Maps' Food Carts Portland!?! The battle rages as iPhone and Android apps skulk nearby.
Go to story: Battle of the Portland Food Cart Apps

Monday | August 30, 2010

Former Transportation Office Spokeswoman Awarded DUII
Mary Volm falls off motor scooter while allegedly intoxicated. Mid-life transportation crisis for would-be Portland City Councilperson?
Go to story: Former Portland candidate faces Ore. DUII charge

Sunday | August 29, 2010

The "go by streetcar" sign at NW Lovejoy and 10th in Portland.

A Streetcar Fuels Desire
Other towns covet Portland's street car success.
Go to story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-30-streetcars30_ST_N.htm

Saturday | August 28, 2010

Electric car cattle prod.

Electric Car Cattle Prod
Oregon's governor pushes an electric car "future" while TriMet eviscerates public transit. Will strip mined coal compete with oil wars as the roadway slaughter continues?
Go to story: Road to electric cars not so easy

Friday | August 27, 2010

Horse teams and hand tools--that's how streets were built a hundred years ago.

Ninety-Seven Year-Old "Green Jobs" Initiative
These employed folks (and their horses too!) from nearly a century ago already had "green jobs." Then cars came along and ruined everything.
Go to story: N Jonesmore Street, 1913

(older news stories)