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Thursday | October 7, 2010

City of Boardman: Got mountaintops? We've got mountaintop removal gear!

EPA Mails Warning Letter To Eco-Terrorists
Environmental Protection Agency's letter "gives (Portland General Electric) 30 days to meet with agency staff and outline the steps it will take to bring (PGE's hazardous coal-fired power plant in Boardman) into compliance." Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) continues "negotiating."
Go to story: EPA says Boardman Coal Plant Violates Clean Air Law

Wednesday | October 6, 2010

To Heck With All That "Talk Like A Pirate" Nonsense, It's...
International Walk and Bike to School Day! Woo Hoo!
Go to story: Walk and Bike to School Day roundup

Tuesday | October 5, 2010

Yo PDX Bike Snobs! Wanna see what real bicycles are made of?
If so, you might consider attending the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show this weekend.
Go to story: Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, October 9-10, 2010.

Monday | October 4, 2010

Wordstock: Portland, Oregon, October 7-10.
Get passionate about words, and the hallucinations humans attach to them.
Go to story: Wordstock, 4 Days of Passionate Discussions, Books and Authors, Portland, Oregon, October 7-10

Sunday | October 3, 2010

Vikings Peel Idaho Potatoes In Hillsboro
"Vikings established their potent offensive attack on their first drive of the game."
Go to story: Vikings pillage Bengals

Saturday | October 2, 2010

Portland Metro Region Home To More Than Eighty-Five Wind And Solar Energy Firms
"State and local governments have played an active role in attracting and developing ('green' energy) sectors through a myriad of incentives and assistance."
Go to stories:
Green Industry: Portland is becoming a green energy hub.
85+ Wind and Solar Energy Companies now in Greater Portland, Ore.
Go to report:
Greater Portland Prosperity Index: A Regional Outlook (PDF)

Friday | October 1, 2010

"Moving away from a highly materialistic age."

House Sales Sink While Unemployment Stays Buoyant
But that hasn't stopped the crime lords in banking and finance from putting your family on foreclosure's fast track, now has it? What to do? DYI: Build your own shelter with locally-made, lego-like "green" bricks similar to those the Europeans used "after World War II to rebuild Europe and use all of the waste and rubble." It's all part of an "historic shift" and "reordering of priorities," says the green brick maker, who "hope(s) it's permanent and we're moving away from a highly materialistic age."
Go to stories:
Sustainable DIY house a possibility
Lenders Forced to Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures after Admitting to Faulty Review Process
Chase's foreclosure halt does not affect loans in Oregon

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+=== Thursday | October 7, 2010 ===
+[[File:City of Boardman.gif|thumb|City of Boardman: Got mountaintops? We've got <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal_mining mountaintop removal gear]</span>!]]
+'''EPA Mails Warning Letter To Eco-Terrorists'''<br />
+Environmental Protection Agency's letter "gives (Portland General Electric) 30 days to meet with agency staff and outline the steps it will take to bring (PGE's hazardous coal-fired power plant in Boardman) into compliance." Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) continues "negotiating."<br />
+Go to story: [http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/16377-1 EPA says Boardman Coal Plant Violates Clean Air Law]
 === Wednesday | October 6, 2010 ===
 [[File:Walkbike ladd.jpg|thumb|''Every'' day is a great walk or bike to school day.]]
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 [http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/1/lenders_forced_to_suspend_thousands_of Lenders Forced to Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures after Admitting to Faulty Review Process]<br />
 [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/chases_foreclosure_halt_does_n.html Chase's foreclosure halt does not affect loans in Oregon]
-=== Thursday | September 30, 2010 ===
-[[File:800px-Morelia spilota head.jpg|thumb|Speaking with forked tongue.]]
-'''Do You Write With <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forked_tongue Forked]</span> Word Processor?'''<br />
-If so, maybe Portland Fiction Project wants ''you''! If you're particularly skilled with turning actual reality into depraved fantasy, you might have a bright future as mouthpiece for government bureaucracy, multinational corporatism or the TV news!<br />
-Go to story: [http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/09/30/portland-fiction-project-seeking-writers-for-short-term-project/ Portland Fiction Project Seeking Writers For Short-Term Project]
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