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Thursday | October 7, 2010
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
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