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May 2008
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Bike to work month in Portland kicked off on May 1st with the first of several fun events. The Widmer Brothers of brewing fame engaged in a bike.car commuter challenge - Rob biking and Kurt driving - to launch a month of events designed to encourage people to get out of their cars and onto bikes. Other events include a "Bike to Work Breakfast" in Pioneer Square on Wednesday, May 7th, a series of Bike Commute workshops (includi... Wonder if you could do without your car for a week? Metro area families are invited to join the Drive Less, Save More Challenge to see how much they can reduce their driving. Last June, three Portland Metro families competed in the "Drive Less/Save More Challenge" and KGW followed their progress. The families also kept >> Continue reading: Families wanted for "Drive Less" challenge As spring-like temperatures continue to tease our senses, your urge to get out in the garden may grow. And if you do, there are some easy ways that you can "green" your gardening hobby. One thing to consider - fertilizers can wreak havoc on the environment. N... By Keely Chalmers I have to say, I am a sucker for flowers. And roses on Valentine's Day... well that's the perfect gift (especially if some sort of chocolate is involved). Yesterday my co-worker forwarded me the following link from Salon.com. Needless to say, I'll be taking a trip to Trader Joe's to take a look. And, for my next big flower order (d... Many of us are looking for ways to go green. Maybe you've purchased one of those funny looking compact-fluorescent light bulbs. Maybe you ride MAX here and there. Maybe you bought a hybrid (I'm jealous). Or, maybe you bought gas recently in northwest Oregon. If you have, then you've actually purchased something called E-10. It's 10% ethanol, and 90% gasoline. And ethanol...and other biofuels...have been considered to be a big par... I get my dry cleaning done at a place called Dry Cleaning Station. They use environmentally-friendly cleaning practices on your shirts and blouses - pretty cool in itself. But something else that I found exciting were some of the cleaning supplies they were selling there. A locally-based company called Biokleen makes everything from laundry detergents to dishwasher soaps - and they are green, in a sense. These environmentally friend... by Laural Porter Goodbyes are hard for me. Not this time. He was reliable, safe and always available. But it had become painfully clear lately that we weren't meant to stay together. We started getting sideways glances from people we passed. Portlanders really didn't approve our relationship. Besides, he was costing way too much money. So we parted ways. Oh, we might still get together for special occasions, may... NBC Network is "Going Green" all this week - even their GRAPHICS are green. This week, Fred Meyer kicks off a campaign to get one million customers to switch to reusable bags. The grocery giant will give away three free reusable bags to customers each time they spend $75 or more at the store. Of course, the company has been the source of thousands of those plastic bags that end up in landfills every year. Fred Meyer will continue to offer recycling of plastic bags but hopes to shift consumers toward the reusa... During the month of September, KGW employees are "Going Green" by joining the BTA Bike Commute Challenge. Seven percent of our staff has agreed to bike to work at least once in the month - double the rate that led Portland to be tops in the latest Census report on major city bike commuting. During September, our two-wheeled commuters will share their ride experiences. Here's the fourth, from Special Projects Producer Rich Kurz. >> Continue reading: Bike Commute Challenge - Ride Blog #4 |
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