Cornelius police investigate attempted murder

PSU charts publishing’s eco future

By Ed Johnson /
The Portland Tribune
Thu, Jan 14, 2010

College is one place where big ideas can thrive – like the idea of creating sustainable book publishing. That’s what graduate students …

Learn to graft fruit trees

By Randy White for Sustainable Life /
The Portland Tribune
Thu, Jan 14, 2010

With a constant stream of dire news about global warming, it can be paralyzing to think we may be headed for major tragedy. To survive, we …

Time for some green spring cleaning By Eric Bartels / The Portland Tribune Thu, Jan 14, 2010 January can be a rough month for Pacific Northwest residents — lots of gray days with much rain — but it also can be a time of …

Breaking the bread- tossing habit

By peter korn /
The Portland Tribune
Thu, Jan 14, 2010

Tracy Oseran had too much bread. Way too much. And she was tired of seeing it thrown away. Oseran is the dynamo behind Urban Gleaners, a small …

Merkley promotes locally inspired energy-efficiency plan By Steve Law / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jan 14, 2010 Updated Jan 14, 2010 An energy efficiency plan inspired by a Portland lawmaker and the city of Portland’s new Clean Energy Works program could go national in a …

Green Briefs

The Portland Tribune
Thu, Jan 14, 2010

Students wow Gresham leaders The University of Oregon’s inaugural Sustainable Cities Initiative is off to a good start in …

McLerran named to lead EPA’s Northwest office

Pamplin Media Group
Wed, Jan 13, 2010

Dennis J. McLerran has been named to lead the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 office in Seattle. The region includes …

Portland Daimler plant awarded nearly $40 million in federal funds

By Jim Redden / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Updated Jan 14, 2010

The Daimler Trucks plant in Portland will receive almost $40 million in federal funds to develop and demonstrate fuel saving technologies. The award …