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Time to consider tankless heater?

By Steve Law /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

When the hot water kept petering out at Alan Martin’s house in Milwaukie, he ditched his old hot-water tank and switched to a tankless system. …

Sparks fly over ancient oak trees

By Ellen Spitaleri /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Most Sundays, rain or shine, they rendezvous at North Clackamas Aquatic Park’s parking lot, lugging clippers, shovels, waterproof …

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Tax idea no laughing matter

By Debby de Carlo /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

When local birdwatchers proposed taxing themselves to raise money for habitat preservation, The Oregonian newspaper lampooned the idea, labeling it …

Green Dilemma • Power mowers vs. push mowers

By Eric Bartels /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Consider the relationship between the typical Portland resident and his lawnmower. The machine comes out of storage around the first of May, or …

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Market vendors ditch the plastic

By Christina Lent /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Each week at Beaverton Farmers Market, vendors dish up barbecue sandwiches, falafels, burgers, panini, crepes and other prepared foods to 18,000 …

Turning toward ‘creation care’

By Rob Cullivan /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Michael Abbaté wants Christians to look up to God by coming down to earth. Abbaté has written “Gardening Eden: How Creation Care Will Change …

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Sunnyside Environmental School principal Sarah Taylor helps third-graders design and plant a butterfly garden in front of the school.

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Birthing green students

Visionary educator brings eco-curriculum and people to life

By Jennifer Anderson / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Learning about placentas, lactation and the stages of labor aren’t typical fare for middle-school curriculum, to say the least. Then again, …

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Thu, Jun 11, 2009

Carbon emissions low in Oregon Oregon had the second-lowest carbon dioxide emissions, per person, among all 50 states from 1960 to 2005, …

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Manners, eco ethics often conflict

By peter korn / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Updated Jun 19, 2009

At the gym where a certain reporter works out, several fellows shave after their workouts and leave the tap water running the entire time. …

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