I’m grateful for all the bright, highly motivated people who read my Great, Green Job Opening post and recently applied to be my assistant program manager as I lead the Governor’s Commuter Challenge. I’ve now hired one of them!
As a team and with the help of many others in the Capitol Mall, we’ll be working [...]
Entries Tagged as 'carbon footprint'
Great, Green Job Opening Now Filled
June 6th, 2008 · No Comments · 97215, life, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation
Tags: carbon emissions·carbon footprint·green jobs·Vicki Lind
Great, Green Job Opening
May 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · carpooling, climate change, environment, global warming, green living, sustainability, transportation
I’m hiring! Rather, the state agency I work for is hiring me a full-time assistant to work on the Governor’s Commuter Challenge (I am the program manager). Full job description and link to apply is here
Perhaps I’m biased, but this is the coolest project in the greenest state in the nation (Oregon). The theme of [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·carpooling·Oregon·sustainability·work
Sustainability Round-Up
April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 97215, carbon footprint, environment, global warming, sustainability
Today’s post is a round-up of my recent mini-discoveries on important aspects of sustainability.
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Tags: 3E Strategies·carbon footprint·hybrids·Prius·triple bottom line
Our Portland CRAG Launches!
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments · 97215, carbon footprint, climate change, culture, economics, energy conservation, environment, global warming, life, simplicity, sustainability
Last night five friends of mine, new and old, got together at Colleen and Thad’s house in NE Portland. We had wine, a delicious potluck dinner and animated-to-hilarious planning of our Carbon Action Reduction Group.
Honestly, it would have been fun and funny even without the wine. The four sled dogs milling around our legs added a lot to the happy hubbub. Bottom line: We’re going to do it! We’re
Tags: carbon footprint·community·dinner·friendship·fun·sled dogs·wine
Morning Tea and Power to the People
October 30th, 2007 · No Comments · green living, happiness, lifestyle, sustainability
This morning I submerged a jasmine tea bag into the hot water inside my lovely little blue mug that I bought from a local potter years ago. I’ve done this most mornings for years, but today I suddenly thought to put a little saucer across the top of the mug while the tea steeps.
Why? Because I’ve learned that heat is so costly to the earth. Even here in Portland Oregon
Tags: carbon footprint·energy·environment·simplicity·sustainability
