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The Climate Doesn’t Play Politics

June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman writes today in the New York Times that the opposition of much of Congress to the Waxman-Markey bill is treason and betrayal. If  it passes, this bill will be our nation’s first legislative response to global warming. The House narrowly passed Waxman-Markey last Friday, and it now goes to the Senate, [...]

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House Votes on Carbon Cap & Trade Bill This Friday

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · politics, sustainability

Thor Hinckley, manager of the nation’s leading renewable power program, supplied this guest post. Thor is my husband. To quote from Nobel laureate Al Gore: “For those who care about the global warming catastrophe — this is the moment”. The Waxman-Markey legislation known as the Carbon Cap and Trade bill is coming up for a [...]

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I’m In Love! His Name Is WES . . .

June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation

Call me lovestruck, call me dreamy-eyed. Forgive me if I’m a little gushy today. WES and I have discovered each other. WES takes me to all the best places . . .  from Beaverton all the way  to Wilsonville . . . through lush, green countryside . . . fertile wetlands . . . . [...]

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Making Peace With More Than Self-Interest

May 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · sustainability

Try this statement on for size: I have some personal responsibility to reduce the emissions that drive are driving global warming. On a scale of 1-10, how much do you agree with that statement, 1 being low, 10 being high? I imagine that the average person in the U.S. is between a 2 and a [...]

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Run 7 On 7 Wins Diamond-Cut Carat Award

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability

I’ve named Linda Quirk, the marathon-running founder of Run 7 On 7, as the first winner of the Diamond-Cut Carat Award, for making a change toward sustainability. As her website illustrates, Ms. Quirk responded to a challenge to offset the carbon emissions created by her air travel to seven continents by donating to the Carbon [...]

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