I respect the Oregonian for running a large front-page story this Sunday morning on the prevalence of military personnel who get raped — by fellow military personnel. In particular, I respect Jeff Elizalde for going public with the fact that this happened to him 30 years ago. He has guts.
Why am I covering this topic [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Oregonian'
Standing Beside Mr. Elizalde
October 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · health & well being, work
Tags: life·military·Oregonian·rape·sexual assault
Update On Cooking For Climate Change
March 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments · entertainment, food & drink, simplicity, sustainability, transportation
My post cooking for climate change needs freshening here as sustainability’s body of knowledge keeps growing. As per Michael Specter’s well-researched piece in The New Yorker, it turns out that being a locavore — eating just things grown close to home — does not necessarily reduce our carbon footprint.
Come again? How could two Oregonians (my husband Thor and I) possibly drink wine from Australia and create
Tags: carbon footprint·climate change·Columbia Gorge·culture·environment·exercise·life·locavore·Oregonian·pear brandy·wine
Coal, Incandescents and Conservation
March 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability
I’m writing on the south bank of the Columbia River here in Boardman, Oregon (population 3,500). I went running last night at sunset . . . oh my. Beautiful; what a joy. I found deer tracks on the sandy beach and looked to the west, where Mount Hood was a tiny, rosy peak in the far distance.
Oregon’s only coal-fired energy plant was just a few miles to the south. This
Tags: CFL's·climate change·coal plants·Columbia River·development·economics·energy conservation·environment·global warming·hotels·Mount Hood·Oregonian·running
