Brief post today — My first thought when I learned of the death of Michael Jackson was: I hope he finds more peace now than he did in his troubled earth-walk. My second, actually ongoing thought as his life and death fills the airwaves and the front page of the New York Times is: wouldn’t [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Portland'
One Portlander’s View of Michael Jackson
June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 97215, culture, entertainment, life
The Emotional Bandwagon Condemning Sam Adams
January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · 97215, Oregon, Uncategorized, bipartisan politics, politics, sustainability
I just read another denunciation of Portland mayor Sam Adams, this one by Timothy Egan in the New York Times. Mr. Egan is outraged that Adams lied about his affair with an 18 year old in 2005. Lots of people are riding that bandwagon with him. I’m on a hill with a different perspective.
What is [...]
Tags: facts·George Lakoff·Portland·rationality·Sam Adams·Timothy Egan
Buying Our Carbon Offsets
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · 97215, Oregon, carbon footprint, consumption, economics, energy, global warming, green living, happiness, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation
by Alison Wiley
Asking Linda Quirk of Run 7 On 7 to buy carbon offsets for her extensive air travel (see last post) reminded me and my husband to buy our offsets for 2008 (we can estimate the carbon we’ll burn for the rest of the year).
Note: while I think that buying carbon offsets is necessary [...]
Tags: carbon counter·Climate Trust·electricity·freight trucks·idling emissions·Portland·renewable energy
Electric Vehicles: Truly Green, Or No?
July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments · 97215, carbon footprint, cars, energy conservation, environment, green living, hybrids, lifestyle
Living here in Portland, Oregon, I’ve become aware that we have the highest percentage of hybrid cars of any city in the nation. I’ve also observed that Portland General Electric (PGE) has the largest renewable power program in the country. (Disclosure: I’m married to Thor Hinckley, the manager of that renewables program.)
The new piece is [...]
Tags: electric cars·electricity·Oregon·PGE·plug-in stations·Portland
How To Save Money On Gas
July 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments · 97215, cars, energy conservation, environment, global warming, happiness, thrift, transportation
The way we drive has a huge impact on our fuel consumption. The cool thing about saving money on gas by using less of it, from the diamond-cut perspective, is that we reduce our carbon emissions at the same time. And all of us would prefer to subsidize our own bank accounts rather than the [...]
Tags: cars·collateral·driving·fun·gas economy·gas prices·mpg·Portland·privacy·saving money
