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Living Out The Triple Bottom Line

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · energy, sustainability

This is a guest post by Thor Hinckley, manager of Portland General Electric’s renewable energy program. The project he’s describing below embodies sustainability’s triple bottom line of economy, environment and equity (social justice — in this case, jobs for all). ‘Beyond limitations’ is an apt description for John Murphy, President of the Portland Habilitation Center [...]

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Oregon’s New Solar Highway

August 8th, 2008 · 8 Comments · energy, transportation

Oregon’s new ‘solar highway’ project officially kicked off yesterday at the I-5/I205 interchange — yet another intersection between energy and transportation as the fields work toward sustainability (see Electric Vehicles). Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is partnering with Portland General Electric to install solar panels that will produce 104 kilowatts of energy — equivalent to [...]

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Off The Grid In The Ancient Forest

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · nature, sustainability

I’m here at Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center for the weekend, off the electricity grid, yet wi-fied onto the Internet grid. A huge snowdrift (it was a hard winter) blocks half my view out the window of the lodge. But it and pretty much all the snow in Oregon is melting fast with the sudden [...]

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Heat Wave: Slow Down

May 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · simplicity, sustainability

Here in Portland, Oregon we’re expecting 95 degrees today, which for our mild climate is a major heat wave. How to cope with it? I suggest we do what people did for the 99.9% of human history prior to the invention of air conditioners. They slowed their pace down so they wouldn’t overheat themselves. And [...]

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