By Britten Chase, PolitickerOR.com Reporter November 11, 2008 – 1:12pm The rumors of who will be the future secretary of transportation in an Obama administration have centered on U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland), but some in the transportation world have been floating the name of a second Oregon congressman as well. U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio…

Monday, November 10 | 4:21 p.m. BY DON BRUNELL Bill Briggs lives by the axiom that one person’s trash is another’s treasure. Before “going green” became fashionable and recycling was a household word, Briggs collected dirty motor oil, filters, lubricants and coolant from factories, auto repair shops and quick lube centers. He re-refines the material…

Don’t want to drive? No problem! White Bird and Portland-based Ecoshuttle have teamed together to provide a carefree and environmentally friendly shuttle service to three Uncaged venues in SE Portland, Kaul Auditorium, Oaks Park, and the Portland Opera Studio Theater. The cost is $5 round-trip. The shuttle leaves one hour before the scheduled start time…

by The Oregonian Editorial Board Thursday November 06, 2008, 4:45 PM As Congress shapes a stimulus package, the Northwest should seek to boost its bridges, roads and rails Amid the gathering economic gloom, Speaker Nancy Pelosi seeks to revive and expand the $61 billion stimulus bill that was passed in September by the House but…

04 November 2008 Article written by Barbara Hendrickson with assistance from Marty Venalainen, Student-at-Law. The Western Climate Initiative (the “WCI“) released the Draft Design of the Regional Cap-and-Trade Program (the “Draft Design“) in July 2008 and, in August, we published a bulletin highlighting the key features of the Draft Design.1 Having received public input on…

By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER – Oct 28, 2008 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s governor unwrapped an ambitious 2009 legislative climate change package with proposals for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for homes and buildings by 2030, with benchmarks to be sure the goal is reached. Gov. Ted Kulongoski also wants to replace the $1,500 tax credit…

Seats available for Thanksgiving weekend wine tours.  Join another group for a cost-effective trip to Oregon’s wine country.  Explore the Willamette Valley and the Dundee Hills and cleanse your palette with great tastings and listen to some great live music! To reserve, click HERE…

In case you didn’t receive the EVITE, we are having our one year anniversary party at Roots Organic Brewery, which is located on SE 7th, just south of Hawthorne, at roughly 6:30p.   We’re looking forward to seeing everyone who has taken a role in the success of not only surviving the first year, but…

By Kris Bevill Web exclusive posted Oct. 6, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. CST Algae-to-biodiesel projects seem to be sprouting up almost as easily as the slimy, green stuff grows and the outcome of those projects will no doubt be as varied as the types of algae used in each project. One of the most recent…

TICKETS LOWERED TO $30–>Ride sustainably to catch artists at work during Portland Open Studios Portland Open Studios invites you to visit 98 individual artists’ studios throughout the Portland metro area. You will see a diverse group of artists working in their chosen media—painting, sculpting, blowing glass and much more…

TriMet steps in to keep project going as Colorado Railcar stumbles By Jennifer Clampet The Times, Oct 1, 2008, Updated Oct 1, 2008 RUNNING LATE — TriMet crews continue to test the Westside Express Service commuter rail cars even though the schedule to begin operations has been pushed back until February 2009. Jaime Valdez /…

By SAMANTHA BATES The East Oregonian When most people look at algae, they might see green slime or pond scum. When people like Rico Cruz or Steve Corson look at algae, they see opportunity. Cruz said he first became interested in algae when working with biofuels. When he was hired by the Confederated Tribes of…