—>TICKET PRICE REDUCED 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…

—>TICKET PRICE REDUCED 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…

Salem-News.com A 45-foot, 28 ton Rolling Bush Museum Makes Latest Stop on National Tour / Local OR Progressive Leaders to Hold Sen. Smith Accountable for Enabling Disastrous Bush/Conservative Policies That Have Harmed Our National Security, Ruined the Economy and Sacrificed Key Domestic Priorities. Photo courtesy: bushlegacytour.com (PORTLAND, Ore.) – In what supporters of the President…

This $1 billion deal, in the works behind closed doors since April, and unveiled on a Monday with the admonition that it needs to be done by the end of the week or the money goes away, oozes status quo. All of a sudden, we’re in too much of a hurry to have a community…

At $5 a gallon and competition for feedstock, Oregon’s fledgling biodiesel industry could burn out before it ever gets going Sunday, June 08, 2008 AMY HSUAN The Oregonian Staff There’s a shortage of fryer grease in America. Thieves pilfer it by the gallon. Investors wage a bidding war for every golden drop. Add to that…

by John Miller June 8, 2008   As a local resident, businessman and parent, I share the concerns of many who are alarmed about the unprecedented threat posed by global warming to our environment, economy and our children’s future. The impact in Oregon is real. A glance at old photographs of glaciers on Mount Hood…

The Metolian, a 640-acre resort planned in Central Oregon, will employ sustainable building practices POSTED: 04:00 AM PDT Friday, June 6, 2008 BY SAM BENNETT Ground zero for ecotourism in Oregon may be a 640-acre site two and a half hours southeast of Portland. A proposal by Dutch Pacific Resources LLC will create an “eco-adventure”…

INTERSTATE BRIDGE   Sunday, June 01, 2008 I applaud the three Metro councilors who oppose building a new bridge over the Columbia River (“3 suggest toll rather than new I-5 bridge,” May 27).The majority of drivers crossing the Columbia on Interstate 5 are commuters who live across the river to avoid the state income tax…

By Cindy Snyder, For Farm & Ranch Guide Friday, May 23, 2008 11:47 AM CDT   BURLEY, Idaho – Alternative crops tend to grab headlines when commodity prices are low and producers are interested in finding crops with a better profit margin. It’s a harder sell when grain prices are near historic highs, but one…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — A small Oregon startup company developing new technology to convert waste wood and grass into biofuel has won a $100,000 federal grant. Trillium FiberFuels is testing a new method for making cellulosic ethanol from fibrous plant material. The U.S. Energy Department grant last week was the only one made to an…

That’s right folks. By popular demand, we have added a 25-passenger this past month. It rocks and it rolls! Just fresh off an eco-friendly oil change, a new IPOD-enabled PA radio, and charcoal carpeted walls, 100% waste product, of which 90% chicken fat fuels this beast. It is a mean green chicken fat machine as…

By: Guest opinion: Barack Obama Issue date: 4/25/08 The following was written by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and sent to the Vanguard by the organization Oregon for Obama. This is a defining moment for America, and for your generation. I’ve met students across this country who are wondering whether the college education they’re receiving…