Editorial  The Times, Nov 21, 2007, Updated Nov 21, 2007 Since it was launched in 2002, the Oregon Business Plan has done a good job of putting a statewide spotlight on the need for high-quality jobs, well-funded schools, stable state finances, health care reform and sustainability. Along the way, community, government and business leaders have…

By Brian Lockhart Staff Writer Published November 26 2007 A coalition of state lawmakers has issued a report that concludes Connecticut is “completely unprepared” for what experts are forecasting as a sharply constrained supply of oil in the world. “However, early intervention can and will mitigate the severity of impacts on the state and our…

By Lukas Velush, Herald Writer Readers of The Herald have lots of opinions about why the overly ambitious roads and transit tax package flamed out at the ballot earlier this month. Suggestions ranged far and wide, including living closer to work, tolls that target when traffic is at its worst and not fixing roads and…

EcoShuttle will be attending this great event in preparation of the upcoming popular Thanksgiving weekend wine tours! Come prepared to taste samples from other wineries, obtaining information for our wine and other tours booking your group for those tours over that weekend and beyond!…

Celebrate the Season 2007: Buy Local Week (Dec 1-9)! Help bring cheer to our local economy by visiting your favorite neighborhood businesses, restaurants and service providers, the week of Dec 1 thru Dec 9th. Forget about traffic and parking for a stress-free Holiday shopping spree on our 100% biodiesel EcoShuttle. We can tailor any request…

Looking for a way to take the edge off that Thanksgiving dinner party? EcoShuttle has your answer. Explore the glorious landscapes of Washington County’s wine country! Please check out the tentative itinerary for the three days after Thanksgiving. $30 per person. Groups of 6 or more get a $5 off per person holiday discount! Our…

Looking for a way to take the edge off that Thanksgiving dinner party? EcoShuttle has your answer. Explore the glorious landscapes of Washington County’s wine country! Please check out the tentative itinerary for the three days after Thanksgiving. $30 per person. Groups of 6 or more get a $5 off holiday discount! Our vans run…

Where:  Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Description:  $5.00 for a must see documentary According to SustainLane. US City Rankings, Portland, Oregon is The Most Sustainable City in the United States. But what makes Portland more sustainable than other US cities? Part of the answer may be found in Landfall Productions’ new documentary, “A Passion for…

According to Commissioner Sam Adams and Portland’s transportation investment projects over the next 10 years, the cost of fixing and upgrading arterial streets is staggeringly above $243 million. Considering that figure is over 50% of all transportation investments, the taxpayers might wonder why so much? Mr. Adams best puts this as the ‘pay now or…

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is taking the right step forward by urging you to take action by writing your legislators. The following is an excerpt from their site: As several energy bills make their way through Congress, the coal industry is pushing for huge subsidies and mandates to transform millions of tons of…

A festive holiday cornucopia of healthy and sustainable food, gifts and art, libations and music vibrations! Buy a loved one an exciting EcoShuttle tour of the Pacific NW. The 6th annual Give Green! Holiday Food & Gift Festival — November 17th and 18th at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center — is hosted by the ReDirect Guide…

A festive holiday cornucopia of healthy and sustainable food, gifts and art, libations and music vibrations! Buy a loved one an exciting EcoShuttle tour of the Pacific NW. The 6th annual Give Green! Holiday Food & Gift Festival — November 17th and 18th at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center — is hosted by the ReDirect Guide…