Study debunks product claims

By Ellen Spitaleri /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jul 8, 2010
Updated Jul 20, 2010

We have high expectations for our sunscreens. We expect them to sink into our skin and not sit like a white, greasy blob on our noses. Most of all, …

Greenies swap tips at home eco-parties

By Jason Vondersmith /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jul 8, 2010

Portland resident Resa Thomason-Schnacky recently hosted an “eco-party,” where people gather to swap sustainability tips around the …

Changing climate at Portland State By Steve Law / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jul 8, 2010 The climate-change conference in Copenhagen was a bust. Cap-and-trade bills to lower greenhouse gas emissions are stuck in Congress and the Oregon …

Activist reviving campaign to ban plastic bags

Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jul 8, 2010

Portland Mayor Sam Adams told Sustainable Life last year that he favored a ban on plastic bags in the city, and he tried to have a committee work on …

Creating our ‘green golden gate’ bridge By William Badrick / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jul 8, 2010 My EcoThought is to place a park atop the Columbia River Crossing bridge planned between Portland and Vancouver. The park roof will pay for itself …

Green Dilemmas: Cow’s milk vs. soy milk

By Julia Silverman / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jul 8, 2010
Updated Jul 27, 2010

Quick: What’s Oregon’s official beverage? Take a seat at the back if you blurted out "beer." And sorry, Stumptown aficionados, …

New greenie goal: getting to net zero By Jim Redden / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jul 8, 2010 For many years, the idea of going “off grid” was a goal of hippies, survivalists and UFO believers living in battered Airstream trailers …

Workers spread the composting mantra

By Steve Law / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jul 8, 2010

Greenies working in the state office building near Lloyd Center used to pack their lunchtime food scraps and bring them home to bury in backyard …