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May 2009
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Contest rewards best 'Drive Less' video 6th Northwest Energy Conference Take the Bike Commute Challenge Families wanted for "Drive Less" challenge How "green" is your Valentine's Day? Categories
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Online voting is now underway in the "Drive Less Save More Video Challenge" is now underway, through May 22nd. The best video from the 10 finalists will win $3000 prize and get to see their video air as a TV commercial! You can check out the creative promos made by regular people to encourage folks to reduce their driving and "go green" at drivelesssavemore.com/video_ch... The sixth annual Northwest Energy Conference is set for June 3 & 4, 2009 at the Portland Airport Sheraton. The conference will kick-off with a hosted reception starting at 5:30 p.m. on June 3, 2009 followed by dinner about 6:30 p.m. with a keynote address from Randy Schultz, IGI Resources/BP focusing on the Natural Gas Market Overview. At 8:00 a.m. on June 4, John Mitchell, regional economist will address the state of the r... For the second year in a row, KGW employees are joining in the month-long Bike Commute Challenge. Each year in September, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance encourages companies to form teams and see how many employees they can get to ride to work for a day or a month. it's a great way to get exercise, avoid the frustration of sitting in gridlock, and save the planet. You can find out more from the BTA web site abo...
Bike to work month in Portland kicked off on May 1st with the first of several fun events. The Widmer Brothers of brewing fame engaged in a bike.car commuter challenge - Rob biking and Kurt driving - to launch a month of events designed to encourage people to get out of their cars and onto bikes. Other events include a "Bike to Work Breakfast" in Pioneer Square on Wednesday, May 7th, a series of Bike Commute workshops (includi... Wonder if you could do without your car for a week? Metro area families are invited to join the Drive Less, Save More Challenge to see how much they can reduce their driving. Last June, three Portland Metro families competed in the "Drive Less/Save More Challenge" and KGW followed their progress. The families also kept >> Continue reading: Families wanted for "Drive Less" challenge As spring-like temperatures continue to tease our senses, your urge to get out in the garden may grow. And if you do, there are some easy ways that you can "green" your gardening hobby. One thing to consider - fertilizers can wreak havoc on the environment. N... By Keely Chalmers I have to say, I am a sucker for flowers. And roses on Valentine's Day... well that's the perfect gift (especially if some sort of chocolate is involved). Yesterday my co-worker forwarded me the following link from Salon.com. Needless to say, I'll be taking a trip to Trader Joe's to take a look. And, for my next big flower order (d... Many of us are looking for ways to go green. Maybe you've purchased one of those funny looking compact-fluorescent light bulbs. Maybe you ride MAX here and there. Maybe you bought a hybrid (I'm jealous). Or, maybe you bought gas recently in northwest Oregon. If you have, then you've actually purchased something called E-10. It's 10% ethanol, and 90% gasoline. And ethanol...and other biofuels...have been considered to be a big par... I get my dry cleaning done at a place called Dry Cleaning Station. They use environmentally-friendly cleaning practices on your shirts and blouses - pretty cool in itself. But something else that I found exciting were some of the cleaning supplies they were selling there. A locally-based company called Biokleen makes everything from laundry detergents to dishwasher soaps - and they are green, in a sense. These environmentally friend... |
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