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May 2009
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Recently by Frank MungeamOnline 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 NBC Network is "Going Green" all this week - even their GRAPHICS are green. This week, Fred Meyer kicks off a campaign to get one million customers to switch to reusable bags. The grocery giant will give away three free reusable bags to customers each time they spend $75 or more at the store. Of course, the company has been the source of thousands of those plastic bags that end up in landfills every year. Fred Meyer will continue to offer recycling of plastic bags but hopes to shift consumers toward the reusa... During the month of September, KGW employees are "Going Green" by joining the BTA Bike Commute Challenge. Seven percent of our staff has agreed to bike to work at least once in the month - double the rate that led Portland to be tops in the latest Census report on major city bike commuting. During September, our two-wheeled commuters will share their ride experiences. Here's the fourth, from Special Projects Producer Rich Kurz. >> Continue reading: Bike Commute Challenge - Ride Blog #4 All month, KGW employees are Going Green by participating in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's "Bike Commute Challenge." We're sharing the stories of our two-wheeled adventures here in the Going Green blog. Here's Gina Zandy's story: Unlike a lucky co-worker who had "the perfect commute" this week, my Monday bike ride to work was quite a different experience. I started out on my normal route in Northeast Portla... Raising gas prices by $1 is more than just a an energy consumption strategy. It could also trim American's waistlines. That's according to a report written by Charles Courtemanche at Washington University in St. Louis. Entitled "A Silver Lining? The Connection between Gas Prices and Obesity," the study found that an additional $1 per gallon in real gasoline prices would reduce U.S. obesity by 15 percent after five years. A >> Continue reading: Raise Gas Prices, Trim Waistlines?! |
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