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May 2008
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Recently by KGW Meteorologist Joe MichaelsAs 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... 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... A recent blog here in 'Going Green' talked about the negative environmental impacts of...bottled water? Yep. The transportation and production of bottled water can have big impacts on our environment. You can check out the original blog here. And as it turns out...some of that bottled water...the same bottled water that is taking such a n... I was surfing MSN the other night and stumbled upon an article that talked about eating local to 'go green.' In North America fruits and vegetables travel an average of 1,500 miles before reaching your dinner table. And, all those miles mean lots...and lots...of carbon dioxide emissions as trucks and trains bring that food from where it's grown to your home. And, most would agree that more CO2 in our atmosphere isn't necessarily the ...
Zupan's Markets is giving away 10,000 reusable grocery bags at their four area locations. Each time you use that reusable bag, Zupa... One of the comments I hear about climate change and global warming...it's such a huge problem...so huge that one person can't really make any difference. And it's that feeling of helplessness that some feel is so dangerous when it comes to the problem of climate change. Many people have accepted that our climate is shifting...and while no one is 100% certain that humans are to blame, there is increasingly broad evidence that points to... |
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