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Ore. Rep Schrader stirs organic farming debate
The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But one Congressman called organics "a continued assault on agriculture."
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Portland restaurant specializes in insects
This week, the UN released a 200-page report outlining all the benefits of edible insects.
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Portland charity pub aims to change the world
Having a pint at the Oregon Public House could help change the world. The idea to leverage increasing alcohol sales in a struggling economy began three years ago for the new Portland charity pub.
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Ocean's 'shipworm' mollusks have health benefits
A shipworm is not a worm at all. In fact, it’s a mollusk and is closely related to clams.
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Grant's Getaways
Grant's Getaways-Oregon's Secret Garden
Grant shows off two striking sites for the price of one stop near Reedsport, including “Oregon’s Secret Garden."
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Olympia oysters thrive again on Oregon Coast
It was such a delicacy, Oregon's only native oyster was harvested to near extinction more than a century ago.
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Going Green
McDonald's supplier resumes genetically-altered potato effort
A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.
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National News
AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths
CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — It happens about once a month here, on the barren foothills of one of America's green-energy boomtowns: A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and falls, mangled and lifeless, to the ground.
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Dutch elm disease threatens trees in Portland
Dutch elm disease has wiped out elm tree populations in other parts of the country, and some Portlanders were working to keep it from destroying their beloved neighborhood trees.
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Going Green
Eat more insects; good for you, good for world
Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits.
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Ore. Rep Schrader stirs organic farming debate
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Ocean's 'shipworm' mollusks have health benefits
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Olympia oysters thrive again on Oregon Coast