Green News
Green News
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Portland a hub for true 'green' beer
It seems to be a tradition, celebrating St. Patrick's Day with green beer. In fact, Portland is a hub for green beer, but we're not talking the food colored or dyed kind. We’re talking about the organic kind.
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Gorge colleges sprouting wind farmers
Wind farms are sprouting up across Oregon and Washington, prompting colleges to sail into Wind Education.
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Plastic bags won't be banned in Oregon
Senator Mark Hass (D-Beaverton) drafted the bill banning plastic grocery bags. SB 1009 would allow stores to offer only paper and reusable bags for customers
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UO Class of 2010 to walk in biodegradable green gowns
The University of Oregon will graduate the class of 2010 in biodegradable gowns complete with zippers made of recycled soda bottles, the school announced.
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Vancouver kids ditch school bus, lace-up walking shoes
Students at a school in Vancouver are going green by ditching the school bus and lacing up their walking shoes.
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NW power plan: No coal, only wind, gas, efficiency
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The latest energy plan for the Pacific Northwest has been adopted with the goal of limiting greenhouse gas pollution by increased conservation and wind power development.
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Ore. recycles nearly 19M pounds of electronics
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's electronics recycling program has collected nearly 19 million pounds of TVs, computers and monitors in its first full year.
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E-waste recycling bigger than expected
The first year of recycling electronic waste in Oregon brought in more than anyone expected -- about 5 pounds per person for a total of 18.9 million pounds.
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UP stops selling disposable plastic water bottles to help environment
In a move to make its campus more sustainable, the University of Portland said it will no longer sell or use disposable plastic water bottles.
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Brown pelicans starving on Oregon coast
California brown pelicans are begging for food on the Oregon coast rather than migrate south to breeding grounds.
