KGW - Lifestyle - Green http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green RSS Feed for KGW - Lifestyle - Green en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:12:59 GMT Cancer patient raises environmental concerns over chemo drugs http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/138935984.html Dr. Molly Linton has begun a personal campaign to get answers about the drugs she and a growing number of U.S. residents are using to fight cancer. Portland will pay volunteers to explain composting program http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/Portland-will-pay-to-promote-composting-138979549.html If you are have problems or questions about Portland’s new composting system, someone may soon be knocking on your door to help you out. Portland-based Vestas reports profits down http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/Vestas-warns-on-profits-chairman-resigns-138930174.html The chairman of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world's biggest maker of wind turbines in terms of revenue, will step down after the company said Wednesday that its 2011 profits were substantially below target. NW opinions differ about new plant hardiness map http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/NW-opinions-differ-about-new-plant-hardiness-map-138805329.html Federal scientists have raised the temperature of the region's so-called hardiness zone. But not everyone is warming up to the change. Breast milk bought and sold online http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/Special-report-Breast-milk-bought-and-sold-online-138605719.html Women all over the country are cashing in on what people are calling a mother's "natural liquid gold" - human breast milk. Lawmakers delay hearing on school trans fat ban http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/138549694.html DENVER (AP) — The nation's leanest state is taking its sweet time as it considers a proposal aimed at getting junk food out of schools. CA woman wins suit against Honda over hybrid mpg claim http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/CA-woman-wins-suit-against-Honda-over-mpg-claim-138563549.html Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan ruled Wednesday that the automaker misled Heather Peters about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car and awarded her $9,867 — much more than the couple hundred dollars cash that a propos Lebron James says no big deal commuting by bicycle http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/Lebron-James-says-no-big-deal-commuting-by-bicycle-138400209.html LeBron James rides his bike to work all the time, usually without anyone noticing. White House chef says Obamas eat seasonal http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/138462954.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has fully embraced one of eating's hottest trends — seasonal cooking with ingredients grown at home. McDonald's scraps 'pink slime' beef process http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/McDonalds-scraps-pink-slime-beef-process-138406779.html McDonald's has made a menu change, announcing the restaurant will no longer use a food additive some have dubbed "pink slime."