Tiny bubbles: OSU researchers find carbon led to ancient warming

By Chris Lydgate /
The Portland Tribune
Tue, Sep 16, 2008
Updated Sep 16, 2008

Researchers at Oregon State University have found that fluctuating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere closely tracked abrupt shifts in planetary …

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Portland to electric car maker BYD Auto: Build your car here. Please!

By Chris Lydgate /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Sep 11, 2008

Political and business heavyweights are rolling out the green carpet in hopes of convincing a Chinese electric car manufacturer to set up shop in the …

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Largest PSU donation funds sustainability programs By Chris Lydgate / The Portland Tribune Wed, Sep 10, 2008 Updated Sep 14, 2008 Portland State University will use the biggest gift in its 62-year history, a $25 million grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, to …

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Donate goods for the greater good

By Todd Murphy /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Updated Sep 22, 2008

Shirley Possehl’s late husband was a bit of a pack rat. “My husband had saved a lot of things all of his life,” Shirley says, nine …

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Are we screwing in the wrong bulbs? By Nick Budnick / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Sep 11, 2008 Updated Sep 11, 2008 When it comes to light bulbs, the message has been blindingly clear. Environmentalists, energy experts, government agencies and pretty much everyone …

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Farmers Markets

By Chris Lydgate /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Sep 11, 2008

The Beaverton Farmers Market is one of the area’s most vibrant — and venerable — venues for shoppers to hunt down gourmet goodies …

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Sustainable Column

- Bike etiquette 101

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- West Linn park goes to the dogs

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- Seventh-grader shines with solar cell research

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- Lead-tainted water flowing through area faucets

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Who introduced the Himalayan blackberry?

By Jennifer Anderson / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Sep 11, 2008

If you haven’t noticed the rubus armeniacus invading your backyard, consider yourself lucky. As many Oregonians well know, the Himalayan …

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This sports car’s a lean, green MINI machine By Jim Redden / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Sep 11, 2008 With gas prices near record highs, new car manufacturers are rushing to point out that some of their models get 30 miles per gallon or better. Some …

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Sustainable Life Calendar

By Sustainable Life Staff / The Portland Tribune
Thu, Sep 11, 2008

EVENTS • Kite Festival at Blue Lake Come fly a kite! Enjoy interactive kite play, mass ascension (we’re not sure, either — …

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Organizer spills truth about bottled water By Peter Korn / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Sep 11, 2008 Nancy Matela has no intention of driving anybody to drink. Quite the opposite, in fact. Southeast Portland resident Matela would like us to stop …

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- A greener plate means a greener planet

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- Oregon builders find new use for an old scourge

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- Arsenic contamination found at Tigard Library site

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- Have you had a dose of toxins today?

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