Are grass-fed cows better for the earth?

By Reed Jackson /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jan 19, 2012

On Tualatin Acres Farm, the grass is thick, the air feels clean and the cows look happy. No machine noises can be heard. No cramped cages or feeding …

A graphic take on Gulf oil disaster

By Jennifer Anderson /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jan 19, 2012

The hand-lettered sign on the bar in the tiny town of Grand Isle, La., caught our eye at once. “Daddy’s Money,” it read. …

Fowl play: birders clash over wild-cat spaying By Peter Korn / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jan 19, 2012 Karen Kraus and Steve Holmer both think they’re being green. One of them has to be wrong. Kraus is executive director of the Portland-based …

Electrifying delivery vans

By Steve Law /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Cars and motorcycles are going electric, and so are commercial trucks. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., a division of Portland’s Daimler …

Finding greener cars on lots not so easy By Christina Lent / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jan 19, 2012 Electric and hybrid vehicles are a hot commodity in the Portland area — so hot that local automobile dealerships are scrambling to get enough …

Green Briefs • Food waste and climate change

Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Avoidable food waste accounts for 2 percent of all carbon emissions in the United States, according to a new study by Kumar Venkat, a Bethany …

Prius plug-in drives like a regular Prius By Jim Redden / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jan 19, 2012 The Plug-in hybrid decal is not mandatory, unless you want to flaunt your green cred. Spending time with an early version of the 2012 Toyota Prius …

New owners charged-up about their EVs

By Debby De Carlo / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Gail Zuro refers to her Nissan Leaf purchase as her mid-life crisis. “I’m very analytical,” says Zuro, a project manager at Planar …

Get your EV charged free on Electric Avenue By Rebecca Randall / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Jan 19, 2012 Electric vehicle owners can “fill up their tank” for free on Electric Avenue and try out one of several battery-charging systems. While …

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