Today while walking up SE Hawthorne in Portland, I was greeted on the sidewalk by Dylan, who works against global warming by working for Greenpeace. Dylan tells me there’s a global warming gathering that Portland-area OnwardOregonians might like to know about, coming up this weekend.
+ Saturday, Nov 3, from 2-4 p.m. Greenpeace is hosting a gathering of concerned [...]

You can’t say you didn’t know any more.
A UN official calls turning foodcrops into biofuels “a crime against humanity.” He may be overly optimistic about our future ability to turn other materials into biofuels, but at least he has the moral courage to demand that we stop starving people just to funnel money to [...]

Just asking.
Because nothing that competes with $90+ per barrel for oil needs a production subsidy, assuming for a moment that it ever did.
If biofuels are worth making at all, then the makers must be making money hand over fist right now, eh? So why are we pouring state subsidies and production equipment tax credits [...]

In the U.S., about 1.2 billion gallons of fuel are wasted every year from driving on underinflated tires, according to this government report. With oil prices soon to reach $100 a barrel, lack of basic auto maintenance is costly and will increase harmful exhaust emissions. Just in time, a new innovation from Michelin will make [...]

Steve Law, reporter for the Salem Statesman-Journal, has written a great article separating fact from fiction around Measure 50, the Healthy Kids Plan funding measure.
This is another example of that newspaper’s excellent coverage of state issues.
The article can be found online here and I’ve quoted it below.

The first thing to do when faced with a situation racing wildly out of control, such as a massive wildfire roaring down a canyon road toward you, is to evacuate. You can drop everything that isn’t alive and regroup later.
My son Eric is the youth pastor of Malibu Presbyterian, the church that was one of [...]

Peace Prize
Awarded to Al Gore and the IPCC for their work on climate change. Well deserved.
Electrification
From the Oregonian I pulled a piece on the lining of Oregon highways with solar panels, as is done in Europe. It’s stuff like that the keeps Oregon a leader. If the program is expanded sufficiently, it can power a [...]

Why Hasn’t John Edwards Done Better?
Sam Smith
When Democrats talk about things they don’t like about John Edwards, they typically express skepticism about a wealthy trial lawyer advocating populist positions or his $400 haircut or the size of his 10,000 square foot home and 15,000 square foot barn. These same Democrats - and the media [...]

An emerging field of research is challenging former assumptions about our genetic code and inheritance. Known as epigenetics, it is the discovery, supported by clinical research, that a network of chemical switches controls the expression of our DNA. In other words, our DNA is not etched in stone, but selectively enabled or disabled by interaction [...]

Gordon Smith is a formidable foe - well respected within the powerful establishment yet still retaining appeal among the masses for his perceived moderate stances on Oregon issues like the environment and civil liberties. In addition, Smith’s affable charm is in stark contrast to Ron Wyden’s uncomfortable persona, the comparison akin to Kennedy versus [...]