Green homes Haiti-bound

By Kelsey Thalhofer /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Aug 12, 2010

When Charles Fox visited Haiti in June – just six months after a devastating earthquake – he was struck by Haitians’ belief that …

Will cold-water washes do the trick?

By peter korn /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Of course we’d like to wash our laundry in cold water. Between 80 and 90 percent of the energy used to wash clothes comes from heating the …

Parking strip makeovers By Ellen Spitaleri / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Aug 12, 2010 Joan Ottinger set out to transform her featureless parking strip in Northeast Portland into a beautiful and productive vegetable garden, and …

Get ready to compost at curb

By Gregar Chapin /
Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Every day, Jennifer Freda-Cowie dumps her family’s food scraps into a small covered bin in the kitchen of her Southeast Portland home. Later, …

Goin’ green in the recession

By Steve Law / Pamplin Media Group
Thu, Aug 12, 2010

It’s a dilemma whenever the economy sours: How do you choose between jobs and the environment, between pocketbook and sustainability …

Make your own laundry soap By steve law / Pamplin Media Group Thu, Aug 12, 2010 Kristina Salmi Klotz was known as the Lavender Laundress back in Vermont, where she once earned a living as a craft soap-maker. Now happily …