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Portland's Travel OptionsThe region's one-stop portal for all your travel options. Including a trip diary and tips for helping people use their cars more efficiently for those trips where they do need to drive.
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Urban EdiblesA community database of wild food source in Portland, OR. It's wild. Pick it, eat it, report it!
3rd Party Certifiers: Research green certifications for organizations, products, and services ·
CERES CertifiedOffers certification according to organic standards or standards for Good Agricultural Practices.
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Fair Trade FederationStrengthens and promotes North American organizations fully committed to fair trade.
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GREAT BusinessesThe Gresham Resource Efficiency Assistance To (GREAT) Businesses program offers free assistance, resources and recognition to help businesses conserve natural resources, protect the local environment and help the bottom line.
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Green GuardProduct certification program for low emitting interior building materials, furnishings, and finish systems used in educational (daycare and K-12) environments. As well as computers and electronics.
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LIVEEducation and certification for vineyards using international standards of sustainable viticulture practices in wine grape production.
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Oregon Energy Trust Trade AlliesMore than 600 experienced contractors, distributors and other professionals are affiliated with one or more Energy Trust programs.
Portland Blogs ·
Eco-Guidesguiding homeowners on the path to sustainability
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Little SnowbirdsJoin their quest to get back on the road part-time and realize their dream lifestyle.
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OurPDXYes, it’s another local Portland, Oregon group blog.
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PDX PIPELINEPortland music, art, events, entertainment, and sustainability
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Reading LocalA quest to find everything there is to know about the Portland, Oregon “book scene”
Local ClubsEnvironmental Organizations ·
Community Energy ProjectEmpowers people in the Portland metro area to maintain healthier, more livable homes, control their utility costs, and conserve natural resources.
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Earth Share of OregonA federation of 68 local and national non-profit conservation groups that provides a convenient way for Oregonians to support conservation and healthy communities.
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In Defense of AnimalsWorks to end animal exploitation, cruelty, and abuse by protecting and advocating for the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals, as well as to raise their status beyond mere property, commodities, or things.
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Oregon Environmental CouncilSolving global warming, protecting kids from toxins, cleaning up our rivers, building sustainable economies, and ensuring healthy food and local farms.
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Oregon TroutRestoring freshwater health through innovative restoration.
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Oregon WildInstrumental in securing permanent legislative protection for some of Oregon’s most precious landscapes,
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OSALTOregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust
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Portland Peak OilWeekly meetings that focus on topics ranging from permaculture to alternative energy and community currencies.
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Sierra ClubPromotes conservation of the Oregon natural environment by influencing public policy decisions--legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral.
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The DirtA Portland environmental information source that has events, forums, and more.
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The Nature Conservancy in OregonThe leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
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