http://www.greenposting.org A local green Portland Oregon area resource. Find green leaning and healthy living businesses, calendar, tips, farmers markets, jobs, and more. Read articles and reviews. en-us (c) 2012 GreenPosting, All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:06:51 PST 60 http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2012-01-01/Ana-Wyssmann-Is-Intels-Behind-the-Scene-Sustainability-Leader Intel's Behind the Scene Sustainability Leader As more large corporations move toward being sustainability focused, many rely on outside companies to help create and monitor the variety of changes that affect their bottom line and lead to a healthier environment for people an... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-12-15/How-To-Downsize-Your-Home-Clutter-To-The-Rightsize Downsizing is Rightsizing What To Do With All Your Stuff? Do you know why it's so fun to stay at a hotel?  I know lots of reasons!  Room service, mini bars, fresh sheets and towels. But it's also because we have escaped from ou... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-12-01/Holistic-Plant-Health-Care Holistic Plant Health Care Most people think of tree care as just pruning and throwing on some chemicals. At Treecology, we take a whole tree approach and have developed our Holistic... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-11-15/Stuffed-Cabbage-Recipe-From-Earthbound-Cook-Book Edith's Stuffed Cabbage Recipe From The Earthbound Cook Book Myra Goodman, Co-Founder of the largest organic producer in the world, Earthbound Farms, was... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-11-05/Revenge-of-the-Electric-Car-Movie-Review Portland welcomed the premier of Revenge of the Electric Car and its director, Chris Paine to Hollywood Theatre.  The documentary highlights four different paths of the electric car entering th... Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-11-03/Help-Local-Goods-Help-The-Laurelhurst-School-Recycling-Program So, what do you do with empty pens and markers?  How about your empty chapstick tube?  Bring them to Local Goods! Local Goods is helping the Laurelhurst School Community Recycling program by being a drop off center for their recycling pro... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-11-01/Oregon-Soap-Company-Foaming-Hand-Soap-Expands-to-Japan Oregon Soap Company Cleans Up Internationally The global economy may be limping along but Portland’s Oregon Soap Company is expanding and has become an international brand. The company recently shippe... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-10-27/Portland-Heritage-Tree-App-Availabe-Free Portland this time of year is exceptionally beautiful especially because of the fall colors our trees display.  The City of Roses takes great measures to make sure the legacy of Portland area trees last as long as the trees themselves.  One decree that Portland enacted in 1993 is the... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-10-14/Turn-Your-Car-Into-an-Electric Enter Bob Simpson, who gave a presentation at a recent Solar Oregon gathering that I attended. He briefly described the conversion of his gasoline powered BMW to an all electric drive system, but he also shared additional information that revealed that there was more to his story than just an electric car. Here was a person with a vision... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-10-10/Upcoming-Home-Energy-Savings-Workshops Throughout October and November, the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Energy Trust of Oregon are hosting FREE workshops on home energy savings. Home Energy IQ educ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-10-04/Mitsubishi-i-EV-Tour-Kicks-Off-in-Portland The “Mitsubishi i 100% Electric Experience” tour, where people can experience and test-drive the car, as well as learn the ins-and-outs of the car from an on-site expert kicks off in our very own, Portland.  Starting Wednesday Oct. 5 through Sunday Oct. 9 head out to one of the events listed below and check the car out and take it for a sp... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-08-31/Portlands-Build-It-Green-Home-Tour-September-24-2011 Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair Saturday, September 24... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-08-09/Summer-is-here-time-to-lose-the-bottle With warmer weather,, people tend to drink more water even though we should all drink plenty of water every day of the year. Portland Pure Water would like to see you get rid of disposable plastic water bottles whenever you can. From the 5-gallon water cooler type down to the single serve size. Did you know that in many cases, the water is simply tap w... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-08-01/Go-Green-Conference-Sessions-Oct-4th-2011 If you’ve ever wondered how to secure financing for a sustainability initiative at your business or how statewide government leaders are dealing with carbon pollution in Oregon, the GoGreen Conference has four new sessions on its Oct. 4th 2011 Portland program addressing those issues... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-07-22/FREE-Eye-Exam-at-Wilsonville-Family-Fun-Center To help gear up for the school year, on Saturday July 30th from 11-5pm, Binyon’s now Becoming Visionworks®and Transitions Optical will team up to bring eye health education to Portland area children and their families.  Complimentary vision screenings will be provided for children and free Mini Golf, games and activities with Radio Disney and muc... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-07-15/Clayhaus-Ceramics-Tile-Are-Handmade-From-Portland-OR Clayhaus Ceramics Tiles: handmade and ultra stylish Tile veterans launch new ceramic tile venture Tile industry entrepreneurs Jason and Megan Coleman recently opened Clayhaus Ceramics, a handcrafted artisan tile company with... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-07-01/10-Tips-For-Better-Fuel-Mileage-To-Emit-Lower-Emissions Maintenance is the Key to Stay Emission Free By performing maintenance at regular intervals, vehicles will be more reliable, get better fuel mileage and emit lower emissions.  Here are a few maintenance and driving tips provided by th... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/limelight/2011-06-15/How-To-Create-a-Recycled-Concrete-Patio-or-Path Creating a Recycled Concrete Patio or Path From recent inquiries to the Regional Green Building Hotline ΠLow-cost         ΠEnvironmentally friendly         ΠMinimal difficulty  ... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-06-13/Portland-Downspout-Disconnection-Program-Concludes- Portland's Downspout Disconnection Program has disconnected its last downspout. City Commissioner Dan Saltzman and Environmental Services Director Dean Marriott disconnected the final downspout on Tuesday at a business in the Sellwood neighborhood.  The Downspout Disconne... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.greenposting.org/articles/green-focus/2011-06-09/Broken-Down-Fence-|-Cape-Disappointment-WA- GreenPosting and Manifest Photography have collaborated to bring beautiful images of Oregon and SW Washington. Photo: Disagreeing with Meriwether... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:00:00 PST