Tag: Oregon - Page 5
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Breakthrough Nano Tech Will Boost Solar Power Efficiency
Inexpensive Nanostructure Film Keeps Photons from Bouncing Offdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/new-nanostructure-film-increase-solar-power-efficiency-oregon-state.php';That's the beauty of science. You
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One of Only Three Wolf Pairs in Oregon Killed
It's not the happiest news to hear when coming back from a holiday weekend... One of the mere three wolf pairs in Oregon has been killed by wildlife officials. The reason why: They were being wolves. According to
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Creating Green Commuters from Scratch in Portland
One of the things bike and transit advocates always struggle with is how to get people out of their cars -- how to convince
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Rethinking the Kitchen: Flow2 kitchen by Studio Gorm
Studio Gorm built the Flow2 Kitchen for an exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Craft in Oregon; it is a "living kitchen where nature and technology are integrated in a symbiotic relationship, processes
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8 College-Town Breweries Producing Great, Green Beer
Savvy, environmentally conscious (and of age!) beer enthusiasts know that even when you're in college, there's more to beer than dollar Pabst at the neighborhood dive. Microbreweries are leading the way when it comes to
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Hemp for Hanes? Crunchy Fiber Set For World Domination
After toiling for nearly a decade to shake hemp's burlap-sack connotations—and prove that the fiber is a viable replacement for cotton—Naturally Advanced Technologies (née Hemptown) may finally have its day.
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Sneak a Peek at Nau's 2009 Fall Collection
Nau is still having their end-of-season sale at 30%-50% off. However they've snuck out some photos of some pieces from the Fall 2009 collection due for release later this month. More pix below.
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End of the Road for END Footwear. UPDATED. TWICE!
END Footwear, purveyor of Environmentally Neutral Designed trail and running shoes, is to be no more.
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Victory For Hemp! Oregon Legalizes Industrial Production
Good news: Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski has signed into law a bill permitting the production, trade and possession of industrial hemp, Current reports. The bill received bi-partisan support,
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The Sage House is Almost Off the LEED Scale
We don't as many single family houses as we used to; location and scale have to be considered as well. So it is a joy to show Arbor South Architecture, PCs Sage House, designed for USGBC founder David
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September Promises to be Killer Month for Wolf Hunters
Within weeks, grey wolves in the Northern Rockies will be on the business-end of high-powered hunting rifles. Most people remember back in May 2009 that the Obama Administration delisted the wolves from the endangered species
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Nike's Trashy Sneakers: Top Honors at Design Awards
Trash Shoes Can Dunk Nike's Trash Talk basketball shoe is just as high-performing as its best shoes -- it can play in the NBA -- but it's made from leftover leather and synthetic leather, foam, and rubber. And it just won Best in Show at the annual
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A Green Winery Tour, From Grape to Glass: Visiting Sokol Blosser Winery (Slideshow)
Earlier this year, TreeHugger awarded Sokol Blosser Winery with the Best Green Winery award in our inaugural Best of Green Awards. We knew they were doing lots of different green things -- practicing organic viticulture, green building, and so forth --
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No More Krill Burgers On The Grill: Harvest Banned Off US Pacific Coast
Krill are increasingly harvested from the seas to be processed into food supplements for fish, and even for cattle feed! Hence, the
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A Year of Green, Seasonal Eating in Oregon (Slideshow)
We talk a lot about eating local, seasonal food, but that can be tricky to visualize in different places around the world, depending on the season, region, even the micro-climate. To help showcase eating what's
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Sshh, Secret Summer Sale. Your Mission Starts Nau
Pssst! Sssh! It's supposed to be a secret, so let's just keep this strictly between you and us okay. Don't tell anyone, not even your best friends and family. And certainly don't pass on the news to that crew hanging round your FaceBook page. But Nau
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When American Cities Desire A Domestic Streetcar: United Streetcar, LLC Is Ready
For most of a century, 'Government Motors' (a.k.a. "GM") focused on street cars of the free-roaming, gasoline powered sort, to the exclusion of the
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Recycled Bike Guards Stop Rider From Getting Trashed
Two guys, who used to work for Planet Bike, whom we profiled recently, have since set up Portland Design Works (PDW). Their mission:
