"It's Your Oregon" Blog
Everyday solutions, news, and musings from every corner of the Beaver state.
Everyday solutions, news, and musings from every corner of the Beaver state.
OEC’s Andrea Durbin and the Dalai Lama share the stage!
Over the weekend, OEC’s Andrea Durbin took the stage with the Dalai Lama in Portland! Watch a rebroadcast of the Environmental Summit to hear more about climate change, local leadership and a host of other topics.
Partners push implementation action to Governor
A diverse coalition comes together in support of green chemistry innovation in Oregon.
If you think it's wrong, do something
What's it like to get breast cancer in your 20s? Allison Hopcroft, a member of OEC's Emerging Leaders Board, responds to this headline from a Chicago newspaper.
A holistic view of health
Taking a broad view of environmental health impacts is a goal OEC shares with Oregon's Health CO-OP, the author of this guest blog.
Numbers that leave us numb
Sobering numbers about climate change that make one Oregonian conclude, "If we fail to do the math, Nature will do the wrath."
Drive Less, Pay Less
An OEC staffer gives pays-as-you-drive insurance a spin, and expects to save hundreds of dollars in costs over the next year.
Top green resolutions for 2013
The world isn’t ending, but it is changing! 2012 may be remembered for climate extremes. Let's make 2013 the year of climate action.
Turning ideas to action
The state's Environmental Quality Commission is one step in turning our good ideas into on-the-ground action.
At last, auto insurance that rewards you for driving less
We're happy to report that pay-per-mile auto insurance is finally available in Portland, courtesy of MetroMile.
A Boulder vision for carbon pricing
The prospect of carbon pricing is taking on new life in the wake of recent public conversations and action in cities like Boulder, Colorado.
All we want are the facts
A guest blog posts explores the importance of transparency in the building materials marketplace.
Taking a plunge into the Willamette
How triathlon training changed one OEC staffer's mind about the Willamette River.
EarthShare for big solutions
Big problems, like coal exports, require big solutions. Supporting EarthShare can make big solutions possible.
A tipping point for carbon pricing?
Governor Kitzhaber recently joined leaders from California, Washington and British Columbia to show support for putting a price on carbon.
Neighbors helping neighbors
When OEC's food composting program was discontinued, an Old Town neighbor came to our rescue.
Partnerships work for clean rivers
OEC held a workshop October 4 in Hood River to share stories about Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Projects.
OEC named "best nonprofit to work for in Oregon"
Oregon Business recognized OEC as the organization receiving the highest composite score out of 169 participating nonprofits in Oregon.
Clean fuels: Demand it, we’ll create it
Biofuel: it's not just corn anymore. Read about what it takes to create jobs in Oregon delivering climate-friendly biofuel made from algae and other sources.
My rush hour antidote
How switching up your morning commute can be just the key to improving your mindset.
The infamous case of Oregon’s “Rain Man”
What a high profile arrest in Southern Oregon can teach us about water rights.
