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It's Your Oregon: Maggie Collins
Little did I know what was in store in January, 1973, when I walked into OEC’s SW Water Street office. Judie (Neilson) Hansen was efficiently managing in a small area full of mis-matched furniture. I explained that Oregon Environmental Council sounded like a good place to volunteer because “environmental” was part of its name. I went away from that first encounter with a copy of Senate Bill 100, which I read that night in a toy-cluttered NE Portland living room after my preschoolers were tucked in.
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November
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You shouldn't need a PhD to find a toxic-free baby bottle
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We asked 30 parents to pick which three bottles in our collection contained BPA. Ten of those thirty guessed correctly after tapping the plastic and holding them to the light. Twenty others guessed wrong, stymied by the lack of labeling and the similarity of colors and shapes
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Battle of the Bulbs Part 2: CFLs vs. LEDs
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After our blog about the environmental and economic benefits of using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) instead of incandescent bulbs, we thought we really should take it one step further and talk about light emitting diodes (LEDs).
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The Million Baby Crawl is coming to Portland Nov. 18
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Hundreds of moms and their babies, including local dignitaries are taking part in Portland's "Crawl to Action" event as part of a national initiative called the Million Baby Crawl to encourage Congress to overhaul our nation's toxics policy.
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Delicious, sustainable cranberries in the Burgerville bike-thru
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Burgerville just rolled out their November seasonal menu, which features a turkey burger with cranberry jalapeno salsa with cranberries from Clearwater Cranberries.
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