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Earth Share of Oregon News
Earth Share of Oregon News -
Home Depot now taking fluorescent bulbs for safe recycling
06/24/2008:
Earth Share business partner The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today expanded its long-term commitment to the environment and sustainability by launching a free, national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program at all 1,973 The Home Depot locations.
Earth Share of Oregon News -
Four new groups join Earth Share of Oregon
03/24/2008:
Four environmental groups – Columbia Riverkeeper, Oregon Center for Environmental Health, Oregon State Parks Trust, and Oregon Water Trust – will be eligible for donations in the workplace through Earth Share this year.
Earth Share of Oregon News -
Retailer hopes to really clean up -- the ocean
02/14/2008:
Close encounters with flotsam in the Pacific Ocean inspired James Beriault to launch an eco-friendly clothing company and share the profit with activist organizations.
Last July, the Lake Oswego man opened Planet Protect, an online retailer selling a combination of original T-shirts and a selection of outerwear, shorts, skirts and sandals from green companies such as Anvil Organic, Ecolution, HTnaturals and Kuhl.
Earth Share of Oregon News -
IRS asking donors to show more proof of workplace gifts
04/23/2007:
The taxpayer should retain a pay stub, Form W-2, or other document furnished by the employer that shows the total amount withheld for payment to charity, along with the pledge card that shows the name of the charity.
Conservation Groups' News
Oregon Environmental Council -
Toxic chemicals lurk in school supplies
08/29/2008:
Paper, check. Pencils, check. Chemical-laden lunchbox? Many school supplies from plastic backpacks to binders contain chemicals now under fire from environmental groups, large retailers and recently the government for possible health risks.
Bicycle Transportation Alliance -
New Bike Commuters Hit the Classroom, Then the Road
08/25/2008:
The high price of gas is creating a surge in bicycle commuting across the country, not just in West Coast cities but in places like Louisville, Ky., and Charlotte, N.C. The rush of newbies has triggered tensions with drivers unaccustomed to sharing the road, and driven cyclists to seek out traffic training.
Friends of Trees -
Portland area communities look to strengthen "green infrastructure"
08/21/2008:
In a world of people and plants, trees stand out as solid citizens. They clean and cool the air. They slow water runoff. They make neighborhoods feel like neighborhoods. During the past century, however, humans felled many of the trees that once greened the Portland region and soaked up its abundant rainfall. The gray result: concrete mega-projects such as Portland's $1.4 billion Big Pipe, tunneling alongside the Willamette River to control millions of gallons of storm water that run off the unforested urban landscape each year.
Recycling Advocates -
Plastic bag proponents launch lobbying effort
08/15/2008:
The Great Bag Debate is under way. Mayor-elect Sam Adams ripped open the controversy last month when he told the Portland Tribune he was working on a proposal to discourage the use of plastic bags in Portland grocery stores.
Bicycle Transportation Alliance -
BTA Launches Eye to Eye Safety Campaign
08/14/2008:
Eye to Eye is a multi-city campaign aimed at all road users to foster a culture of awareness and respect on our shared paths and roadways and to make the streets of our communities safer for everyone.
