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Maybe you’re like me and use the Chinook Book for the obvious coupons at the grocery store. Or, worse, you mean to but never seem to have the right coupons at the right time. So I’m posting this just in case you almost missed out on one of my favorite Chinook Book finds. My husband, a recovering public...

This Sunday I checked out the Around the Sun Blog (a blog about saving money around Portland). Taking a cue from its event listings (all free!), I checked out Hip Drip Café’s 2nd Sustainability Fair. Read the Around the Sun Blog here . My friend and I biked over to Hip Drip Café , which is housed in...

To quote a Bruce Springsteen song from last year: "This is Radio Nowhere - Is there anybody alive out there?" Fortunately, Seattle radio is not Radio Nowhere when it comes to the environment. You can find green info and coverage on several Seattle radio stations. Here's what I've heard...

When my friend forwarded me a link to the “ Story of Stuff " website, I thought, "This is pretty cool." When my mom forwarded me the link, I thought, "Wow. I guess everyone on the planet knows about this movie...and thinks it's cool." My blogging world (if such a world exists...

When my friend forwarded me a link to the “ Story of Stuff " website, I thought, "This is pretty cool." When my mom forwarded me the link, I thought, "Wow. I guess everyone on the planet knows about this movie...and thinks it's cool." My blogging world (if such a world exists...

Tonight social artist Kate Pocrass speaks at PMMNLS --that's the PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series--about her public art. This series is open to the public, free, and an excellent chance to see the artist present their work over the years. There was a PMMNLS lecture in October by Fritz Haeg of...

Tonight social artist Kate Pocrass speaks at PMMNLS --that's the PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series--about her public art. This series is open to the public, free, and an excellent chance to see the artist present their work over the years. There was a PMMNLS lecture in October by Fritz Haeg of...

What kind of environmental coverage will you find on local TV stations? It's definitely mixed, but overall it seems to be getting better. I've been fortunate to work with several local stations on "green" stories and features on their news and public affairs shows. I also try to keep...

Last fall, a friend forwarded me an email about Chris Jordan's work in Seattle. Mr. Jordan put together these large pieces of art. Some of them have to do with trash. One piece recreates Seurat's classic painting using aluminum cans (shown). Another piece, called "Plastic Bottles,"...

Happy New Year! Where’s the sun? Winter Solstice came and went, so the daylight hours are lengthening right? I am noticing cherry trees budding out, somewhat tentatively, but it’s happening. In the gray of winter I spend too much time reading gardening books and dreaming of spring. Over the holidays...