EcoMetro

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...

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...

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,"...