TechnoEarthMama

I haven’t ridden my bike since well before the Portland Snowpocalypse started (around December 15).  You see, I stupidly gave myself a flat tire, and then was unable to add more air.
One morning, the rear tire looked a little low, so I thought I’d better put a little extra air in before I left for [...]

Willamette Week reports on a family on a low-car diet, courtesy of ZipCar.  They’re not totally car-free, but they’re not using their personal car — just bus, bike, feet, carpool, and the occasional ZipCar.  
This is really appealing to me.  I’d like to be car-free.  We don’t, however, have any ZipCars near us.  So far, [...]

Non-Portlanders, bear with me — this is a local issue, but it’s probably the sort of thing that may come up in your area too (or perhaps it already has).
Summary of the situation:  I-5 crosses the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington.  The bridge there (actually two side-by-side spans) is in need of repair/replacement/expansion due [...]

This is really p*ssing me off.
Especially this quote:  “Now the ball is squarely in Congress’ court,” he added. “Democratic leaders can show that they have finally heard the frustrations of the American people by matching the action I have taken today.”
As I’ve said before, making new offshore oil leases available will accomplish exactly nothing — [...]

So, Bush and McCain want to end the so-called ban on offshore oil drilling, in the name of lower gas prices and lessening our dependence on foreign oil.  There’s at least one problem with that idea, though.
They’re lying to you — or at least misleading you.
There’s plenty of offshore drilling going on. Seen Armageddon? [...]