What’s the Mission?
We watched a documentary last night — THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream. It’s very interesting, and some of what they predicted (the movie came out in 2004) has already happened. But here’s one takeaway for me. There’s another reason for buying local, besides just feeling good about [...]
It’s been a week since I wrapped up the car-free challenge. Things have pretty much gone back to the way they were before, meaning that I don’t go out all that much, but I generally do use the car. That’s the status quo for summer. When I go back to work, I will be bicycle [...]
Yep, I totally just stayed in today. I signed up for SOHO Action Day with the SOHO Solutionist, Brandie Kajino, and worked on writing and sending query letters and writing an article. And my dear, dear husband took care of the children and the house, and they stopped at the store while they were out, [...]
The average price per gallon of gasoline in the United States is now $2.901; that’s almost double what it was in 2003 (Wolfram|Alpha, 5/1/2010). The average price per kilowatt hour for electricity in the United States in January 2010 was 10.54 cents. That’s up from 8.2 cents per kilowatt hour in 2003 (U.S. Energy Information [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
