
Gather your furry Valentines at Best Friends Roadhouse
For some people, Valentine's Day conjures up images of champagne, bubble baths and rose petal-strewn beds. Others...

Cinema Verde film festival brings environment films to you
The fourteenth annual Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival will present 70 films from Feb. 9 to 14....

SCP Redmond is a hotel that’s integrated into the community
When I visited the SCP hotel in Redmond, Oregon a couple of weeks before Christmas, I heard there was going to...

Growing coconuts with dignity in the Philippines
Connie is a single mom of four in a rural area of the Philippines where 85% of the population is unemployed. Celso...

Plant-based eggs surge in popularity amidst shortage
Many vegans have complained of the “vegan tax,” the extra money we pay for plant-based alternatives to milk...

Try these special vegan ice cream flavors before it's too late!
In my Portland, Oregon household, we spend way more time thinking about and eating vegan ice cream than we probably...

Biden does not support the ban on gas stoves in US
They can cause asthma in children and they emit carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter into...

Scientist use "miracle material" to make sustainable fuel
University of Cambridge researchers have developed a new solar-powered system to convert greenhouse gases and plastic...

Smart Glass turns old bottles into beautiful eco-jewelry
Artist Kathleen Plate sees beauty where others see trash. Whether she’s sourcing post-consumer bottles from restaurants,...

Ancient fairy chimneys are revealed from drought in Turkey
As drought has caused Lake Van to recede, leaving something beautiful, but disturbing to be revealed: ancient fairy...

January is Vegan Dining Month in three US cities
I remember looking for vegan food in Las Vegas 20 years ago and being reduced to eating a Subway salad. Things...

Adidas TERREX opens its first retail store in Portland
When I asked my husband if he wanted to go check out the grand opening of Adidas TERREX's first-ever North American...

A private company releases particles to fight climate change
A geoengineering startup called Make Sunsets claims it has launched weather balloons to release sulfur particles...

Woolly mammoths may be resurrected to the Arctic
Imagine you’re hiking in the Arctic and you see a creature in the distance. It’s coming towards you. It looks...

New California laws for 2023 that may affect you
New year, new laws. Since California is often on the cutting edge, let’s take a look at some of the state’s...