Category Archives: Environment

Beyond Food Composting

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Linda Baker

Portland’s new curbside food composting program is good.  Creating neighborhood scale composting/recycling/garbage programs would be even better. Once Portlanders finish their annual leaf/fall yard cleanup, the 32 gallon green yard debris cans will be far too big for paltry food … Continue reading →

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The Next Generation: B Corps and Tenant Energy Use

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Linda Baker

The latest issue of Oregon Business features a pair of articles I wrote about the latest sustainability trends. The first, Do Green Buildings Really Save Energy,  looks at how tenant behavior affects a building’s actual energy performance–an area of research … Continue reading →

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Jim Weaver

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Linda Baker

I had the opportunity to hear the very funny and irascible Jim Weaver speak the other day, at the annual Oregon Organic Coalition Awards, held in the Ecotrust building. Weaver, who represented Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 1975 … Continue reading →

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Bring the City to the Water

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Linda Baker

Photo by Bayne Stanley for New York Times * We spent Labor Day weekend in Vancouver B.C., a city I consider one of the most spectacular in the world.  Yes, the world.  The high-density skyline, ocean and mountains combine to … Continue reading →

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