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Sunday | October 10, 2010
Today Is 350.org's 10/10/10 Global Work Party Day.
People all over the world are joining together to demonstrate how humans can find ways to live more gracefully with our planet. Get to work building the change we want to see in our communities, from planting forests to installing wind and solar power generation facilities on schoolhouses to digging a community garden.
Go to story: 10/10/10: Find an Event Near You
Go to wiki: Welcome to the 350.org Global Work Party Wiki
Check out what others are doing: Ideas For Your 10/10 Work Party
Saturday | October 9, 2010
Terrifying Baby Cougar Spotted At Zoo
Suddenly appearing without warning, the cub and its mother, a Washington cougar named Chinook, hadn't been seen in public since the cub's birth last month.
Go to story: Cute alert: Oregon Zoo shows off baby cougar
Friday | October 8, 2010
Where Did Corporate Kingpins Move Your Job?
Find out with Working America's "Job Tracker."
Go to story: Who's Exporting Oregon Jobs? Find Out Online
Go to job tracker: Job Tracker
Thursday | October 7, 2010
EPA Mails Warning Letter To Eco-Terrorists
Environmental Protection Agency's letter "gives (Portland General Electric) 30 days to meet with agency staff and outline the steps it will take to bring (PGE's hazardous coal-fired power plant in Boardman) into compliance." Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) continues "negotiating."
Go to story: EPA says Boardman Coal Plant Violates Clean Air Law
Wednesday | October 6, 2010
To Heck With All That "Talk Like A Pirate" Nonsense, It's...
International Walk and Bike to School Day! Woo Hoo!
Go to story: Walk and Bike to School Day roundup
Tuesday | October 5, 2010
Yo PDX Bike Snobs! Wanna see what real bicycles are made of?
If so, you might consider attending the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show this weekend.
Go to story: Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, October 9-10, 2010.
Monday | October 4, 2010
Wordstock: Portland, Oregon, October 7-10.
Get passionate about words, and the hallucinations humans attach to them.
Go to story: Wordstock, 4 Days of Passionate Discussions, Books and Authors, Portland, Oregon, October 7-10