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This page is where stuff on the [[PortlandWiki|main page]]'s [[PortlandWiki#News|news section]] goes when it changes from ''news'' to ''olds''. Observe forgotten current events and primitive human societies from the dawn of time! | This page is where stuff on the [[PortlandWiki|main page]]'s [[PortlandWiki#News|news section]] goes when it changes from ''news'' to ''olds''. Observe forgotten current events and primitive human societies from the dawn of time! | ||
=== Sunday | January 2, 2011 === | |||
[[File:World primary energy demand by fuel.jpg|thumb|World primary energy demand by fuel.]] | |||
'''"Future Is Black" Asserts Triumphant Will'''<br /> | |||
In a recent op-ed, ''Washington Post'' columnist George F. Will found the opportunity give a big "thumbs up" to big coal while offering a backhanded "complement" to Portland ("a green reproach to the rest of us"). Will also pointed out the apparent irony that Oregon and Washington are phasing out coal-fired electrical generation even as [[Cowlitz County]], [[Washington]] (just up the road from Portland) has "approved construction of a coal export terminal from which millions of tons of U.S. coal could be shipped to Asia annually." Taking another dig at the presumed eco-poseurs he imagines, Will smirks that "the future looks to greens as black as coal." In that case, the future is also more mountains with their tops savagely ripped off of them, more acid rain, more lung disease, more runaway climate change, more resource wars. Indeed, the future looks as bleak as coal.<br /> | |||
:''Go to story'': [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/29/AR2010122902899.html China has seen the future, and it is coal] | |||
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=== New Year's Day | Saturday | January 1, 2011 === | === New Year's Day | Saturday | January 1, 2011 === | ||
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This page is where stuff on the main page's news section goes when it changes from news to olds. Observe forgotten current events and primitive human societies from the dawn of time!
Sunday | January 2, 2011
"Future Is Black" Asserts Triumphant Will
In a recent op-ed, Washington Post columnist George F. Will found the opportunity give a big "thumbs up" to big coal while offering a backhanded "complement" to Portland ("a green reproach to the rest of us"). Will also pointed out the apparent irony that Oregon and Washington are phasing out coal-fired electrical generation even as Cowlitz County, Washington (just up the road from Portland) has "approved construction of a coal export terminal from which millions of tons of U.S. coal could be shipped to Asia annually." Taking another dig at the presumed eco-poseurs he imagines, Will smirks that "the future looks to greens as black as coal." In that case, the future is also more mountains with their tops savagely ripped off of them, more acid rain, more lung disease, more runaway climate change, more resource wars. Indeed, the future looks as bleak as coal.
- Go to story: China has seen the future, and it is coal
New Year's Day | Saturday | January 1, 2011
Happy New Year & Joyride To The World!
From time-to-time, Portlandians may find themselves feeling a teensy bit smug over the breathless accolades routinely laid at the pearly gates of our greenily fragrant Rosebudtown. Portland is frequently praised as the "greenest" or "most sustainable" or even the "most bicycle friendly" city in the United States.[1][2][3] Portland is also widely celebrated for having the foresight to establish an effective Urban Growth Boundary to try and control urban sprawl long before anyone else thought Urban Growth Boundaries were cool.[4] But it took lots more work than merely drawing up urban growth boundaries for Portland to establish its "green cred." And Mia Birk is one of the many who're doing the hard work. For the past twenty years, Birk has helped lead a "crusade to integrate bicycling into daily life."[5] But the fight for "sustainable living" is far from over. For instance, China--once considered "bicycle kingdom"--is now known for sixty mile traffic jams that last for weeks.[6][7] Obviously, there's a lot more work to do. If you need a little inspiration, or just want to know where to start, you can come hear Birk talk about her experiences as she pitches her book at Powell's Books on Burnside this coming Tuesday, January 4th @ 7:30PM.
- Go to story: Joyride
- Go to Powell's preview: Joyride: Pedaling toward a Healthier Planet
References
- ↑ America's 50 Greenest Cities
- ↑ SustainLane Presents: The 2008 US City Rankings
- ↑ Minneapolis Dethrones Portland As Bike-Friendliest City
- ↑ Planning a Sustainable City The Promise and Performance of Portland's Urban Growth Boundary Carl Abbott The Moral Origins of Metropolitan Planning
- ↑ Mia Birk's Joyride: Pedaling Towards a Healthier Planet
- ↑ China ends 'bicycle kingdom' as embracing cars
- ↑ China Traffic Jam Could Last Weeks
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