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Is vegetarianism always better for the planet than eating meat? A lifelong vegetarian eats her first hamburger and looks for the truth.
My husband’s family has owned and operated a food truck for 15 years. The truck itself isn’t impressive—it’s white, with blue sky windows, old worn seats and a plain aluminum interior—but that truck helped at least three kids through college, paid down payments on homes and cars, supported a daughter and her family in Vietnam and immigrated them to America, and much more. It’s the little truck...
Ian Jefferds was nervous about the decrepit, 128-foot crab boat from the moment it was towed into the midst of the rich shellfish beds of Whidbey Island's Penn Cove on Christmas Eve. Now his company is shut down after the Deep Sea spewed a 1-1/2-mile-long diesel sheen after catching fire and sinking.
It's no secret that being poor is bad for your health. Poor people in the United States run a greater risk of suffering from severe asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and many other illnesses. They’re also more likely to get hit and injured or killed by drivers.
These charts show that our eating habits deteriorate as the day goes on. Psychology offers some fascinating reasons why.
The national average for a gallon of unleaded gas is $3.73, a slide of 18 cents from a month ago. But Oregon and Washington are going the other way – fast. Over the weekend, Northwest drivers watched in horror as a gallon of regular unleaded jumped nearly 20 cents at some stations. Come on, fill the pain.
What's the real difference between cafe-free and pastured eggs?
Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith swept past Eileen Brady in Tuesday's primary for Portland mayor, advancing to a runoff in the November general election in one of the most expensive races in city history. Voters will choose between two men with similar views but different styles. Both are pro-schools, pro-environment, pro-bike Democrats.
Some building remodels over the past two years in Whatcom County, WA have fit a pattern: more insulation, new windows, modern hot-water heaters and the occasional array of solar panels. So how successful has the Energy Challenge program been so far in its two main goals, creating jobs and saving energy?
The End Polluter Welfare Act -- an ambitious bill to end fossil fuel subsidies, eliminate special financing, end taxpayer funded R&D;, and set fair royalties policies -- is heading to Congress.
