Medford Business Meets Dept. of Energy Challenge
Umpqua Energy is developing a product that turns harmful emission gases into safe nitrogen and oxygen.
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Green Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day
If you're out to buy the perfect gift but want to go easy on the environment, there are plenty of options.
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Preserving Nuts
Learn to make your own treats using preserved nuts.
Preserving Squash and Pumpkins
It's an important skill that's fallen by the wayside. But since the recession began, more people are learning how to preserve their own food.
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Green News
Eugene Installs Electric Charging Stations
The city of Eugene is installing 16 electric vehicle charging stations around town as part of the national EV Project.
Incandescent Bulbs Will Be Phased Out Starting in 2012
Starting in January 2012, basic incandescent light bulbs will be phased out and more energy efficient bulbs will become a requirement in all households.
Unsold Christmas Trees Will be Reused in Unique Ways
Whether they're recycled into wood chips, given away to those in need, or donated for different animals to use, many Corvallis Christmas trees will not go to waste this year.
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In the Garden: Occupy Your Garden & Local Farms
Master Gardener Ross Penhallegon shows us how growing our own food or buying locally can help more than just your pocketbook.
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DRIVE LESS & SAVE
Reducing car trips can save wear and tear on you, your wallet and the planet. Making one less car trip is easy-trip chain, walk, bike, bus or carpool.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- Transportation accounts for 34% of Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions
- Oregonians drive in excess of 31 billion miles each year
BE GREEN & SAVE IN 2010
Is your New Year's Resolution to get organized, cut spending, lose weight and be more green? Think about ways to drive less as a place to start.
- Use a monthly activities calendar to better plan your trips
- Get in some exercise while getting around-walk or bike for short trips
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Business Commute Challenge: Commuting with the Kids
Finding an alternative way to get to work isn't always easy, especially if you have young children.
Business Commute Challenge: Other Ways to Get to Work
One Eugene man is adding a bit of whimsy to his morning commute.
Business Commute Challenge Winners
After a week of trying to change up how local workers get to work each day, Business Commute Challenge participants got their reward Thursday.
National Bike to Work Day
Friday morning thousands of people will leave their car in the driveway and hop on the bicycle to get to work because it's National Bike to Work day.
Business Commute Challenge: Cawood
This year is Cawood's first time participating in the Business Commute Challenge.
Business Commute Challenge: Pivot Architecture
A year ago Pivot Architecture had 100% employee participation in the challenge. Employee involvment this year is the same.
Pacific Cascade Staff Change Transportation Habits
On Monday, hundreds of local employees hopped on the bus, a bike, or simply walked to work. Many competing in the annual week-long 'Business Commute Challenge'.
The Business Commute Challenge
The idea is to encourage employees to ride a bike of take a bus to work.
Drive Less, Save More Challenge Winners: The Gough Family
This past week, three families from our area competed to see who could drive less and save more.
Drive Less, Save More: The Gordon Family
It's the Gordon's last day of the work week in the competition. They said their kids are enjoying riding around in their Burley Trailer.
Drive Less, Save More: Tip #3
One way to cut down on driving is to have the food you eat brought right to your door.
Drive Less, Save More: Tip #1
Many people are tuned into bike-riding, but maybe they don't know all that's available to make riding a bicycle even more user-friendly.
Meet the Gough Family
With just one kid in tow, the Gough family admits they have it easier than larger families, but they still add a number of miles on their car every day.
The "Drive Less, Save More" Campaign
Connie Bloom Williams from the "Drive Less Save More" campaign joined us on KEZI-9 News This Morning.
Business Commute Challenge: Carpooling
Finding an alternative way to get to work can be difficult if you live in outlying communities.
Business Commute Challenge: Day 1
Companies will compete against each other to see which one can reduce its carbon footprint the most.
Eugene Business Commute Challenge Wraps Up
National Bike Day wraps up the Business Commute Challenge in Eugene. So did businesses and employees in Eugene really drive less this week?
Cawood Staff Business Commute Challenge First Timers
The moisture in the air didn't dampen the business commute parade, but folks who were up for the challenge found they had to be a little flexible with their plans.
Pivot Architecture Staff Load LTD Buses
LTD buses were probably more packed than usual Wednesday as dozens of Business Commute Challenge participants hopped on to reduce road and highway congestion.
9Wood Employees Carpool To Work
Cloudy skies and scattered showers didn't seem to knock some 9Wood employees off of the Business Commute Challenge bandwagon.
Business Commute Challenge: 9Wood
The Springfield company has been involved in the 'Business Commute Challenge' for the last three years.
Business Commute Challenge: Pacific Cascade
Pacific Cascade is offering its employees some interesting incentives. They can enter a drawing to get a half day off work.
Drive Less, Save More: Tip #6
If you've never tried riding the bus, now might be the time to test it out and see if it's right for you.
Drive Less, Save More: Tip #4
The 4J School District is promoting a campaign called Safe Routes to School that helps students walk or ride their bikes to school.
Drive Less, Save More: The Gough Family
We're half way through the 'Drive Less Family Challege'. The Gough's said they haven't driven their car yet.
Meet the Gordon Family
The Gordons admit they're fair-weather bikers, but they hope to bring the bikes out of the garage more often for the Drive Less Challenge.
Drive Less, Save More: The Crum-Wendt Family
Three Eugene families compete in our "Drive Less Family Challenge." It's so far so good for the Crum-Wendt family.
Meet the Crum-Wendt Family
Three Eugene families are competing to see who can cut down the most on driving in one week.
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