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Seattle weather: Snow day in the Pacific Northwest
Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 9:55 AM EST

Video: It may not have been the disaster some were predicting, but the winter storm shut down much of the region.

We are losing quiet places
Fri, Jan 13 2012 at 2:06 PM EST

Human-created noise is slowly overwhelming nearly every part of the world. Is there any hope for the future of quiet places?

Today I learned: The Old Man of the Lake, the 100+ year-old tree stump roaming Crater Lake
Sun, Jan 01 2012 at 6:58 PM EST

For at least the past century, Oregon's Crater Lake has been protected by a large floating tree stump known as the Old Man of the Lake.

Car sharing takes off in the U.S.
Tue, Dec 13 2011 at 11:07 AM EST

Personal car-sharing spreads from California to Oregon and, very soon, to a neighborhood near you. The concept of hiring out your own vehicle has proven wildly popular here and around the globe.

Oregon man moves to Arizona on lawnmower
Thu, Oct 20 2011 at 3:06 PM EST

Video: With no job and no house left, Stephen Hulsey packs his dachshund and household items onto his lawnmower and heads to Arizona.

Man surfs on the back of a great white shark
Sat, Oct 15 2011 at 9:15 PM EST

Oregon surfer Doug Niblack caught the wave of his life after finding himself standing on the back of a great white shark instead of his board.

Portland's ramped-up curbside compost collection program elicits mixed reactions
Wed, Oct 05 2011 at 12:52 PM EST

After the successful run of a curbside compost collection pilot program, the City of Portland plans to unroll a once-a-week, city-wide food scrap pickup scheme and axe weekly trash pickups in the process.

Soggy and sustainable: Portland's water-conscious demo home
Mon, Sep 26 2011 at 3:28 PM EST

Water House, Oregon's first EPA WaterSense certified project, is an attractive 3-bedroom ranch house that currently serves as a green demonstration home operated by the Portland Water Bureau.

How hurricanes are named (and why)
Fri, Aug 26 2011 at 10:50 AM EST

Giving human names to hurricanes may seem odd, but it's part of a major shift in our relationship with tropical cyclones over the past 60 years.

Electric Avenue: Where EVs go to charge
Thu, Aug 18 2011 at 9:16 AM EST

Oregon's Portland State is sponsoring a free downtown plug-in center, right next to the free light rail trains in 'Fareless Square.' But not everything about EVs is going to be free.

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