• Sustainable Cities

    Path Toward a Livable Portland

    by  • May 17, 2013 • Columbia River Crossing, Right to the City / Free School, Sustainable Cities, Tracy, Uncategorized • 5 Comments

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    What does it mean to have a sustainable city? While I am still tentatively certain that this concept will forever remain an impossibility in the strict sense (see William E. Rees, “Is ‘sustainable city’ an oxymoron?” 1997), I’m equally sure that we must begin moving toward this imperative with cities that are at least...

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    Consenting to Clean Water

    by  • May 10, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Portland, Sustainable Cities • 5 Comments

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    By now you’ve likely received your special election ballot in the mail, and if you’ve been focused on the issue of adding fluorosilicic acid, (aka fluoride) into our drinking water, you’ve likely already voted and mailed your ballot.  If you’re one of the thousands of Portlanders who haven’t yet voted and are undecided, well,...

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    Veloprovo: Flower Petals and Parklet Fun – Round One

    by  • May 6, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Cities, Rebel Portland, Right to the City / Free School, Sustainable Cities, The Shaming Room • 0 Comments

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    On Tuesday, April 30th 2013, a semi rig hauling a massive trailer collided with the CL line streetcar on Martin Luthur King Jr. boulevard at Market street.  There were no injuries.  The massive truck was attempting a left-hand turn and swung wide across all four lanes of moving traffic before slamming into the streetcar, completely...

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    Marching Fourth for Clean Water In Portland

    by  • April 26, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Portland, Sustainable Cities, Uncategorized • 1 Comment

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    Friday, April 26 • Portland, Oregon Alberta Street saw upwards of 700 clean water lovers take to the streets Thursday in opposition to fluoridation chemicals being added to fresh Bull Run tap water.  The heated campaigns for and against fluoridation have been waging an all out war, though the pro-fluoride side has received far...

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    Earth Day Cycling Tour: Photographic Review

    by  • April 23, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Cities, Rebel Portland, Sustainable Cities • 0 Comments

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    Earth Day, 2013 • Portland, Oregon In what has become an ongoing series of cycling tours aimed at shaming corporate polluters and exposing the greenwashing going on in our city, Monday, April 22nd, saw scores of activists gather in Holladay park for the Portland’s Worst Polluters Tour: Earth Day Edition. Like previously themed bike...

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    Exxon After Arkansas: Greenwashing from Coast to Coast

    by  • April 17, 2013 • Sasha, Sustainable Cities, The Shaming Room • 1 Comment

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    By Sasha Ross If you live in Oregon, you are familiar with the spectacle of greenwashing at the highest levels of political theater. As Portland gears up to host the UN’s World Environment Day, the international attention almost obscures the plans for multiple freeway expansions, a Nestle water bottling plant, huge timber sales (whispers...

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    Fluoride Lobby Fumbles at Public Debate

    by  • April 11, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Cities, Rebel Portland, Sustainable Cities, The Shaming Room • 16 Comments

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    Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Portland, Oregon Wednesday night’s debate to discuss the pros and cons of adding fluorosilicic acid (aka fluoride) to the Bull Run water supply that Portland depends upon saw an excess of 240 concerned citizens pack the Matt Dishman Community Center’s auditorium.  The event was sponsored by the Multnomah County Democrats.  Moderator...

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    The Battle For Bull Run: Fighting Against Fluoridation

    by  • April 8, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Cities, Rebel Portland, Right to the City / Free School, Sustainable Cities, The Shaming Room • 11 Comments

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    Monday, April 8, 2013 • Portland, Oregon With the amount of media blitzing that’s bombarded Portland’s airwaves, interwebs, and neighborhood front yards, you’d have thought the dual campaigns for and against fluoridating Bull Run fresh water had been going on for years.  In fact, this fight started in earnest just last fall, when the...

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    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the TransCanada Luncheon.

    by  • March 27, 2013 • Hart, Rebel Cities, Right to the City / Free School, Sustainable Cities, The Shaming Room • 8 Comments

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    Wednedsay, March 27 2013 • Portland, Oregon Several weeks ago, the Portland Business Alliance (PBA) posted notice for one of their semi-regular luncheons where cherished bicycle infrastructure and livable cities proponent U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer would be the noted speaker.  For many who were informed of this notice, the idea of Earl speaking in front...

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