May 25th, 2010
Click here or on the image above to view this story. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production [...]
May 15th, 2010
The City of Salem and Marion County will soon be considering expanding what can go into the current green yard waste cart. If approved by city and county leaders in upcoming public hearings, the yard cart will soon become the Mixed Organics Cart.
Every year, tons of what otherwise can be turned into useful compost ends [...]
May 13th, 2010
Today’s (5/13/2010), USA Today ran an article by Tracy Loew on page 3 that reports, “It’s a scene that’s being played out across the country. As homeowners increasingly seek to turn to green practices such as using clotheslines instead of dryers or moving to solar or wind power, they are finding those plans in conflict with [...]
