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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

Monthly Archives: September 2011

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Tom's Blog

From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Voting Suicide

I’m Tom Dwyer, Would you vote to have your own head cut off? Then why would you ever vote for

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Class War

I’m Tom Dwyer, Today’s favorite flavor of conservative talking point is the constant drumbeat of “class warfare”.  There is class

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Moving Planet- Portland

I’m Tom Dwyer, You’ve probably heard about three fifty dot org; Bill Mckibben’s organization raising awareness of atmospheric carbon and

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Brad Witt for Congress

Our limited representative democracy fails to represent the majority of citizens. Selfish special interest money and political connection dictates our

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“What NOW?!!” Toons- Keith Tucker’s SPECIAL Climate Change Toon

Please click here for an archive of Keith’s Cartoons for Your Car Matters

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Tom’s Tidbits- Speaking of the weather…

Greetings! Mark Twain famously said “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”  So, this month I

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Moving Planet: Portland- Portland’s Contribution to a Global Day of Action

Extra:  Hear our KPOJ radio spot for Moving Planet here, or see the video of the radio spot here. Almost

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Science and History of Climate Change- Learn the science without the hype… from either side

Is climate change real?  Despite what FOX tells us, it seems so.  “[The] conclusions have been reviewed and endorsed by

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Shrinking Your Footprint- What are those carbon offsets you keep hearing about?

Carbon offsets are a way for individuals and businesses to fund large-scale projects to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses

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Shop Talk- We’re PPO certified. Why should you care?

It’s easy to greenwash a company.  Hire a PR firm, stick a few recycling boxes in the lunchroom, hand out

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Health Notes- Climate change gets personal

When we think of climate change we usually think about change of the planet only, and on a global scale. 

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Drew’s Kitchen- Cucumber soup with melon salad

One of the problems with climate change is that the issue is so big it can seem daunting.  “What can

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