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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

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

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

News To Make You Furious- Copper mining at Mt. St. Helens?

Some things that make us Furious are loud and obvious, but others evolve quietly behind the scenes until it’s too

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TEPCO And The New US Nuclear Reactors

I’m Tom Dwyer, Despite the objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, the U S just licensed the first two

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No Nukes Is Good Nukes- Nuke News from John Bartels and Helen Caldicott

(note 5/8/12- Please click here to download our “Repeal Price-Anderson” poster and share it with your friends.) (note 5/29/11- If

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The BP Armageddon Anniversary- Current Status of the Spill

In the two years since the worst environmental disaster in US history, all the spilled oil has been removed from

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Popcorn Shorts- Engine Of The Future

Researchers at Michigan State University, led by Norbert Mueller, have developed a prototype engine that could replace old-fashioned internal combustion

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The Fight To Ban DHMO- Hydric Acid found in food, water supplies, much more

DHMO, hydric acid, di-hydrogen monoxide… it goes by a lot of names.  The media never talks about it, our politicians

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News To Make You Furious- Depleted Uranium: Our billion year gift to the world.

In the 1970s, the Soviet military developed armor plating for their tanks that regular ammunition couldn’t penetrate. The Pentagon began looking

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Popcorn- Go Fishing For Cash

Like fishing?  Like cash?  For five months this spring and summer, you’ll have a chance to indulge yourself in both. 

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Fukushima 1st Anniversary

          I’m Tom Dwyer, March marks the anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that caused meltdowns in Fukushima’s

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What’s the latest on Fukushima? (8/15/2013)

Have you heard ANYTHING on the state of the Fukushima disaster lately?  You know, that little “oopsie” in Japan when

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Depleted Uranium- Our billion year gift to the world.

In the 1970s, the Soviet military developed armor plating for their tanks that regular ammunition couldn’t penetrate. The Pentagon began

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Biggest Stories of 2011- What made this year’s news in Your Car Matters

You want plumbing advice from your plumber, but do you want plumbing advice month after month?  You want to hear

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