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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.

Tom’s Tidbits- Is no news about Fukushima really good news?

Greetings! Is no news really good news?  Not when it is no news about the worsening nuclear disaster at Fukushima

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Hitting The Road For A Year-Long Summer EcoJaunt invites you to join their adventure

You’ve may have had the fantasy of being a travel writer being paid to go to exotic locales.  Or maybe

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Health Notes- Radiation primer for the Fukushima disaster

The horrific disaster in Japan has captivated the world, and is creating more questions as it develops.  The prevailing air

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Japanese radiation awareness video for kids

In the wake of the crushing disaster, Japanese parents are trying to explain the problems with the Fukushima nuclear plant

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Ban the Bag

Aside from being wasteful (do you really need a plastic bag for your box of Altoids?) those annoying plastic grocery

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Dumping the Guzzler- The trade-offs on your trade-ins

As we go to press with this newsletter the national average gas price for regular unleaded gasoline is $4.00 per

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What Does It Mean To Step Lightly? Understanding your carbon footprint

We hear constantly about the threat of global warming, and the possible threats to our coastlines, food production, and even

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Local Mechanic Brews Alcohol in Backyard- Dwyer, Unrepentant, Swears “I’ll Do It Again!”

No, this isn’t a story about Tom Dwyer being carted off to jail for moonshining.  Two years ago, he was

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CNP Update- Passing the million-pound milestone

You may know that the Tom Dwyer Automotive Services Carbon Neutral Program broke the “million pound mark” on May 20th,

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Client Profile- Randy White

www.BrightNeighbor.com Randy White is a longtime Tom Dwyer client.  He used to work with the folks at AM620 KPOJ, but

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Put a Fiber in Your Tank- The real deal on alcohol fuel feedstocks

As we go to press with this newsletter the national average gas price for regular unleaded gasoline is $2.85 per

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News To Make You Furious- BP learned from the Valdez. Did we?

A little over a year ago, we read a story by investigative reporter Greg Palast about the 20th anniversary of

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