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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.

Sellwood Bridge Update- Crumbling bridge is focus for MoveOn.org rally

It’s been a busy month for the bridge, and there’s more on the way.  MoveOn.org and Rebuild The Dream were

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Drew’s Kitchen- Sea Scallops With Sherry and Saffron Couscous

This simple seafood recipe first appeared in the 2001 “Martha Stewart Living”, but has been a strong player in Drew’s

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Health Notes- The shocking truth about “fresh-squeezed” orange juice

(Reprinted from Mercola.com, August, 2011) If you buy orange juice at the store, you may lean towards the kind that

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Shop Talk- Surprising features of our website

It’s not news to tell you we have a website; you’re probably reading this article on our website right now. 

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Looking Closer at LEAP- More detail on a vital program in Portland

“Your Car Matters” tries to give you useful and entertaining information, but we don’t always succeed.  Last month we had

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Meet Brad Witt- Regular guy runs for Oregon District 1

David Wu and his tiger suit are gone from Congress, and the people of Oregon’s Congressional District #1 are left

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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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