At first glance, it looks like a great way to counter climate change - convert a greenhouse-gas-spewing coal power plant to a clean, modern facility fueled by plant matter. But the devil, as always, is in the details.
It's been a busy week over at Bank of the Cascades, which raised a much needed $177 million in private capital to keep the bank afloat in the face of regulatory sanctions.
The last wildly improbable event occurred last week, when the OLCC forbade the sale of the notorious Four Loko and six other alcohol-heavy, caffeine-spiked drinks.
As large fowl are slaughtered like Iraqis and our individual rights under the last Republican leadership, then devoured like Obama's credibility for daring to clean-up their mess, let's take a look at the ugly stuffing that makes
After finishing his undergraduate degree, 26-year-old Tymon Emch took time off to study for the MCAT and work and volunteer at a hospital. He hoped the latter experience would move him a step closer to his goal of becoming a pediatrician.
This Wednesday, Sara Miles will be speaking at Common Table during a $50/seat fundraiser. Miles is the founder of The Food Pantry in San Francisco where 8-12 tons of food are distributed each week.
Recently, we've been contemplating how not to light our house on fire this Thanksgiving. Luckily, Good Morning America decided to start a grease fire and demonstrate how to put it out properly. Except it didn't really work. Gawker.TV has the video here.
Ten years ago, the closest Central Oregonians could get to buying local organic food in the winter was to drive three hours to greenhouses in the valley.
The Next Three days is an exercise in patience and tolerance. This meandering flick tells its story with painfully slow and uneventful scenes. I don’t mind a slow-paced movie but it, at the very least, must be engaging.
There are lots of ways to approach the latest Call of Duty. I choose the option marked Zombies.Zombies is a stand-alone game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops that showcases the series’ shooting mechanics to fine effect.
I’m through using Craigslist, you guys! However, I’ll admit that Craigslist works just fine if you’re trying to sell a lawnmower but secretly want to be sodomized and hacked apart by an escaped serial killer.
The Parson Redheads followed that formula after college. The band moved from Eugene down to L.A. with rock and roll dreams in tow and soon found themselves part of the burgeoning Silver Lake/Echo Park indie rock scene.
Last week, the Blazers announced that Greg Oden would undergo yet another microfracture surgery in an attempt to repair his left knee – the same knee that kept him out for most of last season – and will miss the remainder of the 2010-2011 campaign.
As Colin Dunlap and his parents watched racers slide down icy hillsides and endure sub-freezing temperatures during last year's Cyclocross Nationals in Bend, he could tell his dad was unimpressed.