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DougandaBug
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Country: United States
State: Oregon
Metro: Portland
Gender: Male
Interests: To find my self and figure out where I'm going and what I want to do when I grow up. My personal interest. My wife.. Kids...My Grandkids....family, friends.
Expertise: Probably none. I try hard though !
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Member Since:
3/7/2006
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| Time at the Beach
Business takes me
to the Oregon coast every 5 weeks. This week was pretty rare.It was really nice weather !Haystack rock was the destination. Cannon Beach the town,
Just a few pictures to share.....
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| Men working the streets Men working the streets
I don't get too excited when
I see people in this circumstance.
Most of the time I'm quite heartless.It is very hard to tell
those who really need help
and those who don' t ! How do you feel about begging ?This guy rates low in my book !I do give him high marks for honesty though !  This guy rates high in my book ! He is really working........
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| New friends in an old favorite place ! | | |
| We are GREEN...HUH ?? We win ! We Win ! We Win !
We are # 1 in the Nation for the greenest city !See here for more information
1. Portland, Ore. 23.1
- Electricity: 7.1 Transportation: 6.4 Green Living: 4.8 Recycling/Perspective: 4.8
America’s top green city has it all: Half its power comes from
renewable sources, a quarter of the workforce commutes by bike, carpool
or public transportation, and it has 35 buildings certified by the U.S.
Green Building Council.
2. San Francisco, Calif. 23.0
- Electricity: 6.8 Transportation: 8.8 Green Living: 3.5 Recycling/Perspective: 3.9
- See how San Francisco turns wasted roof space into power, here.
3. Boston, Mass. 22.7
- Electricity: 5.7 Transportation: 8.7 Green Living: 3.4 Recycling/Perspective: 4.9
- CASE STUDY: Grass Power
Boston has preliminary plans for a plant that would turn 50,000 tons of
fall color into power and fertilizer. The facility would first separate
yard clippings into grass and leaves. Anaerobic bacteria feeding on the
grass would make enough methane to power at least 1.5 megawatts’ worth
of generators, while heat and agitation would hasten the breakdown of
leaves and twigs into compost.
4. Oakland, Calif. 22.5
- Electricity: 7.0 Transportation: 7.5 Green Living: 3.1 Recycling/Perspective: 4.9
- See how Oakland's hydrogen-powered transit helps the city cut pollution, here.
5. Eugene, Ore. 22.4
- Electricity: 10.0 Transportation: 4.7 Green Living: 2.9 Recycling/Perspective: 4.8
- CATEGORY LEADER: Electricity
Much of the wet Pacific Northwest draws its energy from hydroelectric
dams. But Eugene draws an additional 9 percent of its municipal
electricity from wind farms. It also buys back excess power from
residents who install solar panel
6. Cambridge, Mass. 22.2
- Electricity: 6.1 Transportation: 7.5 Green Living: 3.9 Recycling/Perspective: 4.7
7. Berkeley, Calif. 22.2
- Electricity: 6.2 Transportation: 8.4 Green Living: 2.9 Recycling/Perspective: 4.7
8. Seattle, Wash. 22.1
- Electricity: 6.2 Transportation: 7.3 Green Living: 4.7 Recycling/Perspective: 3.9
9. Chicago, Ill. 21.3
- Electricity: 5.4 Transportation: 7.3 Green Living: 5.0 Recycling/Perspective: 3.6
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CATEGORY LEADER: Green Space
In addition to the 12,000 acres Chicago has devoted to public parks and
waterfront space, the U.S. Green Building Council has awarded four city
projects with a “Platinum” rating, its highest award.
See how Chicago's power plants produce twice the energy with a third the carbon, here.
10. Austin, Tex. 21.0
- Electricity: 6.9 Transportation: 5.9 Green Living: 3.3 Recycling/Perspective: 4.9
Are you impressed !I really don't see why they think we are soooo green ????  | | |
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