Confessions of a Green Wannabe: Going meatless once a week

Smaller cities falling behind on water

A 2008 regional water study raised urgent issues. There is no water left unappropriated in Yamhill County, but the authors said that's less of a concern that the amount of water actually available for rights already appropriated.

Can't beat a line for summer drying

It turns out clothespins aren't just for preschool arts and crafts projects. Contraptions for backyard clotheslines are cropping up in greater frequency as people look for simple ways to save a little green.

Bottled water a bad bargain

Where should all that water come from? How does tap water stack up against its increasingly popular - and expensive - bottled counterpart?

Riverbend gears up for green power

Riverbend Landfill's new Green Energy Plant will turn a byproduct of decomposition into electricity to power several thousand McMinnville homes.

Oregon wineries take carbon neutral pledge

The Carbon Neutral Challenge is one of the first collaborative efforts in the world by wineries to measure and reduce their impact on the environment.

Linfield honored for sustainability efforts

Linfield College has been named one of the top "green" schools in the nation by the The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council .