The occasion of Earth Day always produces a rich mix of environmental news stories. The Sunday Oregonian offered a good package on how Portlanders’ habits are changing. Reporter Michael Milstein drew up a green report card for the city with some surprising findings. A companion piece by Gail Kinsey Hill reviews how different people define “sustainability”—”a six-syllable brain-teaser with meanings that stretch from the mundane to the audacious to the profound,” she quips.
In Seattle, it’s the same old angle: the dance of political leadership between Ron Sims and Greg Nickels. The P-I publishes a “who’s greener” piece. The paper also provides a good summary of the 2007 Legislature, which ended yesterday.
