Oregon had major cause to celebrate this past July, when after years of advocacy and education on the part of school districts, food producers, and community partners, state lawmakers voted unanimously to allocate over $1 million in funding to farm to school and school garden programs.
Most investment funds that own woodlands make their money when the trees are cut down and carted off. Ecotrust Forest Management, based in Portland, Ore., also profits from the natural habitat left untouched in the forest.
Ecotrust revealed this morning it will spin out its marine consulting group into a company called Point 97. The entity will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecotrust.
When Portland’s Ecotrust, the environmentally and socially focused non-profit, this month spun out Point 97 as a for-profit subsidiary, it contributed to the increasing hybridization of the non-profit world.
Over time, informed harvest decisions can chart a persistent and balanced approach to managing dwindling resources that people depend on for food and economic security.
Replacing infrastructure on existing water and natural gas pipelines could provide more short- and long-term jobs than building Keystone XL would, according to a new report.
Why save temperate rain forests? Spencer Beebe discusses the importance of saving our temperate rain forests and why we need to be more radical in our environmental approaches.
