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How to buy and cook salmon, America’s sweetheart fish

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  • It’s among the most ubiquitous seafood, but take a look at different varieties and find incredible flavor
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Indulge? Why Yes, I Did

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  • Getting stuffed for a good cause rules!
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Revolutionary road

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  • A Great New American Dream is blooming down the shimmering waters of the Willamette river
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Ranchers form food distribution service

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  • Phil Greif and Scot Laney realized they were spending too much money trucking their products to Portland farmers markets, so they formed Eat Oregon First
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Grow food, will travel

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  • How rancher Scot Laney became Oregon’s alternative food taxi service
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Farmer-Chef Connection links chefs to local food producers

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  • The October mixer at the InterContinental Montelucia Resort and Spa drew more than 150 local farmers, distributors, chefs and restaurant owners
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NOAA: this way to safe, sustainable fisheries

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  • Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a new commercial fisheries policy: Catch shares for everyone
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NOAA affirms catch share push in face of industry fire

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  • The Obama administration Thursday formalized its commitment to a national “catch share policy”
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Human/Nature

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  • In a new autobiography, renowned Portland conservationist Spencer Beebe charts his 40 years of balancing civilization and the natural world
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Google’s new Earth Engine good for NW

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  • Google Earth Engine could help forest managers and researchers in Pacific Northwest get a better handle on how changes are affecting the region’s forests
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Ecotrust founder’s book hits shelves

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  • Ecotrust announced Tuesday the availability of “Cache: Creating Natural Economies.” Written by Ecotrust founder Spencer Beebe
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Lawmakers tie NOAA funds to catch hikes

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  • Alliance of Massachusetts’ lawmakers asked for help of Congressional leaders to leverage responsive action to raise fishermen’s catch limits
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Demarketing Alberta

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  • In the guise of environmentalism, U.S. foundations are spending millions to stop oil tankers along the B.C. coast
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State doubles size of region’s marine reserves

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  • Underwater state parks to nearly double in size in Southern California under plan approved by California’s Fish and Game Commission to boost ocean health
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Tijuana River mouth one of 36 new Marine Protected Areas

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  • The California Fish and Game Commission vote nearly doubles the area under the guardianship of the Marine Life Protection Act
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Oregon forest-products companies add jobs, restore environment with Ecotrust’s allotment of tax credits

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  • Ecotrust CDE has allocated more than $60 million in new-markets tax credits to Northwest businesses that are creating green jobs
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Ecotrust subsidiary funnels $60M in federal tax credits

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  • Ecotrust CDE LLC allocated more than $60 million in New Markets Tax Credits in 2010 to Northwest businesses that are creating “green” jobs in rural areas
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Ecotrust helps create jobs

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  • Ecotrust CDE has allocated over $60 million in tax credits to businesses that are creating green jobs in struggling timber communities
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ShoreBank acquisition closed by OneCalifornia

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  • Monday morning saw the announcement by OneCalifornia Bank that it completed the acquisition of ShoreBank Pacific from ShoreBank Corporation
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It’s time to ditch sustainability

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  • Sustainability as a concept has good intentions, but the term itself has become so co-opted that it now gets in the way of real efforts