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In Romania, a mining boom threatens historic mountain villages

By David Paty Nestled among pastoral mountains vibrant with undisturbed forests and rich grasslands teeming with wildflowers, a quiet Romanian village has become the central battleground for a struggle that will most likely determine the state of Romania’s natural and …

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August 5, 2013 01 October 2014

Edible Portland: In league with the bees

After reading the cover story in our summer issue, I found myself sitting in my yard, early in the morning, video recording a bumble bee suckling from a purple sage flower. What I had learned from Kerry Newberry’s feature about …

Lola Milholland
June 13, 2013 29 July 2016

Side of fishing boat named Helen

Diving out of the ivory tower, fisherman organizes on the docks

Fishermen are talking together more, working through issues, and coming up with resolutions.

Emma Deans
May 3, 2013 10 February 2020

Clouds rising above a field.

Documenting culture as it vanishes: The People of Clouds

On April 26th and 27th, Ecotrust and Blue Earth Alliance will co-host Collaborations for Cause, a national gathering of photographers, NGOs, activists, and communications professionals, to discuss the collaborative future of storytelling. Panelists include experts from top-notch firms like Wieden+Kennedy …

Emma Deans
April 15, 2013 29 July 2016

A school of shiny mackerel fish swimming.

True story: How a fish went to school

Enter FoodHub. Mack searched the online directory FoodHub, Ecotrust’s network that connects food buyers and sellers. She found Lyf Gildersleeve of Flying Fish Company. Gildersleeve fishmongers from a 176 square foot shack on Southeast Hawthorne in Portland. He set Mack …

Emma Deans
April 10, 2013 01 October 2014

High snowy mountain range with clouds in background.

The Healing Journey: science and culture along the icy Yukon

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April 1, 2013 02 December 2019

Past Indigenous Leadership Awards honorees

A rich sense of honor: Learning from tribal leaders

In this world of broken economies, climates, and institutions, it’s an opportune time to ask: what if Native people were in charge?

Spencer B. Beebe
December 6, 2012 02 December 2019

Landscape of Portland during the day

Local investing? An app for that

What if anybody could find investment opportunities in local and social enterprises, with the click of a mouse? ChangeXchange NW, a new website launched Nov. 8 by Portland-based Springboard Innovation,with support from New York’s Mission Markets, will facilitate just that, …

Oakley Brooks
November 13, 2012 23 April 2018

ioby inspires backyard environmentalism through online community

How does one person change the world? Global issues like resource depletion, air pollution, and climate change can feel daunting and even paralyzing to an average citizen wanting to somehow help the environment. To address this feeling of disenfranchisement, three …

Emma Deans
November 2, 2012 01 October 2014