Author: elizabethsprague
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C.A.T. Community Potluck
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our community potluck event! There isn’t much better than good food and great company.
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Homemade Vegetable Stock
Saving the World can be stressful. There is a lot of pressure to reduce waste, recycle, eat less meat and make some big lifestyle changes in a hurry. What if I said you can save the world with soup? Let’s start with some homemade vegetable stock and see if we end up saving the world.…
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5 ways To Celebrate National Bird Day
“The Avian Welfare Coalition’s National Bird Day campaign aims to reduce the suffering of birds by raising public awareness of the destructive bird trade, the realities of cruel bird breeding mills, and ways to improve the welfare of birds already in captivity.” They list several great ways to celebrate National Bird Day. I can’t wait to…
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Sustainable Gift Giving
It seems like there is a gift-giving holiday every month of the year. Before I have even recovered from Christmas, I am reminded Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. When you add in birthdays, housewarmings, new babies, teacher appreciation… the cost to your wallet and our planet adds up pretty fast. Sustainable gift giving…
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2024 Hottest Year On Record
2024 is now the hottest year on record. It is the first calendar year more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than in the pre-industrial era. The average person experience an additional 41 days of dangerous heat in 2024. Hottest Decade. Ever. Not only was 2024 the hottest year on record, it also ended the hottest…
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Tigard City Council Approves Climate Task Force and Action Plan
Climate Action Tigard (C.A.T.) members showed up to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 19th in support of a Climate Task Force and Action Plan for Tigard. Lindsey Washburn presented the Tigard City Council with a proposal to create a Climate Task Force. Mayor Heidi Lueb and Tigard City Council members unanimously voted in…