Powering the Northwest: Portland General Electric is constructing what will be the most efficient natural gas-fired generator of its type in the NorthwestBarring any unforeseen problems, next spring, Portland General Electric (PGE) will begin operating the United...
The images illustrate a time series of the hottest days in each year since the middle 1900s in Seattle (top) and Portland (bottom). The 2021 heat wave extremes in both cases are far outside the normal bounds in a natural climate.World Weather Attribution Study Perhaps most surprising, thoug...
The Pacific Northwest seems like the perfect region for high-speed rail: its cities form a neat line from Vancouver to Portland and points south, grow at high rates with transit-oriented development, and have sizable employment cores around the train station. And yet, when I generated my high...
Photo and text: http://portlandartmuseum.us/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=33869;type=101# Additional text: http://video.pbs.org/video/2339285220/ Naas shagi yeil s'aaxw (Raven at the Headwaters of Nass hat) Tlingit, Gaanax.ádi clan, Taku. Attributed to Kadyisdu.axch', Tl...
“Inhaling these substances in large quantities and with such velocity can have serious and insidious health consequences.” as stated byQuiet Clean PDX, a volunteer organization that has been working to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers in the Portland area since 2018. ...
For coastal population centers (e.g., Vancouver, BC; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon), a coastal thermal trough11 enhanced the coastal pressure gradient, bringing so-called “outflow” winds from the interior to the coast. These may have provided additional warming because (1) hotter air...
Skeena River Fish and Their Habitat; Ecotrust: Portland, OR, USA; Hazelton, BC, USA, 2008. [Google Scholar] Pierre, K.A.S.; Hunt, B.P.V.; Tank, S.E.; Giesbrecht, I.; Korver, M.C.; Floyd, W.C.; Oliver, A.A.; Lertzman, K.P. Rain-fed streams dilute inorganic nutrients...
Skeena River Fish and Their Habitat; Ecotrust: Portland, OR, USA; Hazelton, BC, USA, 2008. [Google Scholar] Pierre, K.A.S.; Hunt, B.P.V.; Tank, S.E.; Giesbrecht, I.; Korver, M.C.; Floyd, W.C.; Oliver, A.A.; Lertzman, K.P. Rain-fed streams dilute inorganic nutrients...