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Green Spotlight: Tatiana Guerra
“You look busy, how can I help?” Let’s just say Tatiana Guerra is a super volunteer. And…
Black Friday Shoppers: This is the Least We Can Do.
In the past we’ve written about 10 things to do on Black Friday other than go shopping. 4 years…
2018 Sustainability Award Winners Recognized
The 2018 Sustainability Awards were announced by The Environmental Center on November 15th at a celebration at…
Energy Upgrades in Manufactured Homes
Time-limited promotion for heat pumps and ductless heat pumps could cut heating bills in half As Central…
Energy Challenge Installs Free LED Light Bulbs in 700 Redmond Homes
The Energy Challenge team is excited to announce they have installed free LED light bulbs in 700 homes…
Residential Composting Pilot in Bend
Last week, Bend Garbage & Recycling and Cascade Disposal announced that they’ll be introducing a residential food…
Five Years of Repair Cafes in Central Oregon!
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, it was exactly nine years since Martine Postma organized the very first…
Tickets available for the 2018 Sustainability Awards
A limited number of tickets are now available for the 2018 Sustainability Awards on November 15, 2018….
Celebrating Five Years of Repair Cafés in Central Oregon
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, it will be exactly nine years since Martine Postma organized the very…
The Energy Challenge Installs LED Light Bulbs in 5,000th home in Central Oregon
The Energy Challenge, a program of The Environmental Center, is proud to announce they installed free LED…
Garden For Every School Fall 2018 Update
We are excited to be kicking off another school year rolling out our Garden for Every School…
Help to Write Bend’s Climate Legacy
There was recently a really interesting and visually compelling story featured in The Washington Post. Imagine an arctic…