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Election 2006: Oregon sees effects of property-rights law [1%], 10/16/2006

Many of the development proposals approved as a result of Measure 37 waivers have made even supporters of the measure regret their vote. Voters on I-933 are urged to think carefully.

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Oregon's Pay-or-Waive Law Gets Mixed Reviews [1%], 10/15/2006

Many individuals feel that Measure 37 has devastated farms and communities, while others believe it has brought common sense back to a state land use rules.

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An Emphatic 'No' on I-933 [1%], 10/14/2006

Article urges voters to say 'No' to I-933, as a measure that rewards irresponsibile, greedy property-owners, and undermines necessary planning for sustainable communities.

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Property Wrongs: Lessons from Oregon [1%], 10/13/2006

Report by Sightline documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.

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Prop. 207 supporters should ask how Oregon's 37 measures up [1%], 10/12/2006

Should we have to pay each other to follow common sense rules? Measure 37 side effects prove that if other western states pass similar initiatives, they may have to compensate citizens for responsible.

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Mining in a National Monument [1%], 09/11/2006

Serene lakeside resort will be disrupted by neighboring pumice mine.

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Neighbors Worry about Water Supply and Local Farmland [1%], 09/11/2006

Lake community wants more sensitivity for water sources in planning.

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Suburbs in a Working Forest [1%], 09/11/2006

Developer plans 848 home-site in the middle of Yamhill forest land.

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Wineries Threatened in Applegate Valley [1%], 09/11/2006

Farmer Ted Warrick tries to protect his grapes from Measure 37 claims.

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Losing Farmland in Washington County [1%], 09/11/2006

Suburban claim amidst cornfields and country roads angers farmers.

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Centre for Integral Economics [1%], 08/23/2006

The CIE promotes the use of strategies that reconcile economic prosperity, social justice and environmental integrity. It offers tools and consultation to redirect the marketplace toward sustainability. 

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Community Indicators Handbook, 2nd Edition [1%],

This book highlights the impacts of using indicators to measure and improve community well-being. Along with insights and analysis, the new Handbook provides resources for starting or reinvigorating your own community's indicator project.

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Cleaner Production International [1%], 08/23/2006

Cleaner Production International provides businesses worldwide with strategies for sustainability. The directory lists international and Seattle-area links to organizations and programs geared to environmental and sustainability issues.

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Here's a 3 Percent Solution [1%], 08/15/2006

You don't have to be a "car-less freak" to cut back on oil. Shaving off just three percent of your monthly drive time could be easier than you might think.

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Escaping a Life Behind the Wheel [1%], 07/26/2006

Could you make it without your car? For many of us, the idea of living car-less sounds frightening, but the success of the Durning family's year-long challenge suggests that the alternatives might not be so bad afterall.

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Killer Sprawl Spreads To Great Northwest [1%], 07/19/2006

The Great Northwest used to be the ideal getaway, a pristine wilderness where you could trek away from it all. Now, Cascadia faces the same realities as other metropolitan regions: traffic fatalities, obesity and endangered species populations due to the spread of sprawl.

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Sprawl: It's Making Us Fat [1%], 07/18/2006

Communities continue to grow, while mass transit options remain scarce; data from the 2006 Cascadia Scorecard support this article on the worsening obesity trends that follow urban sprawl.

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Car-less In Seattle [1%], 07/18/2006

Pedestrian pioneer Alan Durning describes what his family of five is learning by living without four wheels in Cascadia's largest city. Can they survive without the essential currency of the modern American community?

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Land Use Watch [1%], 03/08/2006

Land Use Watch provides news and commentary — from local Portland, Oregon to the Amazon — on issues impacting forests, farms, parks, and wetlands.

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New neighborhoods fail to connect the dots [1%], 03/07/2006

Simple social interaction can add joy and years to lives. These ideas aren't new, but the recent Cascadia Scorecard gives them fresh credence.

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Community vs. Individual [1%], 03/07/2006

Behind Proposition 90's land-use legalese is an abiding societal dilemma: When do the rights of the community trump the rights of the individual?