Your Share - July 2008

Sacred land protected
by The Trust for Public Land

"I promised my aunt I would save this place", says Johnny Jackson of the scenic promontory overlooking the Columbia River. "Knowing what was there, I had to fight for it."  Lyle Point, a fishing site and village for the Cascade and Klickitat tribes for thousands of years, also held the silent remains of a long ago tragedy. Read more>

Don't throw CFL bulbs away --
recycle them at The Home Depot!

Earth Share national business partner The Home Depot launched a free, national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb recycling program at all 1,973 The Home Depot locations. Read more>

Great titles for summer reading

Visit Earth Share of Oregon's reading list. Purchase books through Earth Share's Powell's Books partner page and Earth Share will receive 7% of the price as a donation.

EcoTips: Air Your Laundry &
Reuse Boiled Water

• Take advantage of the sun and save on energy cost.   Instead of using dryer, hang your laundry outside.
• So you've just boiled some vegetables on the stove and have a pot full of water left.  Instead of pouring it down the drain, use it to water plants (once it has cooled).  Nutrients from foods like pasta and vegetables gives will serve your house plants well. 

Staff Summer Reading Pick

Meghan Humphreys, Director of Workplace Giving, is reading American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau.

Aurora Oliva, Project Coordinator, reads Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai to her two year old son.