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Portland Global In.

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Portland Global Initiatives is a registered nonprofit with a mission to increase awareness about global water issues.

 Portland, OR
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Joined February 2014
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Australia to be quizzed on climate policy at UN meetings in Germany via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrRe

Australia to be quizzed on climate policy at UN meetings in Germany

Australia will have to up its game, Oxfam says, when its carbon emission reduction policies come under the spotlight on Thursday

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Maryland Bans Microbeads in Soaps via @sustaincities ow.ly/NQrRd
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How to Save the World's Coral Reefs via @HuffPostGreen ow.ly/NQrRc
There's no silver lining in the sea of litter. Only a plastic one via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrRb

There’s no silver lining in the sea of litter. Only a plastic one

Every sort of muck lines our parks and streets but, if you dare to reprimand a slob, you risk getting into a scrape. What is happening to us?

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"A Sledgehammer Of Love": Coffee In The Morning At Oakland's Pizzaiolo via @sprudge ow.ly/NQrRa
Foster Farms to reduce antibiotics in its chicken, but is it enough? via @grist ow.ly/NQrR9

Foster Farms to reduce antibiotics in its chicken, but is it enough?

Big West Coast chicken outfit vows to join other industry heavyweights in cutting back its use of antibiotics.

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Last hedgehogs in central London 'survived by learning to avoid roads' via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrR8
Last hedgehogs in central London 'survived by learning to avoid roads'

Last hedgehogs in central London 'survived by learning to avoid roads'

Small population in Regents Park is clinging on and appears to have learnt to keep clear of the busy roads that are one of the main causes of their decline

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Is Seattle a model for sustainable cities, or just a mess? via @grist ow.ly/NQrR7

Is Seattle a model for sustainable cities, or just a mess?

In a new series, Grist explores the Emerald City, where the future looks increasingly crowded.

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Keep it in the ground climate campaign: the week in brief via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrR6
In Our Collective Quality Obsession, What Do We Really Know About Microlots? via @dailycoffeenews ow.ly/NQrR5
In the battle against #climatechange, Seattle is on the front lines via @grist ow.ly/NQrR4
David Attenborough calls on ordinary people to help save Africa's elephants via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrR3

David Attenborough calls on ordinary people to help save Africa's elephants

People need to support the conservation charities working to stop the killing of Africa’s last elephants and rhinos by joining them, says naturalist

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You're to Blame for California's Water Woes via @HuffPostGreen ow.ly/NQrR2
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Companies call for tougher sustainability standards for palm oil via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrR1

Companies call for tougher sustainability standards for palm oil

Industry leaders such as PepsiCo, Walmart and Starbucks banded together Monday to call for stricter certification standards for sustainable palm oil production

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Most glaciers in Mount Everest area will disappear via @grist ow.ly/NQrR0
Why the East Coast Needs to Pay Attention to the Santa Barbara Oil Spill via @HuffPostGreen ow.ly/NQrQZ
California turns to fake grass in response to drought via @guardianeco ow.ly/NQrQY

California turns to fake grass in response to drought

Although purists object to artificial turf or ‘frass’, it finds purchase as way to save water in parched Golden State

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Should oil companies have a seat at the climate negotiating table? via @grist ow.ly/NQrQX

Should oil companies have a seat at the climate negotiating table?

European oil majors are calling for international climate negotiators to put a price on carbon. Some green groups are skeptical.

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The Hidden Links Between Saving Water and Saving Energy via @sustaincities ow.ly/NQrQW
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Dutch teen's ocean-cleaning invention to launch next year via @grist ow.ly/NQrQV

Dutch teen's ocean-cleaning invention to launch next year

If the trial works, The Ocean Cleanup Array could clean up half of the trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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