Walking into a neighborhood grocery store, I saw a sculpture of heartbreaking beauty: a giant jellyfish made of plastic bottle tentacles and a body of jumbled plastic bags and debris. All that material had been gathered from an Oregon beach, where like most beaches, there is a steady, reliable supply...

My guest room closet is filled with dead electronics waiting to be recycled, but I marvel at my nearly 30-year-old calculator. It still works, and so do the original batteries.

I have yet to find an expert who can explain how this is possible, but every month when I...

My friend Mia Birk bicycled to my house to deliver her new book: Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet.

Joyride is about her 20-year journey helping to lead Portland, Oregon's transformation into the country's most bike-friendly city and then spreading the gospel (and the tools) so that...

A teacher I know mentioned that he was counting the days until the end of the school year. Already? It was a reminder that as the school year winds down, the season of commencement speeches is about to begin. While I skipped my college graduation ceremony, at midlife I find...

When I was in Kenya's Maasai Mara, I experienced a beautiful illusion.

As the sun clawed across the sky, we galloped on our horses through open plains dotted by acacia trees. Everywhere we looked on our multi-day riding safari, wildlife ranged freely and expansively - giraffes, elephants, gazelles, hyenas...

I rode my bicycle to the first Town Hall on Portland, Oregon's new Climate Action Plan. So did the Mayor. This is relevant.

Bicycling is part of Portland's DNA. It's how many of us get around, stay fit, save money, boost our endorphins, and avoid parking hassles. Bicycling is...

Al Meyerhoff was Big. That's a good thing for us because this formidable environmental and civil rights lawyer tackled outsized challenges on our behalf. He lived courageously and boldly and whether or not we realize it, he made our lives healthier in so many ways.

We may not have known...