IN THE NEWS
Looking Back at 2020 and what’s to come in 2021
By Joshua Baker | on November 30, 2020 | BlogIn 2020 we reorganized our projects and initiatives into three program areas: Path to Decarbonization, Pollinator Placemaking, and Residential Resilience. These program areas guide our organization as we develop implementable, real-world programs that will contribute to making our neighborhood the most sustainable in North America. We want to let you know about all the things […]
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EcoTips: Saving Energy in the Kitchen
By Emma Butterfield | on November 18, 2020 | Blog, In the newsHappy November, from everyone here at Lloyd EcoDistrict! With the holidays right around the corner, we know many of you are planning to prepare plenty of delicious home cooked meals… I can practically taste the apple pie just typing this! With that in mind, we thought we’d share some of our favorite kitchen energy saving […]
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November 2020 Leaflet
By Joshua Baker | on November 16, 2020 | Blog, eNewsletterThe Leaflet: Lloyd EcoDistrict’s November eNewsletter Campaign URL Copy Twitter 0 tweets Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate English العربية Afrikaans беларуская мова български català 中文（简体） 中文（繁體） Hrvatski Česky Dansk eesti keel Nederlands Suomi Français Deutsch Ελληνική हिन्दी Magyar Gaeilge Indonesia íslenska Italiano 日本語 ភាសាខ្មែរ 한국어 македонски јазик بهاس ملايو Malti Norsk Polski Português Português – Portugal Română Русский Español […]
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Stand up for Peace this Armistice Day
By Joshua Baker | on November 10, 2020 | Blog, In the newsLloyd EcoDistrict joins our friends at Veterans For Peace in a push to recognize November 11th as a day to celebrate and work towards peace. From Veterans For Peace: “Over one hundred years ago the world celebrated peace as a universal principle. The first World War had just ended and nations mourning their dead collectively […]
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Happy Bat Week! Honoring Our Favorite “Spooky” Mammals
By Emma Butterfield | on October 29, 2020 | BlogAlthough “Dracula” may have given bats a bad reputation, the fact that they feed on insects has been proven to be very beneficial for laypeople and farmers alike, saving the latter billions of dollars. They also help rid gardens and greenspaces of pests that sometimes carry diseases, such as mosquitoes and flies. Not only that, […]
Continue readingDon’t BUG me! Preventing Unwanted Light and Creating a Bird-Safe Building
By Joshua Baker | on October 15, 2020 | BlogOur LAMP program partner, Michael Reunert of Conserve Energy, answers your lighting questions in our new lighting blog series: Customers often ask: My current lighting setup sends unwanted light onto adjoining properties and shines in the eyes of pedestrians and traffic. I’ve also heard that sending light up into the night sky is harmful to […]
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Bird-Safe Lighting
By Joshua Baker | on October 15, 2020 | Blog, In the newsWho doesn’t love to listen to songbirds? Flying through the city at certain times of the year, birds are a beautiful reminder of the nature that surrounds us, even in the city. If you want to keep seeing songbirds, then be sure to pick lighting that is safe for them! Each year, thousands of songbirds […]
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Let’s Get Moving: Vote YES on Transportation Measure 26-218
By Joshua Baker | on October 15, 2020 | Blog, In the newsLloyd EcoDistrict is excited to support Measure 26-218 and urge you to vote YES! We support this measure because it helps us put our values into practice and makes critical transportation investments in underserved neighborhoods where a history of racist transportation planning has resulted in a higher need for transit access, sidewalks, safety improvements, and […]
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2020 Model the Way Award Winners
By Emma Butterfield | on October 14, 2020 | Blog, In the newsThanks so much to those of you who were able to attend Model the Way and also to everyone who was there in spirit! We had a great celebration and are grateful to have had the opportunity to share the stories and amazing work of our award winners with all of you! If you missed […]
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LED Lighting: Do I Have to Replace Every Fixture?
By Joshua Baker | on September 2, 2020 | BlogOur LAMP program partner, Michael Reunert of Conserve Energy, answers your lighting questions in our new lighting blog series. LED Lighting: Do I Have to Replace Every Fixture? Customers often wonder if it is necessary to replace every existing fixture with new LED fixtures when replacing with LED lighting. The answer is no. There are […]
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37 Volunteers, 70+ Bags of Garbage, and 2 Neighborhood Spots Being Reimagined
By Joshua Baker | on September 1, 2020 | Blog, Photo ReelIt might have been a cloudy August day but that didn’t stop nearly 40 volunteers from having one of our most productive and enjoyable neighborhood cleanups of the summer! Together with SOLVE and our new friends at Human Access Project, volunteers collected 70+ bags of trash across Peace Memorial Park, the Eastbank Esplanade, the Convention […]
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1.25 Tons of Garbage Collected!
By Joshua Baker | on July 22, 2020 | Blog, Photo ReelWhat a large team effort it was – nearly 300 volunteers collected 2,550 lbs of trash across SOLVE’s Portland-area cleanups last weekend. In the Lloyd, Lloyd EcoDistrict, SOLVE and Veterans for Peace volunteers made excellent progress in cleaning up Peace Memorial Park, the Eastbank Esplanade, the surrounding areas. Skip to the bottom to see many […]
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