SBO Dispatch: Deadline tonight for Innovation awards; Are you OK with farmed salmon?

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September 30, 2014

Top Stories Tick Tock: Deadline is midnight for Innovation in Sustainability Awards The Portland Business Journal's annual awards honor the best green ideas in Oregon.   Poll: Are you ready to embrace farm-raised salmon? The Wall Street Journal reports — and an Oregon salmon expert agrees — that it's time to shed old ideas about the quality and impact of farmed salmon.   Love elephants? The Oregon Zoo has the talk for you The Oregon Zoo welcomes a conservationist who works to preserve elephant habitat in Borneo.   Memories from the Bike Commute Challenge, or, How to get lost in Ladd's Addition Portland businesses and organizations fielded thousands of bike teams that have ridden more than 1 million miles this month. What's your most memorable moment from your bike commute? Mine is getting lost in Ladd's Addition.   Connect with us More Headlines Do you want your salmon farmed or wild We're here, we're coffee snobs, and in Portland, we're used to it One hot ticket: Portland hosts the Geothermal Energy gathering Schnitzer shares jump on rosy earnings preview

This week's SBO poll Are you ready to accept farm-raised salmon as nearly equivalent to wild caught? Green Jobs Partnership Coordinator — Social Enterprises Electrical Engineer — CH2M Hill Senior Planner and Project Manager — SERA Architects Multimedia Design Coordinator — The Freshwater Trust Brand Digital Marketing Manager — Keen Event Calendar Featured Event: Climate Solutions 6th Annual Dinner This premier climate and clean energy fundraiser, featuring a keynote by Nike's Hannah Jones, will bring together leaders from all sectors of the clean energy economy, environmental advocates, and elected officials. Nov. 20 in Portland. Learn more & RSVP   Oct. 3 — Regional Livability Summit Oct. 2 — How To Be An Agent of Change Training Oct. 2, 7 & 9 — 2014 MED Week Conference Oct. 9 — NEBC Portland Luncheon Oct. 11 — High Desert Green Solar Tour (Central Oregon) Oct. 16 — GoGreen Portland Conference View full calendar

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