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About Valerie Brown

Valerie Brown, lives near Portland, Oregon. She specializes in science and environment writing, particularly environmental health and climate change, including the health effects of chemical and radiation exposures, carbon sequestration, and climate change’s effects on forests and oceans.

Oct 21, 2015

The Humming in the Flowerbeds

Valerie Brown2019-04-11T11:09:02-07:00Oct 21 2015|Categories: Natural Resources, News, Old Articles, Wildlife|Tags: Bees, Natives, Pollinators, Stewardship|2 Comments

240,000 species of known flowering plants exist on planet […]

Oct 9, 2015

The Sawtooth Mountains

Valerie Brown2020-09-30T19:54:14-07:00Oct 9 2015|Categories: Essays, Features, More, Old Articles, Opinions/Editorials|Tags: Opinion, sawtooth mountains, Stewardship|0 Comments

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My […]

Jul 29, 2015

Mary Sparks: The Queen of Spunk

Valerie Brown2020-09-30T19:54:15-07:00Jul 29 2015|Categories: Essays, More, Old Articles, Opinions/Editorials|Tags: Columbia River Gorge, Condon, Gilliam County, History, Mary Sparks, Oregon Trail, Pioneer|1 Comment

Just east of the dense forests and flowing rivers of […]

Jun 25, 2015

A Fluid Resource: Wind

Valerie Brown2019-04-11T11:15:11-07:00Jun 25 2015|Categories: Energy, News, Old Articles, Renewable Energy|2 Comments

Apr 17, 2015

The Grid You Thought You Knew

Valerie Brown2019-04-11T11:17:40-07:00Apr 17 2015|Categories: Energy, News, Old Articles, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development|Tags: Alternative Energy, Columbia Gorge, Columbia River Gorge, Dams, Energy, Environment, Oregon, Solar, Technology, Washington|0 Comments

Mar 11, 2015

Impervious. Part III. The Rules, The Actions

Valerie Brown2018-10-15T19:16:29-07:00Mar 11 2015|Categories: Energy, News, Old Articles|0 Comments

What Are the Rules?

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