http://www.nwblog.com Recent Blog Posts from NWBlog.com en-us http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=799 09/08/2010 2:49:07pm - Since we first began our sustainability program several years ago, we have continuously learned and grown as we journeyed down the path to sustainability. From our own experiences we have learned a lot about what it means to operate sustainably and h... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=798 08/18/2010 5:37:39am - This summer, we submitted a chapter for "The Portland Bottom Line: Practices for Your Small Business from America's Hotbed of Sustainability", a book due to be published in November, 2010. Drawing from the Three C's business model we are developing, ... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=797 08/06/2010 2:06:10am - Yesterday, I received a phone call from the Associate Editor of Sustainable Business Oregon, asking if we'd like to comment on their article about the greening of datacenters. The full article can be read here. Below is my comment. ---   As the ... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=796 06/10/2010 3:39:05am - Canvas Dreams, LLC 921 SW Washington, Suite 719 Portland, OR 97205 www.CanvasDreams.com 800.574.4299 Canvas Dreams, LLC, a sustainable Web host based in Portland, Oregon, is pleased to announce it is has joined Friends of Trees' tree planting program... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=795 05/30/2010 6:34:57am - Renewsing.com is a free, syndicated news service by Canvas Dreams, LLC, comprised of blog updates from our customers. The site gives you an instant snapshot of the Canvas Dreams community, through updated news, blogs, events, and other information s... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=794 05/19/2010 3:25:21pm - The following is an announcement that was sent to all Canvas Dreams customers this evening, regarding our announcement of our free Renewsing.com service:   Dear customer, As your Web host, Canvas Dreams is always working to provide better servic... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=793 02/23/2010 4:26:45am - A Portland, Oregon Web host, Canvas Dreams provides sustainable, no-oversell, ethical hosting services for businesses, non-profits, and personal needs. We are committed to providing the highest quality service and caring customer support to help our ... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=792 02/13/2010 9:27:08am - Canvas Dreams, LLC 921 SW Washington, Suite 719 Portland, OR 97205 www.CanvasDreams.com 800.574.4299 Press Release dated February 12, 2010 Canvas Dreams, LLC, a sustainable Web host based in Portland, Oregon, is pleased to announce it is now a Certif... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=791 02/03/2010 8:28:45am - Canvas Dreams, LLC 921 SW Washington, Suite 719 Portland, OR 97205 www.CanvasDreams.com 800.574.4299 Press Release dated February 3, 2010 Canvas Dreams, LLC, a sustainable Web host based in Portland, Oregon, has been selected to host the official Web... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=790 01/15/2010 6:39:22am - This is a public service announcement from Canvas Dreams, LLC. Please pass this on to anyone you know involved in relief and recovery efforts for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. We at Canvas Dreams were shocked by the extent of devastation in Ha... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=789 12/04/2009 5:14:15pm - For the first time ever, Canvas Dreams exhibited at the Green Festival in San Francisco, Nov. 13-15, 2009, part of a Twitter-rich road trip. Canvas Dreams' voyage to San Francisco and back was an overwhelming success. In addition to the wonderful o... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=788 10/13/2009 7:44:59pm - It was as good a time as any. The wine was between 1.03 and 1.08 in each of the fermenters. Yes, we could have waited longer, but we figured we had already gotten optimal extraction from the skins, such that a little time for the wine to just bubble ... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=787 10/13/2009 1:16:51pm - It's beginning to sound like Porkins from Star Wars, when he was flying down the trench. "almost there... alllllmmoooostt thheerrrrreee..." Except that in Star Wars, Porkins met a fiery fate, whereas in the case of the wine, it should turn out beauti... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=786 10/13/2009 1:15:12pm - Specific Gravity: 1.015 - The wine should be ready to press by later tonight.   I called up Above The Rest and secured a wine press. Picked it up shortly after noon with the intention of pressing this evening. It is now all set up in the garage,... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=785 10/12/2009 5:49:53pm - It has been a fast 24 hours. If the slight odor of H2S (hydrogen sulfide -- think bad eggs) throughout the house wasn't evidence of something going on, then the hydrometer was there to reassure any doubters that the ferment was going strong and nearl... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=784 10/12/2009 8:54:30am - Here are the latest readings:   Temperature: 76F Specific Gravity: 1.040   At this rate, pressing may be ready by Wednesday early morning.   Another update coming this evening. David Anderson ... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=783 10/11/2009 5:48:20pm - A 12-inch cap? Really? On each of the 24-gallon fermenters? Wow. 1am, that's where it's at. Huge cap. Slight bit of sulfur odor but still quite healthy.   About 80F temperature now. Gravity adjusted for temperature = 1.062   At this rate, t... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=782 10/11/2009 2:25:11am - At 9am, I checked the must. It had been fizzing away all night in that nice, cozy little blanket-and-space-heater corner of the garage. The new cap was now fully developed, a good 9-10 inches deep, and a rampant ferment bubbling away underneath. Extr... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=781 10/10/2009 4:28:26pm - 36 hours into the ferment, it dawned on me just how cold the garage was this year, much more so than previous years. Plus, I couldn't find the blasted electric blanket cord (I had the blanket but no way to well, plug it in), meaning the blanket nicel... http://wine.nwblog.com/?PostID=780 10/08/2009 2:44:25pm - It has been a good two years since I last delved into home vinting. The past 24 months have been an extremely busy and unforgiving time of much change, mostly positive, which forced me to prioritize responsibilities over passions.   That said, t... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=779 10/08/2009 4:08:27am - Canvas Dreams, LLC 921 SW Washington, Suite 719 Portland, OR 97205 www.CanvasDreams.com +1 503.914.1118 Press Release dated October 8, 2009 Canvas Dreams, LLC, a sustainable Web host based in Portland, Oregon, has been selected to host the official W... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=777 09/03/2009 4:35:17am - Since the news broke that Sigg and Laken, manufacturers of metal drinking containers, knowingly sold containers with BPA in their liner, the drinking bottle industry has been scrambling, and a lot of people are upset.   At the same time, we have... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=776 09/02/2009 5:37:42am - It may sound funny, but "organic SEO" is a real term and completely unrelated to the green/organic/sustainable movement. The concept behind "organic SEO" is one which occurs naturally (not through automated or computer driven analyses and procedures... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=775 08/13/2009 6:02:06am - The following is a primer we posted to the Green America business list-serv in response to a user who had questions about Twitter. Twitter works a bit differently than the other social media services available. It is designed for quick, spontaneous m... http://webservations.nwblog.com/?PostID=773 04/14/2009 7:47:29am - Whenever the phrase "sustainability" is used, more often than not it is said in the context of environmental awareness. Less attention is given to the ways sustainability can be applied exclusively within a business setting, or the different ways it ...