Category Archives: Webservations

For Immediate Release: Canvas Dreams Acquires Taproot Hosting

Portland, Oregon, December 29, 2010 – Canvas Dreams, LLC announced today that it has acquired Taproot Hosting, a Portland-based Web hosting provider. As a result of the acquisition, Canvas Dreams welcomes Taproot’s users to its growing family of sustainably-hosted clients. … Continue reading

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Canvas Dreams Wins the 2010 Green Business Leader Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2010 San Francisco, California — Canvas Dreams, a Portland-based sustainable Web hosting provider and accredited business member of Green America, has received the 2010 Green Business Leader Award. As noted on the Green Business Network … Continue reading

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Announcing our Open House this Thursday, October 7, 1-5:30pm

It’s Time to Celebrate! Come join us for an Open House on Thursday, October 7, 2010 between 1:00–5:30 p.m. at our new office: 921 SW Washington, Suite 264, Portland, OR 97205 Canvas Dreams and Oregon Translation have settled into our … Continue reading

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Driving vs. Light Rail – My Personal Challenge

The following blog is a personal one. There’s no way to say it nicely, no conciliatory words to lessen the blow. No nicities to hide the fact I am emotionally dead-set against the activity I am now forced to do. … Continue reading

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Introducing Open Framework Sustainability

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 … Continue reading

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Canvas Dreams will be published in The Portland Bottom Line

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, … Continue reading

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Comments to Sustainable Business Oregon

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. — … Continue reading

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Press Release: Canvas Dreams joins Friends of Trees to support community tree planting

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 for businesses. … Continue reading

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Announcing The Launch Of Renewsing.com

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 syndicated in … Continue reading

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Announcing Renewsing.com, the free community portal for Canvas Dreams customers

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 service and … Continue reading

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