Eco-Friendly Fuels at I-5 Rest Stops
March 16th, 2009 Common man and policy makers both are increasingly being made aware of the importance of clean and green fuels in near future. The governors of 3 states have come forward with a plan to transform Interstate 5 from a freeway dotted by gasoline burners to a sanctuary for eco-friendly cars and trucks. […]
Oregon-Based Plastics Recycler First in Nation to Reclaim Synthetic Crude Oil from Unwanted Plastic
Agri-Plas ships first batches of crude oil to refinery BROOKS, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the latest showing of Oregon’s entrepreneurial and environmental prowess, Agri-Plas, an Oregon-based plastics recycler, is the first company in the nation to convert unwanted and typically unrecyclable agricultural plastics into crude oil and ship it to a refinery for commercial processing. “The fact […]
Attend Portland’s green jobs fair
CleanEdge is sponsoring the Green Jobs Fair at the 2009 Energy Trust Better Living Show. Thu, Mar 12 2009 at 3:57 PM EST Read more: GREEN JOBS Photo by Better Living Show If you live in the Portland, Oregon area and want a green job, plan to attend the Green Jobs Fair on March 27 […]
Governors envision eco-friendly fuels at I-5 rest stops
Gov. Chris Gregoire and her counterparts in Oregon and California are considering a plan they hope would help transform Interstate 5 from a freeway ruled by gasoline burners to a haven for eco-friendly cars and trucks. By Jennifer Sullivan Seattle Times staff reporter JIM BATES / THE SEATTLE TIMES To meet state greenhouse-gas goals, “we […]
Powell’s Bookstore to be Official Bookseller at NLC Green Cities Conference
Salem-News.com Busienss Report Powell’s features an e-book option and employs a number of “green initiatives”. One of the bookstore locations in Portland, Oregon Courtesy: powells.com (PORTLAND, Ore.) – Powell’s Bookstore of Portland, Ore., will be the official bookseller during the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Green Cities Conference at the Oregon Convention Center, April 18-21. […]
Adams’ goal: Make Portland most sustainable city
Friday, February 27, 2009, 1:49pm PST | Modified: Friday, February 27, 2009, 4:41pm Portland Business Journal – by Andy Giegerich Business Journal staff writer Portland Mayor Sam Adams challenged business leaders Friday to make the city the world’s “most sustainable” in a speech before the City Club. Among the proposals Adams announced: An effort by the city […]
Kulongoski outlines sustainable transportation initiatives
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Portland Business Journal In a speech at the Meeting of the Minds transportation conference Wednesday, Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced several sustainable transportation initiatives to the 2009 Legislature, including “shifting to electric cars.” “The rising cost of energy, our dependence on foreign energy sources, and the threat of greenhouse gases to our […]
Gorge Analytical inspecting Portland, Ore., biodiesel
By Ryan C. Christiansen Web exclusive posted Feb. 25, 2009, at 11:42 a.m. CST The Bureau of Development Services for the city of Portland, Ore., has awarded Gorge Analytical LLC, a biodiesel testing laboratory in Hood River, Ore., the contract to sample and test B100 produced within the state or imported for blending with petroleum […]
Stimulus will green-light road projects
Salem-Keizer officials work to pare list to most practical transportation issues By Thelma Guerrero-Huston • Statesman Journal February 23, 2009 Even before the Obama administration rolled out its much-awaited $787 billion stimulus document, local officials were ready with a lengthy wish list of road and transit projects. But like letters to Santa Claus, some of […]
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network lays out green vision for region
By Matt Nauman Mercury News Posted: 02/20/2009 04:39:40 PM PST Calling it “a compelling manifesto,” Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network on Friday released a green vision for the region that says a private-public partnership focused on alternative energy and energy efficiency will lead to economic recovery and growth. “The climate crisis is an opportunity to […]