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Carbon Neutral Challenge!!

“Knock knock.”  “Who’s there?” “Carbon Neutral Challenge, booya!” Hello ecoShuttle Blog readers, I hope this blog finds you safe and well in this wintery bluster.  As you well know, ecoShuttle maintains an ongoing commitment to sustainability as well as a commitment to take you to some of the most delicious wineries in the Northwest, so…
ECOtality Commences Blink Residential Charging Station Installations in Oregon

ECOtality Commences Blink Residential Charging Station Installations in Oregon

  February 23, 2011 08:00 AM Eastern Time PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today commenced the installation of the company’s flagship Blink™ Level 2 Residential Charging Stations in Oregon. As project manager of The EV Project, the largest rollout of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and EVs…

The Life Aquatic

The idea of living in or on the ocean has always been a fascinating idea tome.  I think growing up in a landlocked state has always driven my interest in the life aquatic.   I recently heard an interview with oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday that piqued my interest…
San Francisco gas stations could be forced to sell biodiesel

San Francisco gas stations could be forced to sell biodiesel

  By: Katie Worth 02/22/11 4:00 AMExaminer Staff Writer      …
Oregon’s B5 mandate triggered

Oregon’s B5 mandate triggered

The Oregon agriculture department’s measurement standards division issued notice yesterday that its in-state biodiesel production threshold of 15 MMgy was recently met, triggering Oregon’s B5 mandate. By Ron Kotrba | February 02, 2011 The Oregon agriculture department’s measurement standards division issued notice yesterday that its in-state biodiesel production threshold of 15 MMgy was recently met, triggering Oregon’s…

Tackling Climate Change Begins with US

Over the last 20 years, the west coast has cultivated an image of itself as a vigilant steward of the environment and has some of the most progressive environmental state legislation in the country to back it up.  Anyone living in Portland is well aware of how keen Portlanders are about making sure this planet…
Synthetic Gasoline For $1.50/Gallon and No Emissions

Synthetic Gasoline For $1.50/Gallon and No Emissions

Analysis by Tracy Staedter Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:24 AM ET   Administrations dating back to the Nixon years have touted a “get off foreign oil” policy that, to date, has really gone no where. We’re still on foreign oil. But now we might have a chance to get on foreign synthetic gasoline. A research…

Is “Clean Coal” Clean?

            When President Obama recently gave his State of the Union Address, he indicated that one of his goals in the future is to eliminate tax breaks for oil companies, and to use those tax dollars to invest in green energy to have our country deriving 80% of our electricity from clean energy sources.  Well…

Plastic Bags Heading for Extinction?

Hooray for Italy.  Italy is the latest country to have banned plastic shopping bags, and the ban went into effect on January 1st of this year.  The bag ban gained steam after a grass-roots movement submitted petitions from over 100,000 Italians to their government.  Several large Italian cities had already imposed a ban on the…

Please Allow me to Introduce Myself

Hello, ecoShuttle blog readers!  For this week’s blog, I thought it prudent to introduce myself as the recently appointed blog author.  My name is Mark Klosterman (though if Microsoft Word’s spellcheck had its way, my name would be Mark Lobsterman!), and I am a transplant from the great state of Ohio.  I am a graduate…

US Dept. of Defense is making an effort to Go Green(finally!)

The organization known as the world’s largest consumer of diesel and emitter of carbon is trying to make an about face in its relationship with the environment.  The United States Department of Defense is one of few organizations in the developed world that adheres to no environmental standards for vehicle emissions, waste management, or how…
Gas taxes being hiked in Oregon

Gas taxes being hiked in Oregon

By Tami Luhby, senior writer December 27, 2010: 5:09 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Oregon drivers may get an unpleasant shock when they pull up to the pump in the new year. Drivers there are already paying an average of $3.06 per gallon, but in the new year the state Department of Transportation is…
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