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 Federal grant will pay for stations along Interstate 5 By Elizabeth Bewley • Gannett Washington Bureau • October 21, 2010 WASHINGTON — Oregon will get a $2 million federal grant to build electric-car charging stations along Interstate 5, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. “The new charging stations that will be built with this…

by Timon Singh, 10/13/10 filed under: Renewable Energy The US Department of Energy has approved the partial guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan to support the construction of the world’s largest wind farm, located in eastern Oregon. Known as the Caithness Energy LLC’s Shepherds Flat Wind Project, the renewable energy initiative will give way to a…

Community colleges making it core part of their missions By Anne Marie DiStefano Pamplin Media Group, Oct 14, 2010   Lots of people talk a good line about sustainability principles, but how do you land a job putting them into practice? A good place to start is local community colleges, where the seeds of Portland’s…

We have officially moved!  We’ve upgraded space by a boat load, and moved into a beautiful new office/lot area!  We are now at 2420 NE Columbia Blvd. (97211), so please update your records if you’re one of our valued vendors or customers.  Our visibility is much greater, so it’ll be interesting to move into the…

Sep 13, 2010 12:42 PM Move over, Thomas Friedman. The next generation of thought leaders is gearing up to lead America’s energy efforts—and biodiesel is front and center. Student scientists from Dartmouth College to Oregon State University are leading the new Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel initiative. The group has formed to demonstrate and grow…

Pickathon Shuttle~last chance for pre-sale tickets, where to catch the bus and more… The time is now, the place is here…er, well, Pendarvis Farm actually. Now, how do you get there conveniently, safely, and with a low carbon-footprint? You take the max to the ecoShuttle, of course! In addition to a great ride in a…

Can you believe the summer has flown by so fast? It seems like the sun just came out of winter hibernation last week! One of our favorite events of the summer, Pickathon, is only two weeks away (holy moly!) It’s time to start planning how you’ll be getting to the festival. Parking at the festival…

Published: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 4:27 PM     Updated: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 4:54 PM Joseph Rose, The Oregonian View full sizeThese new signs are expected to start popping up around Portland in the near future. The Portland City Council is expected to adopt a resolution Wednesday that would enact an eight-step plan to usher…

Come visit us on Saturday at the Lake Oswego Centennial Celebration! You can try out one of our buses to get to the site, learn more about us and other green businesses in the Future Pavilion, and purchase your Pickathon ecoShuttle passes!  These super-sweet passes are selling out like hotcakes so it’s best to get…

Hey y’all!! It’s that time of year again, the time for dancing, singing in unison, and having an all-around good time. That’s right, it’s time for Pickathon! As always, the festival is doing all it can to decrease it’s carbon footprint, including partnering with us to provide a planet-friendly alternative to driving. In the future…

PSU tackles plan to become ‘carbon neutral’ university By Steve Law Pamplin Media Group, Jul 8, 2010     L.E. BASKOW / Pamplin Media Group PSU’s urban plaza symbolizes the university’s growth and its commitment to a non-auto-dependent future. The climate-change conference in Copenhagen was a bust. Cap-and-trade bills to lower greenhouse gas emissions are…