Biofuel defenders say political support for corn-based ethanol remains strong By DAN BLACK For the Capital Press BOISE – Remember when biofuels were sexy? They were to cut greenhouse gases, provide energy independence and help America’s struggling farmers. Two years ago Idaho boasted three large processing plants with another cutting-edge plant proposed for Eastern Idaho…

by Susan Green, The Oregonian Tuesday June 16, 2009, 1:06 PM The Portland office of engineering and consulting firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch is the first Portland business to receive the BEST Business Center’s new “Portland Climate Champion” recognition, an honor awarded to businesses that go above and beyond in their efforts to reduce carbon…

“The indispensable blog” — Tom Friedman, New York Times The eastern United States must plan on the very real possibility that total sea level rise by 2100 will exceed 6 feet on our current emissions path. Sadly, the Washington Post got the only story half right. This week I’ll focus on our best understanding of…

Green-collar workers — who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators — constitute a tiny but fast-growing segment of the U.S. economy, according to a study published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The “clean-energy economy” grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007 to 777,000 jobs. While that is just half a percent…

Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 1:41pm PDT  |  Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 2:10pm Portland Business Journal Portlanders may be cleaner than Seattleites, according to one recent study. A new report from Nalgene Outdoor called “Least Wasteful Cities” ranks Portland No. 3. Seattle is No. 4. Portland’s high rankings: • Using reusable containers in place of single-serve bottles…

By MICHAEL BURNHAM and GREENWIRE Published: June 10, 2009 Green-collar workers — who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators — constitute a tiny but fast-growing segment of the U.S. economy, according to a study published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The “clean-energy economy” grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007 to…

Well, it’s been a while since a legitimate blog post, but let’s just say we’re in our busy season.  Currently backing into our lot is our brand new 32-passenger bus!  We’d also like to welcome clients Forest Heights and The Oregon Zoo to our latest contracted services.  The residents and employees of each of the…

John Muir, Green Building Consultant It’s not unusual these days for big green groups to get in bed with business, but one of the oldest and most-respected environmental organizations—the Sierra Club—is going them one better by getting into business itself. The San Francisco-based Sierra Club has launched a for-profit online venture called Sierra Club Green…

By: PR Newswire May. 20, 2009 09:01 AM USGBC Recognizes Autodesk San Francisco Design Gallery and Office Space; Second LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors in California SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced that its Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco and newly renovated office space in the historic Landmark…

Thinking green does not cost anything. As Denny Richard, Director of Sustainable Development for the Town of Bouctouche, puts it, “it’s just another way of thinking, new criteria for doing things.” “Thinking Green” is the motto of Bouctouche’s green plan. Going through the process of creating this plan brings together representatives with many viewpoints, from…

By Bart Blasengame Illustration: Paul Corio When Seattle magazine printed “Five Reasons Not to Move to Portland” in February, we were nonplussed. We figured we’d scan the story, roll our eyes, and go about using it as a coaster. And then we read it. And felt really bad for them. Our mountains are smaller? We…

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