Making green by going green
by Jonathan Cavanagh, guest opinion Thursday April 02, 2009, 10:14 AM TIM BRINTON The trend toward “going green” has engulfed our political and business landscapes. While the marketing of sustainability and green commerce is well known in our lexicon, there are tangible benefits for companies that green their operations. Aside from societal responsibility and stewardship, […]
Oregon Department of Transportation Issues RFP for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equipment
2 April 2009 The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has issued a first-in-the-nation solicitation for charging equipment to service electric vehicles (EVs). At the request of local entities and electric utilities throughout the state, ODOT is using its public/private partnership authority to establish consistent standards and uniformity in building an EV charging infrastructure for Oregon. […]
Hey, your truck smells delicious
SUSTAINABLE LIVING By Elizabeth Ussher Groff The Bee, Apr 1, 2009 If a Portland Water Bureau truck is watering down your street this summer, you might detect a smell of barbeque, popcorn, or French fries coming from its exhaust pipe. An Encore Oils employee collects used vegetable oil from a restaurant. In Salem, the oil […]
COUNTERPOINT: Green Jobs are the future of Oregon’s economy
by By Mark Edlen and Dennis Wilder Saturday March 28, 2009, 10:00 AM This is one of two responses to The Sunday Oregonian’s Commentary cover story: “Green jobs: Parallel pathways hold best chance for both to succeed” As is often said, “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” Oregon is better positioned than any […]
Limits to the logic of green jobs
by Michael A. Levi, guest opinion Saturday March 28, 2009, 7:56 AM “Climate change. What’s the solution? A green jobs revolution.” So chanted thousands of protesters who braved the frigid early March weather in Washington, D.C., to demand aggressive government action on alternative energy. They have reason to be optimistic. The recently passed economic stimulus […]
Salem area may get biodiesel campus
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Willamette Valley consortium plans to turn the area’s only commercial biodiesel plant into a research and education campus. With the new emphasis on renewable energy and economic stimulus, backers feel the time is right. Chemeketa Community College, Pacific Biodiesel Technologies and developer Wildwood Inc. submitted a proposal for $10 million […]
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 […]