Despite rocketing costs, Oregon lawmakers leery of ending green energy subsidies
Thomas BoydSolar energy panels, such as this one at Gresham’s wastewater treatment plant, along with bus passes and efficient heating systems are among the projects that qualify for tax credits under Oregon green energy subsidies. Published: Monday, March 14, 2011, 8:48 PM Updated: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 2:26 PM By Harry Esteve, The Oregonian SALEM — […]
Climate change linked to global rise in food prices
BY TYLER MOSS, JENNIFER WHOLEYAND LINDSEY VALICH MARCH 10, 2011 Original URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=182751 Tyler Moss/MEDILL Farmers at the year-round market at Logan Square say they are feeling the effects of climate change on their produce. Tyler Moss/MEDILL, information courtesy USDA Illinois corn production in 2009, including locations of ethanol plants across the state. Lindsey Valich/MEDILL. Information courtesy USDA Climate […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ex-Shell president sees $5 gas in 2012
By Laurie Segall, staff reporter December 27, 2010: 6:25 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The former president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister, says Americans could be paying $5 for a gallon of gasoline by 2012.In an interview with Platt’s Energy Week television, Hofmeister predicted gasoline prices will spike as the global demand for oil […]
Can streetcars save America’s cities?
This story started on CNN iReport By Katherine Dorsett, CNN December 17, 2010 2:43 p.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS Obama administration touts streetcars as a way to vitalize urban economies Feds offer $130 million to cities in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio Supporters: Streetcars will create jobs, cut pollution, reduce traffic, shrink oil dependence Opponents: […]
BEST: Building the Economy through Sustainable Transportation
Building the Economy through Sustainable Transportation (BEST) is the first coalition in the state of Oregon with the sole purpose of advocating across modes for freight related projects and policies. Comprised of local businesses and business advocacy groups, BEST was formed to help facilitate economic growth, highway safety and reduced environmental impacts by […]