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Up one levelSalem Green Awards fundraiser honors local sustainability work
Salem held its first Green Awards on Saturday honoring 10 businesses and residents for their efforts in sustainability. The fundraiser highlighted efforts in four categories: Recycler of the Year, Business of the Year, Green Building of the Year and EarthWise Business of the Year. Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center, Marion County Environmental Services and Garten Services selected the 10 winners from a list of 27 nominees
Prevailing wage expanded for solar
A new law extends the reach of Oregon’s prevailing wage rate laws in the construction of solar energy systems. Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed House Bill 3651 into law March 10.
Five renewable energy projects in the running for up to $100K
Five local renewable energy and education proposals have reached the finalist stage for consideration of two Eugene Water & Electric Board Greenpower grants of up to $100,000 each.
Companies eye Crook County for solar power projects
Solar arrays could follow the West Butte wind farm as the next renewable energy projects to make their way to Crook County, as several solar companies have been making inquiries about the area, according to county officials.
Molalla: Councilor goes off the grid to help himself, his neighbors, the planet
Glen Boreth, a Molalla city councilor for nearly four years, has several reasons to use the energy of the sun rather than pay a bill every month to Portland General Electric.
Helping rural businesses go green
Free, federally funded energy audits aim to identify and help fund small-scale projects
Japanese company to build solar crucible plant
A Japanese company plans to open a solar crucible manufacturing plant in Fairview. The plant will employ 30 workers.
PGE Rolls out Another Rooftop Solar Project with ProLogis
Increasing Its Total Solar Energy Capacity to More Than 12 MegawattsProject creates local union-wage electrical and roofing jobs
A lesson in energy use
Every day, a few students don their biking gear and learn about conserving fossil fuel the hard way, all as part of an education plan
This southwest activist is powered by the sun
Local resident wants to “solarize” the neighborhood with collective purchasing
What's new at Redmond airport
Novick said the new terminal design will incorporate energy-saving measures, like revolving doors and solar power panels, to keep maintenance costs low. That, in turn, would keep rents low for airlines serving the airport, and would help reduce the cost passed on to the passengers.
Firm helps paint Philomath ‘green’
Marc Barnes of Philomath, part owner of Integrated Resource Management Inc., points out the benefits of the solar panels atop his business
Madrona Studios' opening most worthwhile part of Portland's Rose Quarter renewal
They're cleaner, prettier, greener (80 percent of the building's hot water will be heated by solar panel) and cost $400 to $490 a month, utilities included.
City of Portland adds a Sanyo e-bike to their fleet
On Tuesday, representatives from Sanyo North America Corporation gave Portland Mayor Sam Adams an Eneloop electric-assist bicycle.
Solar highway pushed back a year … but it’s still on track
Construction won’t begin until at least 2011, putting the project a year behind schedule
King City is home to first-of-its-kind community
When the sun shines on King City, it will provide financial benefits to the owners of new homes in the Northwest's first sustainable solar-powered community
Simplifying solar power installation
Bend-based AC Solar Technology plans to soon begin manufacturing its Blue Leaf 210W AC module, which has no DC, or direct current, components, but instead uses AC, or alternating current, from the solar module through to the power grid.
Pendleton residents want more solar
After installing solar arrays on its water and sewer treatment plants, the city of Pendleton received dozens of phone calls and e-mails from residents asking how to put solar panels on their homes. And when the city sent out a survey late last year to discover how many homeowners would be interested in a city-run solar program, nearly 250 of the town’s 17,000 residents responded “yes.”
Oregon's solar future could hinge on copying Germany
Head to the eastern edge of Germany, go down a two-lane road, pass the castle walls of this medieval town, and you'll find a glimmer of Oregon's future.
County considers avenues to help fund solar projects
The Lane County commissioners want to be in the business of harnessing the sun — and helping homeowners and companies do the same. The board is considering the installation of solar panels on county property and ways to help others finance projects on their own property. The move could be good for the environment and the economy, officials say.