Sustainable Business Oregon Archives
August 2012
- Texas startup developing green paving material
- OSU lands $89K federal grant to study methane hydrates
- Energy Trust says programs saved Oregon utility customers $233M
- Wisconsin energy storage firms lands orders from China
- Power plant that grows tomatoes could bring 120 jobs to Dallas, Ore.
- New Georgia utility pitches solar plant
- Oregon's largest solar array under construction
- Newsmakers: Elizabeth Cline on cheap fashion and sustainable apparel
- Report shows biofuels supply strong enough to support Oregon Clean Fuel Standard
- Report: Gasoline consumption in Ore., Wash. at 50-year lows
- Fortune Data Centers to earn $500K Energy Trust award for Hillsboro project
- M3 Wave lands Oregon BEST grant to develop submerged energy tech
- OSPIRG dings federal government for junk food subsidies
- Winners keep score, and Metro shows us how
- Sapphire Energy’s 'green crude' farm comes online
- Vestas mulls 'strategic cooperation' with Mitsubishi
- Coal protesters to urge Army Corps to take regional look at export terminals
- UO study: Cooling coal emissions could lead to cleaner air
- Waste Management exploring waste-to-sugars potential
- Gallery: Inside Keen's green headquarters building project
- Volunteer effort results in ultra-green building in Woodburn
- OSU researchers find microwave ovens may be tapped for cheaper solar energy
- Freshwater Trust, Willamette Partnership get $1.5M grant
- Habitat restoration brought Oregon $977M in economic activity, Ecotrust reports
- Oregon's solar highway project open to visitors
- Bay Area cleantech incubator announces new class of startups
- Duke Energy joins N.C. cleantech cluster
- PNC to debut net-zero bank in Florida
- Oregon considers social impact bonds
- Seagate to purchase Solyndra plant
- Polaris Labs to bring new battery technology to market
- Gallery: OSU launches wave energy testing system in the Pacific
- Vestas announces a 1,400 round of job cuts
- Green marketing: Know your customer
- Newsmakers: NEEA's Jeff Harris named efficiency 'champion'
- Powin Energy launches financing program with TIP Capital
- Lucid Energy signs deal to deploy in-pipe hydropower system in Texas
- Report: Vestas to detail layoff plans this week
- Columbia Biogas signs grid-connection agreement with PacifiCorp
- Zipcar offering vans in Portland
- Sierra Club endorses Jefferson Smith for Portland mayor
- Electric car promotion aims to plant Texas trees
- Albina Bank sets up financing for Lime Wind project in eastern Oregon
- Earth Advantage launches program to guarantee energy bills for green homes
- Pivotal leads $3M investment in EnergySavvy
- UO chemists find waste-reducing catalyst
- Miller Paint doubles down on recycled paint
- Denver's Bio-Logical Capital buying Maui ranch
- Cape Wind gets final green light
- OPT receives key FERC license for Reedsport wave energy project
- Rainforest Action Network blasts Bank of America's CSR report
- Fifth Third Bank focuses on renewable energy
- Pennsylvania re-ups conservation mandates for utilities
- Alta Bicycle Share delays New York City bike share launch
- New York Gov. Cuomo signs bills for new solar incentive
- Tennessee solar industry opposes tax
- PNNL gets $1M from feds for work on lighter vehicle materials
- Oregon’s Latino leaders are raising the bar in green building
- Community forums scheduled to discuss wave energy in Oregon
- Report shows geothermal heating up across Oregon
- First Solar opens Thailand subsidiary
- Breakout Labs backs engineered meat startup
- Missouri researchers win $5.4 million biofuel grant
- Genesis Wind eyes wind energy market opportunity
- Sacramento State to start buying solar power
- Portland's renewable energy leadership extends to remote villages
- Plans for Washington coal export terminal shelved
- Constellation Energy to develop solar system for Arizona school district
- First Wind working with Xtreme Power to restart Hawaii wind farm
- Vestas makes layoff round in Colorado citing slowdown
- Four Oregon universities make climate-friendly ranking
- Wind energy tally shows momentum
- Green trade show industry grows in Oregon, beyond
- OSU scientists generate electricity from wastewater
- Gallery: Keen's latest upcycling offering hits the market
- U.S. power plants polluting less
- Hawaii, China signing pact in pursuit of clean energy
- SolarWorld struggles in first half, blames China
- GE invests $156M in Minnesota wind farm
- MillerCoors details sustainability efforts
- Next-generation biofuels companies target revenue
- Eugene company unveils world's largest recycling system
- Bicycle commuting succeeds, coffee grounds fail
- SolarCity installs arrays at Hawaii's airports
- Group names ‘Toxic 20’ states for pollution
- Facebook touts water efficiency at Prineville data center
- Portland getting greener
- Army Corps decision could delay coal terminal
- Balance between farms and fish sought in Oregon water accord
- Kenyan marathon uniform marks Nike's first use of waterless fabric dyeing
- Washington paper plant gets $60M efficiency overhaul
- Southern Oregon University gets grant to study biomass plant
- SunPower narrows loss to $84 million in Q2
- A123 welcomes $450M Chinese investment
- Army in the market for $7B in renewable energy
- KersTech, OIT team on electric vehicle drive technology
- Wind energy hits 50-gigawatt milestone, faces uncertain future
- Sustainable Alpha: Let global trends lead
- Viridity to get $15M investment for smart grid in Asia
- Washington County restaurant goes 'farm-to-fork'
- Cascade Locks mayor supports Nestle bottling plant
- California's first 'net-zero' certified home is a tough sell
- OhioAmerican closing mine, blames ‘war on coal’
- HM3 Energy lands Oregon BEST grant
- Solidify a strong energy plan: An open letter to Gov. Kitzhaber
- New Seasons hires execs to support growth
- SolarWorld plans $27M in upgrades to Hillsboro factory
- Georgia Power contests coal-fired plant health findings
- Solazyme's renewable diesel gets EPA approval
- Wyden, Merkley back industrial hemp bill
- Oregon lands grant for wood energy cluster
- Report: Coal exports could add $2B to $6B annually to U.S. economy
- Getaround raises $13.9 million
- First Solar expanding with California plant
- Senate Finance Committee adds PTC extension to bill
- Could Tesla be the next Ford?
- GreenWood Resources sells majority stake to TIAA-CREF
- Agilyx names new CEO, CFO
- Web marketplace for local food Good Eggs plans Portland expansion
- Neal Hot Springs geothermal plant ready to switch on
- Facebook friends transparency, posts its carbon footprint
- Group releases draft of biomass strategy for Oregon
- Community Cycling Center building North Portland repair hub
- NuScale sets up nuclear reactor control room simulator in Corvallis
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