Clark College Receives $1M in Federal Funding for Clean Energy Center
The grant will purchase carbon-neutral equipment and four electric vehicles for students to practice.
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Bonneville Environmental Foundation Cancels Teacher Event After Backlash
The all-day paid teacher workshop at the natural gas company’s Portland headquarters was cancelled backlash and a looming protest.
Bob’s Red Mill Sustainability Manager Talks Food Waste Reduction Initative
Julia Person says an employee-selected change in conveyor belt technique resulted in a 70% reduction in wasted food
Wildfire Season Slams Southern Oregon’s Tourist Economy
Small business owners are adapting their plans, purchasing their own firefighting equipment as blazes worsen
Labor Issues Hamper Buy American Ethos
Consumers are willing to spend more money on U.S.-made products, but domestic supply chains continue to pose challenges.
Labor, Business Groups Pursue Competing Election Agendas
Divergent solutions for businesses reopening and renewable energy are top of mind as advocacy groups battle for votes this election season.
Lawsuit Looms Over Carbon Regs
As state agencies move forward with Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order to curtail carbon emissions, an alliance of oil and gas consumers set the stage for a legal battle.
Key Lawmaker Can’t Promise to Read Climate Change Bill
Democratic senator Laurie Monnes Anderson was the deciding factor the last time Oregon tried to pass cap and trade, and she won’t commit to reading the bill this time around.
Growing Pains Plague Portland
Increasing numbers of homeless, budget gaps and ballooning affordable-housing demand were pain points for the city in fiscal year 2018-19, according to a report.
The Great Divide
Depending on whom you ask, the fight over cap and trade represents the rural-urban divide or the inability of lawmakers to compromise. The real tension, however, lies in the business community as it sorts out who pollutes, who pays and what it means to do business in Oregon.