Wind turbines near the Columbia River Gorge in 2009. Photo by Sam Beebe.
Governor Kulongoski and Senator Wyden went to Eastern Oregon today to highlight a pair of big renewable energy projects.
For Kulongoski and Wyden, the day began with a groundbreaking ceremony for ZeaChem, a new biofuels facility in Morrow.
The state prison near Pendleton is getting a $450,000 federal grant to install a solar water heating system.
Oregonians opposed to LNG and the Palomar Pipeline turned out in big numbers for Thursday’s protest outside the annual meeting of Northwest Natural Gas.
Since my first post on this rally a week ago, organizers have sent me some new information about what will take place today.
Time is running out if you want to comment on a proposal to ban energy development on Steens Mountain.
LNG Protesters at a rally outside Portland City Hall. Photo by Dennis Newman.
If there was a social calendar for Oregon environmentalists, this might the biggest event of them all.
The annual meeting of shareholders for NW Natural takes place a week from today. It’s become an annual draw not just for investors, but also for Oregon’s anti-LNG movement. Last year’s rally was fairly serene. But two years ago some of the protesters chained themselves to the doors at the utility’s offices in downtown Portland.
(Note: Please continue reading to see the video: No Gas? No problem. How a Portland woman is fighting the Palomar Pipeline.)
BPA says it’s not going to get involved with plans to build a 300-mile high voltage power line in Eastern Oregon. That’s according to Rocky Barker of the Idaho Statesman. Just how this will affect the transmission line isn’t clear.
PGE's coal-fired power plant near Boardman, OR. Photo from Brian Pasko.
The campaign to shut down Oregon’s only coal-fired power plant by 2014 just got some big news.
The Department of Environmental Quality says it will recommend that the state reject PGE’s proposal to close the Boardman power plant by 2020, and take some additional time to study alternatives for an early shut down.
Based on a photo by Ted Timmons.
A controversial plan to build a county owned wind farm near Hood River is dead.
County officials came up with the idea as way to make up for falling revenues from timber sales. But many people in the area were opposed, saying it would ruin scenic views, lower property values, and cause problems for wildlife.
I was out of town when I got a phone call from Brock Howell of Environment Oregon who was in the middle of this protest at the time. Too bad I wasn’t able to record the audio. I could hear lots of cars in the background – honking in solidarity with the protesters. It was something to hear, if not seen.
EO, Sierra Club and Climate Solutions put this together at a gas station that sells BP petroleum products.
