Sustainable Business Oregon Archives
December 2011
- Solar Power borrows $9M from Cathay Bank
- Judge blocks Calfornia's low-carbon fuel rule, raising questions in Oregon
- FDIC lifts order against ShoreBank
- Report: Vestas is confident it will reach its 2011 order target
- Wind tower makers file China complaint
- Clean Energy Fuels nabs $150M from Pickens, others
- Cool Planet BioFuels gets cash from BP
- Atlanta company funding fleet alterative fuel studies
- Fisker recalls cars for battery fix
- Consumer interest in EVs holds steady
- Solar Power Industries moves toward project development
- Video highlights Condit Dam removal impact
- Report: Hawaii best for energy investment savings
- Tax credit isn't only hurdle for wind industry
- New home energy tax credit rules start Jan. 1
- Oakland, seven other cities win green building program slots
- New Portland Walmart to sport ecoroof
- A change to maintenance agreements can lower energy bills
- Ashland adds public bike-repair station
- Portland offers tips for holiday waste
- Ambiente/REDCloud lands grant to focus on EVs for agriculture
- SunPower buying Tenesol for $165 million
- Solar panel maker may build North Carolina plant
- Google's one-time green 'czar' lands at Facebook
- GE ets $1.36M to study electric vehicles
- Report: U.S. delays China tariff ruling until Feb.
- Green Ford EV coming to Portland International Auto Show
- Juhl buys $22M Minnesota wind farm
- GlassPoint Solar brings in $1.5M
- Case Study: Portland Roasting
- Behind the Scenes: Top five galleries of 2011
- Top 10 stories of 2011: BETC, the Timbers and cool EVs
- First national standard on mercury set by EPA
- EverPower acquires 30MW wind farm in Pennsylvania
- ClearEdge Power names board director
- Deborah Kane exits Ecotrust, FoodHub
- Macy's tries recyclable gift cards
- ZeroFossil introduces the Bikerator electricity generator
- Habitat for Humanity focuses on green homes
- Stop defending failure in the Columbia Basin
- First Wind gets $210M for Washington wind farm
- Coalition asks SolarWorld to back off China complaint
- Nordex lands turbine order for Texas wind farm
- Portland ranked second best car-free city
- Kohl's installing EV chargers
- First Wind gets green light for big Hawaii project
- Austin tackles 30-year waste-reduction plan
- Seattle breweries warm to solar thermal
- Agilyx lands $25M Series C round
- Why the WCI still matters
- Research Snapshot: Per capita car registration dips in Oregon
- SoloPower raises $20.1M in debt, options
- Report: Biomass tax credit created $12M in economic activity
- Greenpeace decides to friend Facebook
- UO to share $2M grant for fuel cell materials research
- Solar industry's future murky
- Iberdrola's N.C. wind project a no-go
- Can bike commuting save the world?
- GreenVolts returns to the solar scene
- Vestas' Martha Wyrsch: Save the PTC
- Startup Fork in the Road aims at 'food deserts'
- Target Field: Greenest ballpark in America
- Silver Spring Networks raises $24M
- The politics of climate change: Time for a rebrand?
- PG&E CEO lays off solar group
- Solyndra assets set for December, January auctions
- Getaround brings car sharing service to Portland
- Wyden to propose ag legislation
- N.C. State scientists introduce solar dye
- Special report: The fracking debate
- Seattle home aims for net zero with solar
- Solar companies look to extend federal grant program
- Ohio's renewable energy portfolio standard under fire
- Federal salmon plan stands strong
- Production Tax Credit extension could create 10,000 jobs in Oregon
- Morgan Stanley on Tesla: Not ready for prime time
- MEMC to lay off 100 in North Portland
- Newsmakers: Ziba's Eric Park talks consumers, brands and sustainability
- Silicon Valley nets $27M for environmental innovation
- Ethanol to remain dominant alternative fuel
- SunPower powering solar airplane
- A $46.5M makeover nets PSU LEED gold for science building
- PDC's cleantech team contracts
- California identified as EV leader
- Why water is Oregon's new gold
- FERC ruling favors wind energy industry
- Smart grid semiconductors a growing business
- First Solar sells solar project site to Buffett's MidAmerican
- M3 tests wave technology, seeks funding
- ClearEdge Power nets $10M more
- DeLorean and Epic Electric partner on electric vehicle
- Springfield man guilty of organic labeling fraud
- Christmas trees get greener with new certification
- Adidas goes local to make new Timbers jerseys
- Ikea goes solar in the southeastern U.S.
- Living Building contest heads north to Alaska
- New guide highlights how restaurants treat workers
- Meet the new Case Study Cache
- SolarWorld, Sharp Solar positioned to survive consolidation
- Solar trade suit prompts Bay Area worries
- EPA unveils $50M plan for Gulf of Mexico
- Siemens will buy eMeter
- Viridian Wood Products launches reclaimed veneer panels
- Renewable deals down, costs up at PG&E
- NASA maps show dire drought conditions in Texas
- Feds plan to liquidate Range Fuels plant in Georgia
- White House commits $2B to energy upgrades
- Infinity partners with Energy Trust on greener data center
- [3Bl]ooming Honcho: Alison Hopcroft
- Full Life launches sustainable coffee roasting business
- ITC votes in favor of SolarWorld trade petition
- Case Study: ALTIS – A Microfinance Startup in Nepal
- Travel Oregon launches fund for sustainable tourism efforts
- SolarWorld readies for big vote on Friday
- Case Study: Tropical Salvage – From Recession to Expansion
- Naturally Advanced to grow flax in Willamette Valley
- Eastern Oregon wind farm clears hurdle
- Naturally Advanced strikes deal with Target
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