Sustainable Business Oregon Archives
July 2012
- Accord reached with Crooked River water agreement
- Financial troubles mount for Suntech
- Bay Area's BART tests bikes at rush hour
- What's your company's purpose?
- Vestas doubles shipments, strikes deal with creditors
- National Wildlife Federation report cites coal risks
- PECI, others to launch Starbucks energy-saving competition
- Chipotle reaffirms its commitment to local produce
- OSU researcher gets federal grant for natural gas engine work
- Sandia labs working on vertical-axis wind turbines
- Ethanol terminal in the works for Washington D.C. area
- Vogue Knitting bolsters Imperial Knits' reputation
- California officials plan geothermal energy summit
- Gunderson unveils second 'habitat' ecoroof
- Progress Energy speeding closure of coal-fired plants
- Texas startup eyes greener roads
- Go Green International plans Texas biomass plant
- Installer Vivint Solar to hiring in San Francisco
- Cities of the future offer new take on sustainability
- Sustainable Apparel Coalition launches new sustainable products index
- LEED-certified buildings: 2B square feet worldwide
- Tesla hits production targets but reports lower revenue
- OSU, ZeaChem land federal funds for bioenergy research
- Innovation essential to stave off 'Inverter Inquisition'
- USDA: Expect higher food prices in 2013
- McDermott proposes tax on N.W. coal shipments
- Wave energy controversy swells in Oregon
- Pro-coal export business alliance launches in Northwest
- Big Tree Farms raises $1M to build global natural foods business
- Harvest Power reaps $15M
- SolarWorld's China complaint widens to Europe
- Solar power on public lands becomes easier
- Oregon BEST backs sensor venture from PSU, Stevens Water
- Car2Go adding EVs in Portland
- Aquaponics emerging as an urban food solution
- Report: Oregon should get 10% of its power from solar
- Farmers Conservation Alliance raising $1.5M
- Morrow Pacific coal project ready to pay $75M for barges
- First Solar to benefit from $57.3M Export-Import loan
- Austin's $2.3B biomass deal no longer sweet
- Homegrown: An energy plan that puts Oregon first
- Clackamas County students get an education in energy
- New council to focus on stopping spread of invasive species
- China to probe U.S., S. Korean solar materials
- Amonix has a bad case of Solyndra
- Denver launches $10M solar program for affordable housing
- Climate Savers merges with Green Grid
- Alima Pure grows in U.S., overseas
- Interview: Intel's sustainability goals are pursued companywide
- Researchers say U.S. should adopt low-carbon fuel standard
- Portland readies its anti-coal resolution
- Health care innovation is sustainability in action
- Bamboo Sushi's marine reserve crusade paints a picture
- Bosch Group supports energy research
- Work begins on Pennsylvania's largest solar farm
- UO moves forward with climate action plan
- Green Sports Alliance heads to White House, House of Commons
- Report highlights clean energy might of small cities
- Atlanta installing compressed natural gas fueling stations
- A $500M biomass plant cranks up in Texas
- Morrow Pacific coal project will seek air quality permit from DEQ
- Obama Administration energy official supports PTC extension
- Colorado renewable energy sector takes a hit
- Water efficiency program launches in N.C.
- How to build a better construction business
- Looptworks moves into leather upcycling with iPad cases
- Invenergy seeking permission for eastern Oregon wind farm
- Brammo buys Walmart building for new HQ
- Solar industry takes on 'No More Solyndras Act'
- Forest Capital Partners sells its timberland business
- Apple, owning up to 'mistake,' returns to EPEAT
- Report: Brammo aiming at $1B-plus IPO
- U.S. ranks low for energy efficiency
- Ecodistrict plan underway in Washington D.C.
- OSU researchers close in on threat to coral reefs
- Brammo closes on $13M, signs with GE Capital
- Puralytics sees strong demand for SolarBag
- VF Outdoor opens Bay Area sustainable campus
- ClipperCreek expands its EV charging business to the NW
- 8minutenergy lands California solar project
- Milwaukee museum may replace marble with solar panels
- Pike Research acquired by Navigant Consulting
- Ecotrust releases open source tool for complex decision makers
- Ocean Power Technologies, Lockheed Martin to partner on Australia project
- Miami tops list of cities threatened by climate change
- Coca-Cola lauded for its global water recovery system
- Apple's 'mysterious' exit from EPEAT registry raises questions, profile
- Six cost-effective changes for better sustainability
- GreenWood Resources, Columbia Forest Products team on veneer
- Tesla to open Washington Square store
- Ikea becomes largest solar owner in Texas
- State looking for 'green' companies for Hong Kong trade show
- California bullet train plans advance
- Canadian firm buys One Block Off the Grid
- The electric car market is still in its infancy
- Naturally Advanced wins labeling victory
- USDA loan to help central Oregon electric car maker
- Wind energy tax credits divide Republicans
- Skyconic talks details of San Antonio carbon-capture plant
- GreenTech Automotive supplying EVs to Domino’s Pizza
- Restaurants join forces to save Bristol Bay salmon
- Boeing to release details of eco-friendly jets
- Tualatin Indoor Soccer scores with energy efficiency
- Cape Wind moving forward with offshore wind in Nantucket Sound
- Car2Go announces multi-city memberships
- Portland groups launch insurance for bicyclists
- Sacramento getting 28 EV charging stations
- OSU energy engineering program grows in Bend
- Pacific Foods grows naturally
- Gallery: Pacific Natural Foods develops high-tech, sustainable dairy
- Air Force tests jet using Colorado-made biofuel
- Packard Foundation shows off green HQ
- Solar test field opens in Albuquerque
- Columbia River coal train derails, providing ammo for coal foes
- [3Bl]ooming Honcho: Josh Hatch
- OIT partners with Powin Energy on battery testing
- BPA, utilities tap Starbucks employees and Facebook for energy efficiency
- Sapa teams with NREL
- SoloPower adds more financing
- Electric fleets deliver advantage
- Dundee 'passive' house represents new market
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