Oregon Environment News (United States)

Synchro Solar brings community scale pricing to farms throughout the state of Oregon in time to take advantage of the vanishing Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) and the April 1st Oregon Feed-in-Tariff reservation period.

PACCESS has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The certification establishes chain-of-custody processes that allow it to manage packaging programs using paper & pulp resources that promote responsible forest management.

At Home Veterinary Services is donating to various carbon reduction projects to offset the carbon emissions generated by its vehicles.

PACCESS has signed an agreement with Green Shipping, a Hood River company that provides analytical tools to measure greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for the transportation segment of the supply chain.

Silent auction, cocktails, dinner, live auction. Grant Putnam is the auctioneer for this Holiday Banquet and Auction. The NSIA is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and improvement of sport fisheries and the businesses dependent upon them.

The Green Building Initiative® (GBI) and QA Graphics announce a collaboration that will provide users of the Green Globe® assessment tool with a creative way to show realtime building data and educate occupants about sustainable building practices.

Demeter Design to Write DEQ 319 Grant for Tillamook County; Funding Would Provide for Maintenance of Roads Contributing Sediments to Salmon Bearing Oregon Streams

Demeter Design conducted a riparian restoration effectiveness monitoring study for the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB). The results? Many plantings had failed while others succeeded - Land owner involvement was crucial for success.

Demeter Design collects habitat data in the North Fork John Day Watershed - Finds that temperature and sediment may have a negative synergistic effect on spawning salmon.

Demeter Design evaluates Middle Fork Willamette culverts near Springfield Oregon - Most culverts can not pass fish at some time of year and many more are at risk for failure. United States Forest Service to invest in infrastructure maintenance.

Keys to success are built into the design, with unique features not found in home-made setups. Unlimited customer support from a company committed to successful worm bins.

Plant Nutrients for superior gardening results! Liquid Earth Brand Plant Nutrients. Promotes Vigorous Growth A Superior Nutrient System.

Located in the midst of the Rogue Valley, Medford Oregon has all the conveniences of any large metropolitan area in a setting that also provides everyone with the experience of vast and beautiful natural landscapes at the same time.

Acquisition delivers on UpWind’s strategy to provide full-service wind turbine service offerings at the lowest-cost per kWh.

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Improving Quality of Life by Connecting Opportunities! The author of the Ecotrain Green Career Guide Almanac was born in the valley and has a sentimental attachment to a sustainable vision for his home town.

BDFS announces the Earth Bowl, its series of biodegradable paper food containers with BDFS’s proprietary coating. In addition, the company now offers new “crystallized” PLA (CPLA) hot cup lids for its Kraft Earth Cup and for the Earth Bowl.

Biodegradable Food Service LLC (BDFS) is pleased to announce the introduction of “Earth-To-Go” PLA Straws. Packaged in Kraft-style chipboard containers, the new straight straws come in two different sizes.

Want to learn how your business can access energy tax credits while improving your environmental impact on your community? Attend Show Me the Green -- Getting the Most From Energy Tax Credits and Incentives.

EasyStreet celebrates retrofit and expansion: Building the greenest managed hosting and colocation data center in Oregon

NextStep Recycling presents its 2nd annual ReArt Festival in the Eugene Park Blocks, on Sun, Aug 8, 2010 from 10 AM to 6 PM. Pacific Northwest artists will showcase work from jewelry to furniture -- all constructed from reused and recycled materials.

Biodegradable Food Service LLC (BDFS) is pleased to announce its Local Sponsor status for the Opening Ceremony of Avon’s IN IT TO END IT Walk for Breast Cancer in San Francisco. The event took place July 10-11.

Sunriver, OR: Biodegradable Food Service LLC (BDFS) is pleased to announce that it is supplying disposable tableware for the July 18, 2010 AIDS Walk San Francisco annual fundraising event.

Biodegradable Food Service LLC (BDFS) is pleased to announce that it is supplying disposable tableware for The Saban Free Clinic’s “Extravaganza for the Senses” annual fundraising food and wine event on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Portland native Don Courson has invented the solution to concrete dust exposure and it isn’t a dust mask. In fact, the thing is akin to a macro paperclip and he has just released it to the public fresh on the heels of recent EPA air quality

The Mark Spencer Hotel teams with The National Wildlife Federation

LED Grow lights are better for plants they retain more moisture and grow faster.

Topher Gaylord, Linda Tom, Ted Manning Elected to Three-Year Terms

Algae Biofuel Clean Energy SustainableVirtualBiz.com reports, as the world watches BP Oil's devasting environmental hazard effects, many Wall Street insiders are finding the algae biofuel investment sector attractive.

Rewarding Planet has integrated Green social media, social networking, polling, non-profit fund-raising and commercialized conservation to Save the Planet literally… making modest fortunes for all who build and maintain its Green Social Network.

Rewarding Planet has integrated Green social media, social networking, polling, non-profit fund-raising and commercialized conservation to Save the Planet literally… making modest fortunes for all who build and maintain its Green Social Network.

Gulf Oil Disaster Faulty Cement Likely uncovered by SustainableVirtualBiZ.com. The need for clean energy is a clear priority, as Federal accident reports show faulty cementing process to blame in oil disasters at least thirty-four times since 1978.

Silver Eagle's Aero Saber skirt is now verified as an advanced trailer skirt by the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Program. Aero Saber enhances trailer aerodynamics, cutting fuel consumption by 5.7% and saving truckers over $2,700/year.

Portland couple find Western Juniper the most versatile, durable, and sustainable recycled lumber product available!

Long lasting Western Juniper from Oregon Juniper Lumber is the best solution for creating child, pet and food safe urban farms and landscape features. Keeping pests and toxins out of the picture is easy with sustainable Juniper lumber.

Are you building a new fence, retaining wall, raised bed, or other outdoor project? Consider the long lasting 100% organic, non-toxic alternative, Western Juniper lumber. Oregon Juniper is now distributing all areas.

Rewarding Planet has figured out how to integrate Green social media, social networking, polling and non-profit (501c subscription) fund-raising to Save the Planet literally… rewarding it’s members subscriber-sponsors with Big $$ Thanks!

As a finalist in Eugene Willamette Angel Investor Competition, Ugo Furniture vies for a chance to win Investor money. In the process, Ugo Furniture spreads the word about it's flat pack furniture that is also eco-friendly and comfortable.

Deep Green” is the first major documentary devoted to showing us how to stop man-made global warming now. Accompanied by award-winning cinematographers, filmmaker Matt Briggs takes us to nine countries in an epic quest to find out how.

Pacific Northwest Wind: Now homeowners can harness the wind and generate their own power, without being blown away by the price.

Ecotrain Media Group awards a “green education scholarship” to 2nd year student attending the Columbia Gorge Community College renewable energy technology program.

Close to 1,000 people, including more than 700 runners and walkers, came out to support Earth Day, green building and sustainable living at Earth Advantage Institute’s Earth Day Run on Saturday.

A new website, Survival-Quiz.com, helps people learn a serious subject in a fun manner, for free. "I figured I might as well write it up in a quiz format so others wouldn't have to suffer through this dour subject without having some fun doing it."

This huge incentive provides motivation for job seekers, educators and entrepreneurs to get ahead of the blooming green workforce!

McDunn Restoration Co., a Portland, OR based contractor, is in contract to acquire a 6 unit apartment building. Plans call for rehabilitating the property to meet a LEED for Homes standard, the first project on the West Coast, and only 6th in US.

Demeter Design and Sitka Technologies are partnering to develop a webmap application for the North Fork John Day Watershed Council.

Demeter Design assists NGO's, private resource firms, and public resource agencies to understand, manage, monitor, and restore their trusts. We are seeking small resource firms with complimentary skills interested in partnering on projects.

New scientific theory is being produced based around the quality of the complete human organism.

Plasti-Fab, world wide manufacturer of fiberglass composite solutions, has begun large-scale integration of their recycled FRP, reducing negative emissions, the use of non-sustainable materials, and raising industry standards for greener production.

Photographer Philip Dodson has released his unique, beautiful photographs for the public to view. Using Facebook as an easy user-friendly platform, Recreation Pass supporters are given the ability to view and comment on the photographs displayed.