Business Leaders Journal
Northwest a step closer to becoming a center of advanced biofuels production
The Northwest has taken another step to become a center of advanced biofuels production, with a $232.5 million USDA loan guarantee to ZeaChem to build a biorefinery at Boardman, Oregon.
Jackson Doubles Down on Clean Energy
Administrator Jackson is refreshing, smart, candid and compelling – a real person who is taking on some of the toughest challenges in the country (and suffering some of the most vicious attacks from the fossil fuel lobby).
Less coal in our stockings?
The U.S. EPA’s announcement of new standards for mercury is a "really big deal." In the Northwest, coal emissions from China are already the single biggest source of mercury pollution. With increased coal-burning in Asia, that would be a lot more mercury and carbon pollution in our air.
