Almost happy hour on the west coast. Actually anytime you find yourself reading this it’s five o’clock somewhere. So raise your glass, because it’s time to salute the climate solutions brewing in one of Oregon’s signature industries.
Climate Solutions' Oregon Director Kristen Sheeran will be speaking 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. December 9th at NWEC on "Carbon Pricing - Approaches & Impacts." Several models for pricing carbon have been put forward, including cap-and-trade and a carbon tax. Each has different economic and societal impacts (i.e., different “winners” and “losers”). Join in a discussion of these models, their pluses and minuses, and what has been learned from jurisdictions that have already implemented them.
From the farm to the foam in your glass, Oregon businesses are building a sustainable life-cycle for beer through clean energy and energy efficiency.
Coal executives once saw a rosy future (for themselves) in Northwest coal export. But falling global demand for their dirty product now means that their dreams may be going up in smoke.
The Green Transportation Summit & Expo offers private and public fleets operators several education tracks from industry experts and government agencies a unique experience with Bio Fuels, Hydrogen, CNG, LNG, RNG, LPG, EV's and more. Hands-on real world application of alternative fuel infrastructure and equipment demonstrations. Including a one of a kind vehicle "Ride & Drive" on the Portland International Raceway track.
Why You Should Attend:
A few victories soften the blow of an otherwise painful midterm election, Oregon NGO cleanses its portfolio of fossil fuels, Brazil attracts cheap bids for a gigawatt of solar power, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Oregonians across the state agree: we want clean energy. It’s time to give Oregonians the energy we want.
Did you know that Oregon still gets one third of its energy from out-of-state coal?
Pacific Power, for example, actually gets two-thirds of its energy from coal plants in Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
This is bad news, as you well know. Coal plants are the single biggest air polluter in the country, making coal a leading cause of climate disruption and a major public health threat.
For those peering into the void of climate leadership reflected in national election results: DO NOT DESPAIR! Here's a big bright spot right in our backyards.
