This two-term course series is offered once every two years. It examines a set of emerging concepts, technologies, applications and business models, and the complex trade-off decisions related to transforming the nation’s century-old, centralized power grid into a climate and renewable energy-friendly “Smart Grid.”
The 2015 Earth Care Summit will explore how climate change affects physical and mental health, agriculture and biodiversity, our social and economic well-being, and our culture and faith, while looking at current, equitable solutions.
Cheap petroleum leads firms to stop oil drilling, South Carolina gets net-metering for solar, carbon taxes get backing from studies in Oregon and Canada, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are calling for stronger carbon pollution reduction targets in the Clean Power Plan.
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.
