Tax breaks cost state more than predicted
PORTLAND (AP) State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were t...
 11.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 83.0 Canola good for biofuels, bad for other crops
PORTLAND (AP) With a national push on to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, Oregon may seem well-positioned to benefit. The Willamette Valley in particular has the capacity to grow a significant amount of canola seeds, which can be crushed to yi...
3.8K - Sep. 2, 2009; scored 83.0 Energy companies score $140 million in grants
PORTLAND (AP) Federal cash grants worth more than $140 million were awarded Tuesday to energy companies operating three Eastern Oregon wind farms. The grants will help offset the cost of building Horizon Wind Energy s Wheat Field wind farm...
2.6K - Sep. 2, 2009; scored 83.0 The Mill chooses renewable power
COOS BAY The Mill Casino-Hotel RV Park is utilizing renewable energy to keep its operations humming. The hospitality center recently purchased renewable energy through the Blue Sky program. The program provides Pacific Power customers a way to s...
0.9K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 83.0 Agriculture secretary calls for new emphasis on forests
SEATTLE U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday outlined a vision for managing the nation s forests that placed a high priority on restoration to protect water resources and combat climate change. Conserving our forests is not a luxury, b...
3.7K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 83.0 Fair goes green
The Coos County Fair is going green in more ways than one as the annual summer event kicks off Tuesday. Recycling bins will dot the Myrtle Point fairgrounds for the first time, along with a couple of tents highlighting the area's natural resources an...
3.2K - Jul. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 Fair goes green
The Coos County Fair is going green in more ways than one as the annual summer event kicks off Tuesday. Recycling bins will dot the Myrtle Point fairgrounds for the first time, along with a couple of tents highlighting the area's natural resources an...
3.1K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 Thinning to block fire releases carbon
GRANTS PASS Scientists say forests in the Pacific Northwest have a huge potential to store more carbon to combat global warming, but not if they are heavily thinned to prevent wildfire. That poses a dilemma to the U.S. Forest Service, which has his...
4.8K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 193.0 Governor may veto energy bills
SALEM (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski may veto bills he worries could slow Oregon s efforts to boost the green economy and reduce global warming. One of the measures would trim a program that subsidizes green energy projects by reducing tax credits for la...
2.4K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 234.0 Time to consider biomass energy
I read with interest the recent articles discussing the attributes of the use of woody biomass as thermal energy. As vice chair of the Enterprise School Board I would like to offer some personal insight into the added value of the use of densefied fu...
1.5K - Jun. 25, 2009; scored 499.0 Elkton schools plan to use biomass fuel
Backers of using biomass-fueled boilers in school districts and hospitals may have their first local convert soon. Brian Kruse, maintenance supervisor at the Elkton School District, said the district started looking into switching from heating oil to...
1.9K - Jun. 25, 2009; scored 929.0 Biomass could add to local economy
The South Coast has learned not to expect some huge corporation to swoop in and single-handedly revitalize our economy. Our future prosperity probably will depend on modestly sized enterprises, many of them homegrown, slowly building a sustainable ec...
1.9K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 1000.0 Last mill in Grant County just hanging on
JOHN DAY (AP) - On the canyon floor near a treeline, amid sawdust and scrap, the last lumber mill in Grant County is barely holding on. While the housing boom has fizzled and the economy is in the tank, the real problem is a lack of timber available ...
4.6K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 83.0 Ground zero in timber wars shows signs of peace
TAKILMA - On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chainsaws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later. Fresh...
8.6K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 131.0 Biomass bounty
COOS BAY - The only evidence most people see of slash - the tops and limbs of trees left over after logging - are pillars of smoke rising off logging landings in the fall. Some local timber industry folks see something more valuable going up in smoke...
6.4K - Jun. 20, 2009; scored 695.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos County June 10, 4:33 p.m., sexual abuse was reported on Powers Highway. Deputies are investigating. June 10, 9:38 p.m., a large bonfire was reported at Baste...
2.9K - Jun. 16, 2009; scored 83.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos County June 10, 4:33 p.m., sexual abuse was reported on Powers Highway. Deputies are investigating. June 10, 9:38 p.m., a large bonfire was reported at Baste...
1.8K - Jun. 13, 2009; scored 83.0 Panel: Wood chips could cut business costs
The Enterprise School District in Northeast Oregon saved $112,000 on heating costs the first year it converted to burning wood chips for energy in boilers. They saved two teacher spots, said Gary Haga, who owns D H Logging Inc. He would l...
2.8K - Jun. 13, 2009; scored 193.0 Coming Soon
Camp starts Monday Camp Fire USA Boys and Girls will host an annual day camp from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Friday, June 17 through 19, at the Boy Scouts of America cabin behind Mingus Park. Camp is open to children entering ki...
1.1K - Jun. 12, 2009; scored 131.0 Biomass seminar
Forest projects recycling is the topic of an informational seminar scheduled Monday in Coos Bay. D H Logging, Inc. and Young's Trucking Inc. are hosting the biomass seminar from 1 to 5 p.m. in Eden Hall at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 198...
0.6K - Jun. 11, 2009; scored 429.0 | 
