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 692.0 SKorea's Uni-chem to take over Eugene plant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A South Korean company will sign a formal contract with Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to buy a plant the memory chip maker closed in the United States, an official said Wednesday. Uni-chem Co. will take over Hynix s memory chip p...
1.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 376.0 The solar slough
Believe it or not, there is enough sunshine on the Southern Oregon Coast to justify installing a solar panel or two. That is according to Kevin Berg, program and events coordinator with Solar Oregon, a Portland-based nonprofit that espouses the benef...
5.2K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 756.0 Eugene firm launching electric vehicle
Tim Christie, The (Eugene) Register-Guard EUGENE Tucked away in a nondescript garage off an unpaved alley in Eugene s Whiteaker neighborhood, a group of young entrepreneurs is trying to catch the next wave of human transport by building an affordab...
6.1K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 633.0 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 559.0 Powers names top students
Powers High School graduates picked up diplomas on May 29, 2009. Valedictorian Kiefer Allen is son of Dean Allen of Powers and Nita Allen of Powers. Kiefer has held the position of student body treasurer for three years and is the student body presi...
1.7K - Jun. 1, 2009; scored 619.0 Small-scale wind turbines catching on
ASTORIA (AP) - It's not gale-force yet, but small-scale wind energy development is gathering momentum on Oregon's north coast. Government grants, tax incentives and a local marketer of turbines have boosted interest among homeowners, educators, munic...
2.8K - May. 18, 2009; scored 454.0 University students generate sweat electricity in the gym
EUGENE - As she pedaled an elliptical exercise machine at the University of Oregon, Wen Lee's face lit up like the light bulbs she was powering. I could run my television with this, the environmental studies graduate student said between breaths, ma...
5.0K - May. 18, 2009; scored 816.0 Top-heavy schools?
Powers School District, like its neighbors, has made some tough decisions this spring. It's cut its athletic budget. It may need to look for less expensive ways to provide school lunches. But perhaps the hardest decision for Superintendent Matt Shorb...
9.4K - May. 18, 2009; scored 619.0 Top-heavy schools?
Powers School District, like its neighbors, has made some tough decisions this spring. It's cut its athletic budget. It may need to look for less expensive ways to provide school lunches. But perhaps the hardest decision for Superintendent Matt Shorb...
9.1K - May. 16, 2009; scored 619.0 Wave energy seems like a winner
A place as green as Oregon should become a leader in alternative energy. If that alternative energy can be harnessed in the waves that lap at our public shoreline, that's even better. We welcome the efforts of Ocean Power Technologies to develop the ...
1.3K - Apr. 10, 2009; scored 376.0 New FEMA maps put more of NB in flood plain
Federal officials have determined more of North Bend is at risk of flooding more than they previously thought. This means more property owners may have to buy flood insurance or those who already have it will see their premiums increase. Other local ...
4.0K - Apr. 9, 2009; scored 376.0 Green technology still costly, but prices should go down over time
One by one workers placed white polystyrate blocks on top of each other, building what resembles a Lego house on Lindy Lane off Ocean Boulevard in Coos Bay. The 2,400-square-foot structure is actually going to be a commercial-sized garage. U.S. Homeb...
4.6K - Mar. 21, 2009; scored 651.0 Who wants an electric ATV?
ASHLAND Electric all-terrain vehicles may not impress the dune- and trail-riding crowd, but a few small companies expect organic farmers and vineyard growers will pay a premium to gather cattle and spray vines without leaving a gas vehicle carbon f...
4.4K - Mar. 16, 2009; scored 623.0 BPA to begin new transmission line
PORTLAND The Bonneville Power administration says it will build a $246 million transmission project that will create at least 700 new jobs. The decision to begin construction this summer is due partly to $3.2 billion in increased ...
2.4K - Feb. 20, 2009; scored 545.0 Agreement could bring in biomass plants
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) Public utility consortium Energy Northwest and private energy company Adage have signed a preliminary agreement to develop biomass power plants in the Northwest. The agreement signed Wednesday calls for developing plants that wo...
1.6K - Feb. 20, 2009; scored 481.0 At age 150, Oregon is looking ahead
PORTLAND The settlers who made Oregon a state came from rough stock, noble pioneers in some minds, tobacco-spittin hicks in others. They were headed to the western edge of a nation in an expansionist mood. On Saturday, Oregon turns 150. With the r...
6.2K - Feb. 12, 2009; scored 885.0 Wave energy company hopes for federal money
COOS BAY The jobs are coming so Ocean Power Technologies insists. OPT spokesman Len Bergstein said Monday the company wants to get stimulus funds from the federal government. We have a strong interest in presenting a project that would be jobs-re...
2.5K - Feb. 3, 2009; scored 587.0 Feds OK wave energy at Newport
COOS BAY The announcement came as a surprise to everyone. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s Thursday order issuing a preliminary permit for a 200- to 400-buoy wave energy project off of Newport shocked Ocean Power Technologies leaders as w...
4.3K - Feb. 3, 2009; scored 545.0 Let's not sacrifice traditional fishing jobs
Development debates often hinge on jobs vs. the environment, or jobs vs. quality of life. The wave energy issue seems to hinge instead on jobs vs. jobs. Specifically, new manufacturing jobs vs. old fishing jobs. The situation calls to mind the prover...
2.6K - Jan. 29, 2009; scored 481.0 | 
