Midway Through Nationwide Green Power Challenge, Portland Sits Pretty

With one month to go, the City of Portland’s Green Power Challenge is close to reaching its goal of signing up 1,000 new green power customers by the end of September.

With one month to go, the City of Portland’s Green Power Challenge is close to reaching its goal of signing up 1,000 new green power customers by the end of September.

A YWCA summer camp for Portland area kids offers the opportunity to learn what it means to be green.

Mayor Adams applauds the successful effort to keep the Vestas US Headquarters in Portland.

Vestas, the world’s leader in producing high-tech wind power systems, announced today it will move its North American sales and service headquarters into the historic Meier & Frank Depot Building at 1417 NW Everett St. in Portland’s Pearl District.
Gerding Edlen Development, Inc., will transform the sturdy structure, vacant since 2001, into one of Portland’s newest [...]

Mayor Denny Doyle unveiled Beaverton’s first public electric vehicle charging station today. The station, donated by local electric vehicle supply equipment and technology company OpConnect, is located on Hall Blvd. at SW 3rd St. (next to the Beaverton City Library and across from the Beaverton Farmer’s Market). Mayor Doyle and OpConnect CEO Dexter Turner drove [...]

Mayor Sam Adams and the Portland City Council are challenging citizens to support more environmentally sustainable renewable power. At the July 28th, 2010 city council meeting, Mayor Adams and the City Council unanimously proclaimed the City’s first Green Power Challenge, which will be the nation’s largest challenge to encourage participation in voluntary renewable energy programs.
“I’m [...]