Did you catch our recent post on oil industry influence in Oregon politics? Oil Check Oregon recently published a report detailing big oil’s influence over Oregon’s political system. Common Cause Oregon teamed up with environmental advocates to investigate how big oil tried to block clean energy progress in the Oregon legislature – specifically bills like SB 324, the Clean […]
Pacific Ag’s story is an inspiring one for any aspiring entrepreneur. Its CEO, Bill Levy, founded the successful company when he was just 21 years old. He had an ingenious idea: to harvest and market leftover crop residue. These services provided not only a great convenience to farmers needing to dispose of their extra crop, […]
We like to think we are special, that we live in a bubble, but Oregon is not immune. Big money is influencing politics and has intersected with environmental policies here in Oregon. Our campaign finance system is broken, and that has affected Oregon’s efforts to safeguard clean air laws like the Clean Fuels Standard. In […]
Earlier this month several outlets announced the great news that Fred Meyer has joined the Clean Fuels Program as a credit generator, eligible to receive credits for its fleet of renewable natural gas trucks. But they’re not the only ones; Clean Fuels is a growing program, and new parties are registering every day. The Portland Business […]
It all started with one tractor back in 2014. That was the beginning of making Fred Meyer the very first company in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. Each truck averages about 175 miles per day, six days a week, 52 weeks a year, and is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions […]
