Ever think about how much pollution 365,000 cars can produce in a year? Almost 1.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, and good statewide policy has kept that massive amount of bad stuff from filling our air since Clean Fuel Standard began in 2016. In 2017 alone, the program prevented 929,105 tons, according to recent […]
Oregon’s leading expert on electric cars discusses the value of owning vehicles that run on voltage instead of fossil fuels We sat down with Forth’s Executive Director, Jeff Allen, to learn more about Oregon’s new electric car rebate program, and how it’s helping make electric vehicles more accessible to more Oregonians. He also provided some […]
A natural gas fueling station at the City of Portland’s wastewater treatment plant is now offering a cleaner-air alternative to the diesel traditionally used by some City vehicles. The first milestone in the “Poop to Power” project, this natural gas fueling station will provide gas from conventional sources, then switch to renewable natural gas one […]
The Oregon Clean Fuels Standard was launched to help meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, to diversify and grow the state’s economy through the manufacture and distribution of clean fuels, to stabilize volatility in fuel prices, and to provide more fuel choices for consumers and businesses. How is the program working? Check out this […]
by Alison Wiley as originally published for Climate Solutions. In this guest blog, Alison Wiley interviews Scott Chancey, General Manager of Josephine Community Transit, a rural transit agency based in the southwest Oregon town of Grants Pass. Scott Chancey plans to soon order JCT’s first three electric buses. This interview first appeared in Alison Wiley’s Electrifying Transit e-newsletter, […]
Recently, the Beaverton School District became the first school district in Oregon to enroll in the state’s Clean Fuels Program. This is a big deal, not only because propane is cheaper and cleaner than traditional gasoline, but because the Beaverton School District has the largest publicly owned fleet in the state of Oregon. By making […]