We have exciting Oregon clean fuels news to share! Governor Kate Brown has authorized $245 million in state bonds to support the development of a new biofuels plant in Lake County, Oregon. The Red Rock Biofuels facility would convert waste forest products, like fallen branches and forest dead floor materials, into jet fuel. Materials would be […]
Via Main Street Alliance: Oregon Businesses Applaud Senate Passage of Clean Fuels Program Job creation and consumer savings to help boost Oregon’s economy Today, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 324 to reauthorize Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program, which will expand Oregon’s clean fuels market and reduce harmful pollution for cleaner air and healthier communities. Oregon […]
Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program can help families and businesses save big bucks by expanding fuel choices to cleaner, affordable fuel options. WATCH: Eugene mom, Shanna, describes how cleaner fuel options could benefit her family. With three sons playing sports all over the state, her fuel bill is something she takes very seriously. She tells us […]
Last year, a number Oregon’s leading business and labor leaders were brought together to form a committee to advise the Governor on Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program. Over the last 12 months, the group heard from experts, read analyses, examined California’s model, shared their collective economic and market experience. And last week, they announced the results of their […]
Great news out of the Governor’s office: Today the Clean Fuels Advisory Committee is calling for the reauthorization of Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program, citing its potential to create jobs, position the state as a leader in alternative fuel production, and save Oregonians more than a $1 billion in fuel costs. NEWS RELEASE February 2, 2015 Media […]
ICYMI, Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian weighs in on the expanding Clean Fuel workforce in Oregon — where the jobs are local, middle-income, and growing! Avakian acknowledges: Clean fuel companies have demonstrated their desire to expand in Oregon. Students are showing that Oregon’s workforce is ready. And consumers, knowing that gas prices will surely spike back soon, want […]