In 2016, Oregon passed the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Act, a law that transitions Oregon’s power grid off of polluting coal-fired power while simultaneously DOUBLING the state’s commitment to clean electricity by 2040. The bill also encourages investment in more electric vehicle charging infrastructure – a crucial part of making it easier to switch to electric […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moda Health CEO Robert Gootee recently wrote in to the Portland Tribune to weigh in on Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program, which will bring economic, consumer choice, and public health benefits to Oregonians. Read his column: Want to Improve Health in Oregon? Cut transportation pollution. By Robert Gootee We are all part of a health care system…as […]