SBO Dispatch: Fuels, toxics failures draw ire in Salem + 10 teachable moments

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July 9, 2013

Top Stories Green advocates bristle at late-session Oregon legislative losses Sustainability advocates are bemoaning Oregon lawmakers' refusal to pass two strongly backed environmental bills before adjourning on Monday.   Voices: 10 sustainable takeaways from 2013's first half (photos) Talk about a blur of a last six months. While learning the ropes here at SBO's headquarters, I've barely had time to enjoy any of my favorite seasonal pastimes — watching baseball, attending awesome outdoor festivals, reading poetry in the shade of my favorite redwood, you get the idea.   SolarWorld to lay off 100 in Hillsboro SolarWorld Industries America Inc. announced Monday morning it's laying off 100 workers from its Hillsboro facility.   Among solar race teams, OSU shines brightest Oregon State University's solar engineers have scored a huge victory at an Austin, Texas solar vehicle race.   Connect with us More Headlines Voices: Chet Orloff on Portland's new, green century (Part 3) Wyden preps for summer of energy efficiency, Hanford work Electric car racetrack in North Portland? Arcimoto revs its fundraising engine Voices: In the Trenches with LED specialist Akshay Gupta Researchers: Could Portland Harbor clean-up actually yield more pollutants? B-line is the latest PDX target of New York Times' affection Solar airplane completes historic flight Another day, another giant Solar City project

This week's SBO poll Nuclear energy: Yea or nay? Green Jobs Public Service Representative, Oregon Water Resources Department Planning, Policy & Technical Analysis Division Administrator, Oregon Department of Energy Natural Resource Specialist, Oregon Department of Forestry Energy Management Faculty, Lane Community College Salesforce Developer, Ecova Event Calendar Featured Event: EV Roadmap 6 The “EV Roadmap” workshop series brings together Oregon’s early adopters and international experts to inform transportation electrification efforts across the nation. July 30-31 | Portland Register now >>    What's New with EVs & EV Charging Stations, Online webinar Free Rogue Solar Round 2 - Kick-off Workshop Venue Pioneer Hall July Solar Drinks Johnson Creek Charity Golf Classic, Persimmon Country Club IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability View full calendar

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