Going green - it's just not that easy Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2010 I ride my bike to work. It seems so pure. We're constantly urged to 'go green" -- use less energy, shrink our carbon footprint, save the Earth. How? We should drive less, use ethanol, recycle plastic and buy things with the governme... Read More

Green living, solar home tour is Saturday (10-3-2009) Published: Thursday, Oct 1st, 2009 Learn about tax incentives of renewable energy A free one-hour workshop, “Residential Basics of Going Solar,” is offered at Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Eden Lecture Hall Saturday, at 9 a.m., as the kick-off event to the ... Read More

Taco Bell Goes 100% Green Video Published: Friday, Aug 7th, 2009 I know for all of us less than perfectly healy individuals Taco Bell is the holy grail of Fast Food! They are quick, cheap and laden full of all the things our growing body craves. Today is a great day. This video will show you w... Read More

Wind power start-up shifts staffing Published: Monday, May 18th, 2009 A local entrepreneur still is developing a new wind turbine in hopes of encouraging the use of renewable energy. But she’s no longer working with the same partner. Mary Geddry, owner of Rogue River Winds, had an agreement with Ric M... Read More

Small-scale wind turbines catching on Published: Monday, May 18th, 2009 ASTORIA (AP) - It's not gale-force yet, but small-scale wind energy development is gathering momentum on Oregon's north coast. Government grants, tax incentives and a local marketer of turbines have boosted interest among homeowners... Read More

Students go green, look at what's ahead at summit Published: Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2009 More than 300 high school students from across the South Coast will be seeing green, and talking about green trends, on Wednesday in Coos Bay. They'll be on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus to kick off this year's an... Read More

Wave energy prototype test successful, OSU says Published: Wednesday, Oct 15th, 2008 NEWPORT (AP) — Oregon State University researchers say a test of the newest prototype of a wave energy buoy succeeded. The university has been working with Columbia Power Technologies and the Facilities Engineering Command of the U.... Read More