Green News from the Klamath Basin
October 2010
September 2010
- Oregon Announces Recipients of Ag Irrigation Energy Efficiency Block Grants
- Bonneville Power Administration builds wind integration pilot program
- Pilot Project Seeks To Expand Use Of Wind Energy
- Sustainability is a big tent
- Rebate incentives help consumers upgrade appliances
- Ground broken for $5 million children's medical clinic
- Organic crops find home on refuge land
- Oregon takes applications for business award
- Oregon Tech registers as charter participant in new, first-of-its-kind sustainability rating system
August 2010
- Ridership up on Coast Starlight
- City parks plans trail system
- Extension offers canning class
- First Harvest continues to grow
July 2010
- City will help acquire land
- Klamath Co. releases long-term development plan
- Klamath Falls' community garden just keeps growing
- BLM Approves Southern Oregon Natural Gas Pipeline
June 2010
May 2010
- Natural Step Workshops to be Offered at OIT
- CSA offers fresh, seasonal produce - to order
- Upgrading F-Class (PDF-1.6MB)
- Residents voice opposition to biomass plant location
- Details of the biomass project
- Community garden has potential for growth
- Biomass plant shows promise of helping shift economic base
April 2010
- Volunteers clean up downtown
- Oregon Institute of Technology named one of 10 best green study programs
- Oregon's First Geothermal Combined Heat and Power Plant
- C.O.R.E. 2010: Corridor of Renewable Energy Conference
- Biomass plant planned in Klamath Falls
- More to help out, less to pick up
- Geothermal heat and power plant fires up a first for Oregon
March 2010
- Klamath Falls: Tapping Geothermal and Setting a Big Example
- City leads the way in renewable energy
- Basin focuses on alternative energy
- City works on lease for solar farm
- Ore. Town Uses Geothermal Energy to Stay Warm
- Local nursery for sale
- Helping rural businesses go green
- Community garden planned
- EPA Awards JELD-WEN ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
- Pacific Power seeks 20 percent hike in electricity rates
February 2010
- Klamath Vision 2020 meeting is Thursday
- Cantwell aims to energize green jobs creation
- Oregon's Klamath Basin deal helps farmers and fish
- OREC Offers Free Energy Assessments
- Is glass recycled locally?
January 2010
- Klamath Energy Forum
- Study: Plant could use methane for energy, heat
- JELD-WEN's Search for the Nation's Worst Home Energy Bill
- National Geographic Society Unveils Newest Geotourism MapGuide
- Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement
- Learn About the Latest Science of the Klamath Basin Ecosystem
- Bid: Henley High School Geothermal Heating Improvements
December 2009
- Klamath Falls named one of world's top geothermal cities
- Klamath Falls' Jeld-Wen pushes 'cash for caulkers'
- Klamath Falls use of geothermal energy noted
- Juniper Works in partnership to expand facility
November 2009
- New garden on OIT campus will be living laboratory for students of all ages
- Learning about alternative fuels
October 2009
- Department of Energy Awards $338 Million to Accelerate Domestic Geothermal Energy (including K-Falls Projects)
- Amtrak shuts down direct bus service between Redding and Oregon
- Irrigation district considers hydroelectric canal project
- Three city buildings will receive solar panels
- Green Report Card for OIT
- Green Welcome Wagon Wins Green Pelican Award
September 2009
- Recycling jumps in Basin
- GEA's Klamath Falls Workshop Showcases Diverse Uses of Geothermal Resources
- EPA funds to improve Yurok, Karuk tribes recycling efforts
- Klamath Falls Non-Profit Launches Basin's First Local Document Destruction and Recycling Service
- Innovative solar energy solution saves money and provides much-needed power
August 2009
- Tribal Corps helps build sustainable home in South Dakota
- Building an arts town
- Making gardening pay
- Klamath Basin Fresh Direct to market purple fingerling potato
- Defining sustainability
- Basin business selling bio-diesel to fuel station
- Bio-diesel company will ship to Ashland
July 2009
- Solar installation at the Ledge
- Geothermal Energy: Rising to the Surface
- Mayor Kellstrom Announces Klamath Falls Green Pelican Awards
- City crews working on geothermal upgrades on Main Street
- County leaders looking to recruit renewable energy
- Klamath 'green' focus a natural for area; deserves local, state support
June 2009
- The Switch: Cascades Make Oregon a Geothermal 'Hotbed'
- Digging deep in Klamath Falls
- Free renewable energy lectures this summer
- Fish farming in the Basin
- Sustainable is now the word in Klamath County