SoloPower Plant Closing, Mere Months After Opening

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SoloPower says its Oregon plant, opened last September to make lightweight, flexbile PV, will close in the next 60 days, seemingly for good. Read more →

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Tiny House Fad Gets A Little Good-Natured Gibe

image via Hearts+Sparks Productions

The small, DIY housing trend gets a fun-loving, Portlandia-style send-up from filmmaker Dawn Jones. Read more →

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No Net Energy, No Net Water, No Waste In Portland [PHOTOS]

Full Plane Passive House

We tour an eco-friendly Portland, Oregon "living building" home that consumes no net energy, no net water, and sends no waste. Read more →

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Portland’s In-Pipe Hydro On Its Way

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Portland and Lucid Energy say an in-pipe hydroelectric system will be installed in the city's water system by June 2013 and will be big enough to power around 150 homes. Read more →

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Portland Shoemaker Renovates, Recycles New HQ

Keen Garage 1

Retro-chic shoe company Keen Footwear has moved into an old Portland, Ore, warehouse space and made it new again, using many green building retrofit techniques along the way. Read more →

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Top 10 Cleantech Cities In The United States

Silicon Valley

The West Coast dominates Clean Edge's new "Metro Index," with San Jose grabbing the gold in the ranking of U.S. cleantech leadership. Read more →

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In Solyndra’s Shadow, SoloPower Opens Portland Plant

SoloPower Portland

Loan guarantee-backed SoloPower opens a factory in Porland, hoping to survive the brutal PV price wars with a lightweight, flexible panel. Read more →

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Online Tools Makes The Cost-Effective Case For Green Roofs

green roof, Portland

The Green Roof Energy Calculator, developed by researchers at Portland State University, does the math on energy savings for buildings with green roofs. Read more →

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In Portland, Off The Griddle Goes Off The Hizzle

Off the Griddle

A Portland food cart that serves up solar-powered veggie burgers is ready to put down roots with a green building, and seeks your support to make it happen. Read more →

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Stumptown Gives You Another Reason To Love Its Coffee

image via Stumptown Coffee Roasters

Artisanal coffee superstar Stumptown moves into a new headquarters with a regenerative thermal oxidizer to slash the power it takes to clean up its emissions. Read more →

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