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Oregon Governor Vetoes Two Bills, Signs One

Gov. Ted Kulongoski, D-Ore., has issued a veto on House Bills 2472 and 2940 and signed House Bill 2180. H.B.2472reduces the business energy tax credit cap (BETC) from $10 million to$3.5 million, a reduction that the governor believes goes too far andwould put Oregon at a competitive disadvantage in growing the state’srenewable energy sector. H.B.2940 [...]

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Oregon Accelerates Push For Solar-Energy Highways

Oregon is considering plans for what would be its second majorsolar-energy project sighted along a major highway.  The so-called “solar highway”project has triggered a sharp reaction from many local residentsconcerned about the project’s destruction of local forest.  Theinstallation is currently sited for the 43-acre plot of land near WestLinn, Oregon and will include solar arrays [...]

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