Local electric vehicles in the news
Barack 'n' Rollers: Ashland's electric motorcycle takes precedent-setting trip to DC (PDF Document)
From the Mail Tribune, October 25, 2009
Executive Order: Federal agencies must trim greenhouse gases
President Obama signed an executive order on October 5 that requires federal agencies to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2020 within 90 days. It also requires federal agencies to reduce the petroleum consumption of their fleets and more. Read about it on the US Department of Energy website or download PDF documents below:
The 15-page executive order
The White House news release
The US Department of Energy news release with photos
Biodiesel in the local news
Click on the links below to download a PDF of recent Mail Tribune stories:
Asher Yaron of WakeUp!: Local coffeemaker pours his soul into perfect cup July 15, 2009
Ashland gets free biodiesel delivery option March 13, 2009
SOU grads launch a plant for the fuel; with plans for an Ashland filling station this fall July 28, 2008
Rising fuel prices have convinced Cross Creek Trucking of Central Point to switch to biodiesel August 12, 2005
Other News Resources
Read a series of Forbes Magazine articles about the impact of rising fuel costs:
•The End of Fossil Fuel by Chris Nelder
•Twenty Dollars Per Gallon by Christopher Steiner
• Oil Customers Will Go Away Before Oil Does by Amory Lovins, chief scientist for Rocky Mountain Institute
• Don't Bet On $800-A-Barrel Oil by Mark Mills, physicist for Digital Power Capital
• A Skinnier Safer America by Christopher Steiner
KMED Host
Bill Meyer's interview with Roy Kim of the California Fuel Cell
Coalition
during the Hydrogen Road Tour 2009 Stop in Medford,
May 29, 2009: 11
Minute Radio Interview

The Department of Energy on June 24, 2009 announced $8 billion
in loans to Ford, Nissan and Tesla for alternative fuel vehicles.

Click here to download a PDF of the news release.
Click here for the DOE website.
Oregon Department of Agriculture sees more interest
in renewable energy on the farm. Listen to an audio file
here: http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/__news_601295629.shtml
Click on "Renewable Energy, Efficiency Gain Momentum on the Farm."
Tip for slower bandwidths: open the audio file without sound and
wait until the file loads. Then click the play button.