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Corvallis named nation's leader in green power by EPA
Corvallis purchases 100 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually, totaling 13 percent of its total energy purchase
Makenna Bishop
Issue date: 2/10/09 Section: News
According to Trelstad, because Corvallis has agreed to pay a price premium to purchase electricity from renewable sources, the demand of non-renewable sources is reduced.
"It clearly brings a lot of great national attention to a relatively small corner of the world," Trelstad said.
Cook said that it will be challenging to convince everyone to continue or to start purchasing energy from renewable sources.
"There's no lack of scientific evidence that this is a necessary move; it's not a debate," Cook said. "Getting people to realize it's an issue - and not a matter of opinion - is tough."
Though the percentages seem small, cities in Oregon make up half the list of top 10 green power purchasers. The other four cities include Beaverton, Bend, Gresham and Salem.
Students interested in sustainable energy are encouraged to attend an open forum on drafting OSU's climate action plan. The forum will take place Tuesday at 2 p.m. in room MU 208.
"The community at Oregon State has shown me, as a non-student, that young people really do care about what the planet is going to look like throughout their lifetime," Tomlinson said. "They're willing to spend a little extra money for the good of their community."
Makenna Bishop, senior reporter
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
"It clearly brings a lot of great national attention to a relatively small corner of the world," Trelstad said.
Cook said that it will be challenging to convince everyone to continue or to start purchasing energy from renewable sources.
"There's no lack of scientific evidence that this is a necessary move; it's not a debate," Cook said. "Getting people to realize it's an issue - and not a matter of opinion - is tough."
Though the percentages seem small, cities in Oregon make up half the list of top 10 green power purchasers. The other four cities include Beaverton, Bend, Gresham and Salem.
Students interested in sustainable energy are encouraged to attend an open forum on drafting OSU's climate action plan. The forum will take place Tuesday at 2 p.m. in room MU 208.
"The community at Oregon State has shown me, as a non-student, that young people really do care about what the planet is going to look like throughout their lifetime," Tomlinson said. "They're willing to spend a little extra money for the good of their community."
Makenna Bishop, senior reporter
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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