September 3, 2009. The Oregonian
If you've been thinking about going solar, now is the time to do it. It may never get this cheap again.

Southeast residents have banded together to purchase solar installations at a group discount and navigate the sometimes intimidating questions of "Where do you go to buy them?" and "How much should you pay?"

September 1, 2009. The Oregonian
Portland Community College will reward students, faculty or staff with financial incentives for coming up with their own green projects to reduce the college's carbon footprint.

August 28, 2009. Oregon Institute of Technology
Not only is April Placencia majoring in Renewable Energy Engineering, she is making a major difference for David Douglas High School.

August 27, 2009. The Oregonian
Solar panels on the roof of his building will soon power a Zipcar station with an electric car. A section of "living" roof planted with sedum and Mexican feathergrass helps manage storm-water runoff.

August 23, 2009. The Oregonian
Thinking about installing solar panels but have no idea where to start? Solar Oregon has organized tours in 14 communities around the state
http://www.solaroregon.org/tours/solar-home-tours/oregon-green-and-solar-tours so you can get ideas about what might work for your home.

August 3, 2009. Associated Press
Sunshine will help keep the electricity humming at nine Portland schools this fall.

July 30, 2009. Oregon Live
The East Portland Community Center, the first LEED platinum natatorium in the United States, today celebrated its just-completed solar energy system.

July 14, 2009. Portland Tribune
Downtown Portland looks like it’ll get the world’s greenest large building, near Portland State University. The trail-blazing Oregon Sustainability Center appears to be viable, after the Oregon Legislature granted $80 million in construction funding and consultants decreed that it’s possible for the 13-story building to produce all its own energy and recycle its water and sewage.

June 11, 2009. The Oregonian
Portland green energy proponents hope a new computer map will reach out to home and business owners who think solar power is too expensive or simply unsuitable to the climate. With a few clicks of the mouse, users of the Oregon Clean Energy map, which went online this week, can estimate the solar potential of a property, the cost of a photovoltaic system and the current incentives from rebates and tax credits.

June 9, 2009. Reuters
A new interactive map shows the existing installations and potential for solar power in the Portland, Oregon area.