Many great videos and news articles feature "wind energy" and/or the Renewable Energy Program at Columbia Gorge Community College. Below are a few of those videos and news articles.
VIDEOS
Clean Energy Forum and RET Student Matt Tumlinson - Focus the Nation
College Adds Course as Need for Wind Power Techs Grows - KATU News
Connecting with Higher Education - Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) Webinar
Feature of RET Student Timo Macke - AWEA
Feature of RET Student Tyrell Quantrell - AWEA
General RET Videos - CGCC YouTube Page
Wind Technician Careers - Highland Community College
Wind Turbine School - Oregon Public Broadcasting
On Top of the World - Vestas
NEWS ARTICLES
May 28, 2008 - Gorge Trains For Green, Wind Energy Jobs - OPB
July 30, 2008 - Going With the Wind - Workforce Management
August 15, 2008 - Hot Jobs in Green Energy - The Oregonian
February 10, 2009 - Wind power jobs are abundant, but training is scarce - The Oregonian
March 7, 2010 - Wind School - The Yakima Herald
October 18, 2010 - Community Colleges and the Green Economy - The Huffington Post
May 30, 2011 - Money Blows Into a Patch of Oregon Known for Its Winds - The New York Times
June 1, 2011 - Greening the Gorge - Wind Systems
June 3, 2011 - Hype Aside, Green Jobs are for Real - CNBC
July 6, 2011 - Meeting the Demand - Alternative Power Construction
July 6, 2011 - States are changing the way America thinks about renewable energy - Alternative Power Construction
September 1, 2011 - Bouy Program off Reedsport will be delayed - The World
September 28, 2011 - Education is a Viable Solution to the Jobs Crisis - The Huffington Post
November 21, 2011 - AWEA Features Columbia Gorge CC Training Program - Sustainable Business Oregon
November 22, 2011 - Oregon Wind Energy Training Program Creates Opportunity - Reve
December 12, 2011 - College's wind technology program fills good paying jobs - The Spokesman-Review
April 2, 2012 - Oregon Schools Present Solutions to Clean Energy
April 29, 2012- As Washington gridlock persists, states get creative in funding renewable energy
May 18, 2012 - New tariffs will help Oregon's SolarWorld compete with China
May 20, 2012 - Pakistani women studying renewable energy at SEI
June 3, 2012 - Electric vehicle event displays new technology
June 12, 2012 - Global Renewable Energy Investment Hits Record $257 Billion
June 12, 2012 - US renewable energy investment jumps 57%
June 21, 2012 - The U.S. Could Run on 80-Percent Renewable Electricity by 2050
July 26, 2012 - Wind Power More likely Than Solar to Attract Investment
August 8, 2012 - PTC extension will get nod from Senate this year, Reid says
August 30, 2012 - Wind Energy a Lifeline for Drought-Stricken Farms
October 10, 2012 - Offshore Wind Still Waiting for Breakout as Mid-Atlantic States Vie for Business
October 16, 2012 - CanWEA Bulish on 2013 Canadian Wind Industry Growth
October 16, 2012 - Vestas Secures 10-Year Service Deal for 533 MW in Canada
October 17, 2012 - Chinese Wind Farm Company Blocked by Obama Warns Case Will Deter Chinese Investment in US