News


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