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Volume XXXX, Number 48
Wednesday • December 15, 2010
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A cutting-edge anaerobic digestion tank is used to turn food waste into energy at a plant owned by Scottish
Water Horizons. A local firm has announced plans to create a sim ilar operation in northeast Portland.
NE recycler approved;
neighbors have concerns
cause the last effort at green industry near the Columbia
Boulevard site caused a foul odor to drift over neighbor­
ing homes.
The Metro council approved a franchise permit last
A Portland company has won approval to operate a week for Columbia Biogas to operate the plant at 6849 N.E.
recycling facility in northeast Portland that will turn food Columbia Blvd. to recycle food waste from commercial
waste into electricity, but neighbors have concerns be­ and industrial sources, keep about 200,000 tons of waste
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
A Portland company plans to be the first U.S. firm to
turn food waste into electricity by building a recycling
facility on industrial land (above) at 6 8 4 9 N.E.
Columbia Blvd.
out of landfills or the sewer system, and produce enough
electricity to power up to 5,000 homes.
Columbia Biogas plans to convert local food waste
into renewable power, heat, clean water, fertilizer and
soil amendments. The anaerobic digestion operation
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on page 19
Major League Colors
Timbers introduce
brand new look
by
D oug B inder
Portland’s soccer franchise may be new
to Major League Soccer, but the Timbers
brand already includes traditions, passion­
ate fans and history that extends back 35
years.
As such, the team’s leadership is point­
ing forward with ambition. They are not
content to be simply joining MLS. They
want to set the standard - with the best
stadium amenities, the most electric game
atmosphere, the most passionate fans.
In short, the team is shooting for the
moon. And last Thursday’s “Runway on the
Runway” event inside a 64,000-square foot
Alaska Airlines hangar at the Portland air­
port offered a glimpse of the scale the Tim­
bers are striving for.
First, giant doors were opened to reveal
a specially themed Boeing 737-700 featuring
Timbers symbols and logos. Then, it rolled
halfway into the hangar and a ramp was
positioned to connect to a fashion show _______________________________ ___________________________
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runway. Timbers players and Alaska Air- Wearing the Portland Timber’s new uniforms for its first season in Major LeagueSoccer
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on page 15
are Timber defender Eric Brunner (from left), m idfielder Adam Moffat, goalkeeper Steve
Cronin, midfielder Ryan Pore, m idfielder Peter Lowry, and defender Rodney Wallace.