TEC in the News

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How energy efficient is your home? Free assessment being offered to some in Central Oregon, Central Oregon Daily, May 2024

Classroom Cultivation: Funding For School Garden Projects, The Source Weekly, March 2024

‘Dreams are coming true’: ‘Dream Boldly: The Grand AdvenChair’ film, featuring inventor Geoff Babb, to debut at COCC, KTVZ, March 2024

The Environmental Center awards five C.O. businesses $40,000 in Community Innovation Fund grants, KTVZ, December 2023

The Repair Cafe made its final appearance this year but more are on the way, KTVZ, October 2023

Old Habits Die Hard: Rethink Waste on The Thursday Point, KPOV Radio, July 2023

Recycling: Initiatives Aim to Reduce Bend's Environmental Impact, Bend Magazine, May 2023

Earth Day Fair and Parade 2023, The Bulletin, April 2023

ABC’s and EVs: Bend-La Pine Schools rolls out Oregon’s first electric school bus east of the Cascades, KTVZ, March 2023

FoodCorps Service Member Grows Health Culture at M.A. Lynch Elementary, Redmond School District, January 2023

Environmental Center expands Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund for waste reduction, recovery projects, KTVZ, January 2023

The Environmental Center hosts Energy Forum in Redmond, The Bulletin, November 2022

Energy forum held in Redmond to discuss area’s energy future, KTVZ, November 2022

Household items to be repaired free of charge, The Nugget Newspaper, October 2022

Electric Vehicle Mobile Showcase at the 2022 Green Tour - KTVZ and Central Oregon Daily September 2022

Green Leadership Coalition speaks on Bill Worrell Wayside Park, The Bulletin, September 2022

'Green Drinks' Event Honors Sustainability, The Nugget, July 2022

Don’t throw it away. Fix it: ‘Repair Café’ event in Bend Wednesday, Central Oregon Daily News, July 2022

Envision Bend enters public phase for Bend Vision Project with survey, workshops, events, KTVZ, July 2022

Neil speaks on Electric Vehicles, Central Oregon Daily News, June 2022

Power Hour: Homegrown Renewables, KTVZ, June 2022

Youth Education Alaska Expedition, KTVZ, May 2022

Schools celebrate Farm to School Month, KTVZ, October 2020

Advocating for the Transportation Bond in Bend, The Bulletin, January 2020

A Climate Action Plan Moves Forward, The Source, November 2019

Wasted In Bend: Sustainable Schools, The Source, August 2019

Garden For Every School Grant Announcements, The Source, June 2019

Bend-La Pine school board passes student-requested climate change resolution, The Bulletin, June 2019

Bend Energy Challenge, The Source, February 2016

AmeriCorps teams light up Bend, The Source, December 2015

Repair Café in Bend, The Bulletin, November 2013