Elden Hillaire, of the Lummi Nation, discusses threats to the region’s tribal lands on the heels of Trump’s executive orders concerning the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines President Donald Trump made headlines just days after his inauguration when ...
16 Feb 2017 - Stephen Quirke
They pulled off the most expansive, coordinated takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure ever attempted in the U.S. Leonard Higgins was starting to panic. The industrial chain he was attempting to cut loose was made of case-hardened steel. It was thicker a ...
1 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Seattle’s Delta 5 was first to argue in U.S. court that civil disobedience was necessary to slow down climate change On Jan. 15, Snohomish County Judge Anthony E. Howard handed down sentences to five people who say our political system is rigged to destro ...
21 Jan 2016 - Stephen Quirke
Book Review: Growing energy costs will make fossil fuels inviable, Heinberg explains, forcing a societal transformation Book Review: “ Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels ” by Richard Heinberg Let’s face it. We all know we’re in trouble. Last year was ...
14 Jul 2015 - Mike Wold
Last week, Portland City Council approved an update to the Climate Action Plan. As a candidate for City Council, I would like to weigh in with some ideas for how we can achieve a sustainable and equitable community. For context, I have worked closely with ...
7 Jul 2015 - Nick Caleb
What does Portland's plan for new fossil fuel operations mean for the Columbia River Gorge and beyond? In September, Mayor Charlie Hales announced that he had a new customer at the Port of Portland – the Pembina Corporation. Pembina, based in Canada, ...
27 Mar 2015 - Stephen Quirke
During a speech he delivered on World Environment Day 2013, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales urged the state to stop investing in fossil fuels. One month later, during a visit with environmental journalist Bill McKibben, he reaffirmed his commitment to steeri ...
6 Feb 2015 - Emily Green