COMMENTARY | With naysayers undermining the environment, it’s critical that this measure is carried out as intended In the months since voters resoundingly passed the Portland Clean Energy Fund, the impacts and urgency of the climate crisis have only grow ...
12 Jul 2019 - E.D. Mondainé and Adriana Voss-Andreae
COMMENTARY | The scale of Extinction Rebellion’s latest protests has forced climate activism into the mainstream conversation Extinction Rebellion burst onto everybody’s screens with disruptions and mass arrests around the world. Radical disruptions in p ...
3 May 2019 - Alexander Hensby
COMMENTARY | Portland Business Alliance members should reject the endorsement of this pipeline On Feb. 19, the Portland Business Alliance submitted a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stating that its 1,900 members joined together in supp ...
9 Mar 2018 - Rick Rappaport
COMMENTARY | We have a chance to respond to climate change and to advance housing justice At OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, we spent six years fighting for and winning inclusionary housing policies for Oregon’s cities. As partners in Anti-Displacement ...
2 Mar 2017 - Vivian Satterfield
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