Street Smart Economics | In the throes of climate crisis, corporations are gambling with our lives The World Meteorological Organization has declared 2023 “the warmest year on record, by a huge margin.” Annual global carbon emissions also hit a new high, ...
21 Feb 2024 - Martin Hart-Lan...
A dashboard hosted by climate organization F Minus shows how lobbyists work for and against the environment simultaneously Lobbyists across Oregon seem to be having trouble deciding whether to work in the interest of the climate, the fossil fuel industry ...
14 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
COP 28, as the prior 27, failed to accomplish the most important goals Two weeks of intense negotiations in the United Arab Emirates resulted in progress and frustration. This is what 195 countries finally agreed to at COP 28: “We call on countries to con ...
20 Dec 2023 - Robin Hahnel
Four county commissioners signed a letter asking DEQ to use its authority to reassess the legal sufficiency of Portland’s land use approval The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners sent a Dec. 7 letter asking Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, ...
7 Dec 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Municipal Eco Resiliency Project seeks to sow seeds of equity, sustainability and food security through cooperative urban farming Through community, the environment and mixed greens, the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project seeks to fight gentrification and c ...
6 Dec 2023 - Mariah Johnston
Northwest Native nations applaud presidential memo on salmon Northwest Native nations continue to sound the alarm on threatened native fish populations in the Columbia River Basin, and the White House is paying attention. In a historic first, President Jo ...
15 Nov 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Advocates say the pipeline carries a high potential for explosions, wildfires and spills The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, approved the expansion of a fracked gas pipeline running through the Pacific Northwest in a blow to environmental a ...
1 Nov 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Advocates say the decision is a big win for public health and a model for other municipalities The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, decided the city of Portland can limit new fossil fuel storage and expansion of current storage Sept. 29, dealing ...
26 Oct 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Street Smart Economics | Polluters try to sell you on the idea of buying a solution without seeking actionable change We are running out of time to avoid climate disaster. As signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement, more than 190 governments have pledged ...
18 Oct 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Trump’s U.S. Forest Service skirted proper channels to allow commercial sales of large old growth trees in central, Eastern Oregon, federal judge rules The U.S. Forest Service illegally repealed protections for old growth trees in six national forests in ...
20 Sep 2023 - Miles Silvey