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Taxpayers prop up the biggest carbon culprit in Oregon: timber

Oregonians lose hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year subsidizing the forest industry. Enough, says John Talberth, of the Center for Sustainable Economy. The Center for Sustainable Economy is calling attention to how taxpayers subsidize one of the gr ...

18 Oct 2019 - Emily Green
Forest Service proposes gutting public review

The deadline looms for public comment on changes to the National Environmental Protection Act People concerned about the environmental impact of resource extractions and other federal actions have until Monday, Aug. 12, to voice their concerns about a pro ...

9 Aug 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
How we can avoid climate disaster

We don’t need to focus on every little solution; just a few that work, says energy policy expert Hal Harvey We should listen to Hal Harvey. Unless you’re a climate-policy buff, you’ve probably never heard of him, but he’s been effectively chipping away at ...

28 Dec 2018 - Emily Green
Cut and run dry: Do Oregon tax laws favor the timber industry?

County governments receive substantially less revenue from private timber companies after a string of changes, Coast Range Association points out Chuck Willer is on a one-man mission, sporadically traveling across Western Oregon to give his PowerPoint pre ...

7 Sep 2018 - Emily Green
Oregon could lead on cap-and-invest for carbon emissions

Oregon could become the first 'normal' state to implement the program economy-wide, paving the way for the rest of the nation As Oregon lawmakers prepare for this year’s legislative session, a bicameral and bipartisan committee has been hashing ...

31 Aug 2018 - Emily Green
Rally outside Portland timber conference to highlight eco-unfriendly forestry practices

Advocates want Mayor Ted Wheeler to promote greener logging when he speaks at the International Mass Timber Conference A rally aimed at highlighting what organizers say are weak logging laws in Oregon will be held Tuesday, March 20, outside the main entra ...

16 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
Clear-cutting’s still rampant in Oregon, MAX train reminds us

Oregon Wild’s Jason Gonzales says the environmental watchdog’s bold new ad campaign is about seeking a more ecologically responsible approach to logging Throughout March, a giant image of clear-cut forests will confront Portland commuters as it rolls arou ...

2 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
A bird's-eye view of Oregon's clear-cuts

Google Earth reveals large swaths of the state wiped clean of forest The best way to see the extent of clear-cutting in Oregon is to take a look at the satellite imagery in Google Earth. While the Northwest Forest Plan, enacted under President Bill Clint ...

2 Mar 2018 - Street Roots
Clear-cutting moves up to No. 1 emissions source in Oregon

The Center for Sustainable Economy renews calls for state climate-change legislation to include timber industry regulations Industrial clear-cutting of Oregon’s forest is now the state’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a ne ...

11 Dec 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
The thinning debate: Does logging help or hurt fire mitigation?

Politicians say thinning forests will help prevent ‘catastrophic’ fires. But ecologists say this season wasn’t the worst, and logging won’t stop it from happening again. Attorney Brenna Bell keeps a worn Trivial Pursuit card on her desk at Bark’s headquar ...

17 Nov 2017 - Emily Green