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
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
The narrator of "Blue Planet II" is using his famous voice to turn attention to a part of the Earth that urgently needs our help: the oceans It’s the voice that’s spawned a thousand imitators: wise but warm, avuncular and slightly husky, breathl ...
26 Jan 2018 - Meg Mundell
The Real Junk Food Project combats food poverty by taking food deemed inedible and cooking it up into delicious meals When Adam Smith speaks about his stand against food waste and poverty, he is passionate, unstoppable and completely unequivocal. “We shou ...
12 Jan 2018 - Tony Inglis
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
COMMENTARY | Recent victories highlight the critical role Native American rights have played in protecting the natural resources of the Pacific Northwest After a nine-year battle with locals, Nestlé Waters North America has officially pulled up stakes and ...
8 Dec 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Leonard Higgins faces up to 10 years for his role in the nation’s biggest takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure On Nov. 20, 350Montana.org hosted a mock trial of “Valve Turner” Leonard Higgins at the University of Montana in Missoula. One of the witnesse ...
8 Dec 2017 - Thacher Schmid
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
COMMENTARY | A proposed ballot measure would fund local and equitable investments in renewable energy and efficiency by imposing a tax on large corporations In the coming weeks, a diverse coalition of grassroots organizations will put forward a unique bal ...
27 Oct 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Regional stakeholders hope to work together to address the impacts of homeless people living in public parks and forests Natural resource managers from around the Pacific Northwest met with environmental and homeless advocates Monday, Oct. 23, to find way ...
27 Oct 2017 - Emily Green