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
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9 Feb 2018 - Elizabeth Considine
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
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
Sen. Alan Olsen joins the legislature’s advisory council on climate change Oregon’s Democratic Senate president appointed a climate change denier, Sen. Alan Olsen (R-Canby), to the Oregon Global Warming Commission last week. The commission was formed a de ...
31 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
Sailesh Rao says global veganism would reverse global warming When he saw a public-access broadcast of Al Gore’s presentation on climate change in 2005, Sailesh Rao was working as an internet communications developer. An electrical engineer by training, R ...
29 Jul 2017 - Emily Green
How Oregon’s 1.3 million cows are affecting the state’s economic and ecologic future Oregon’s bovine businesses are booming. Cattle, dairy and hay for livestock feed have topped Oregon’s list of highest grossing agricultural commodities for six years runn ...
21 Jul 2017 - Emily Green
He publicly walked away from an adviser role for the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's still dedicated to smart housing and healthy communities As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social m ...
2 Jun 2017 - Joanne Zuhl