Scientist, environmentalist describes the evolution of social attitudes and what he aims to hand down to his grandchildren David Suzuki wants to share his values with younger generations. In his latest book, “Letters To My Grandchildren,” the Canadian ge ...
21 Jan 2016 - Norman Rickert
Less than two weeks before hosting a West Coast summit of his peers, Portland’s mayor talks about the critical agenda items. Street Roots recently sat down with Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and talked about homelessness and climate change. Hales will be j ...
25 Nov 2015 - Israel Bayer
Native Americans are battling hate groups along with environmental degradation in their fight for the Columbia River Gorge When it comes to environmental destruction, Northwest tribes typically have the most to lose. It should come as no surprise, then, ...
20 Aug 2015 - Stephen Quirke
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
Climate-change expert Katharine Hayhoe, a scientist and a Christian, is on a mission to change the minds of faith-based climate change deniers Katharine Hayhoe never goes where she’s not invited, and when she accepts an invitation, she usually finds herse ...
19 Jun 2015 - Emily Green
California has one year of water left and is in a drought cycle with no end in sight. Let that sink in. Climate change is happening, and the effects are already terrifying. The pace and intensity of change are only expected to increase the longer we wait ...
3 Apr 2015 - Nick Caleb
Climate scientist Susan Kaspari talks about our black carbon footprint As snowpack levels hit record lows, and wildfire seasons hit record highs, a geological sciences professor in Washington is studying the connection between forest fires and accelerated ...
27 Feb 2015 - Emily Green
During a speech he delivered on World Environment Day 2013, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales urged the state to stop investing in fossil fuels. One month later, during a visit with environmental journalist Bill McKibben, he reaffirmed his commitment to steeri ...
6 Feb 2015 - Emily Green
Earlier this year the CEO of the world’s largest oil and gas company joined an anti-fracking lawsuit because of plans to erect a 160-foot water tower near his Texas home. Rex Tillerson of Exxon complained that the value of his property would be harmed. Th ...
4 Dec 2014 - Kevin Gopal
Ben Parzybok’s first novel, “ Couch ” rose from the primordial sludge of the slush pile at Small Beer Press in 2008. Next month, Parzybok’s second novel, “ Sherwood Nation ” will be released. He will be reading at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Powell’ ...
11 Sep 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar