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by David Van't Hof on
As Oregon’s 2017 legislative session enters its final weeks, we’re fighting hard to take the steps forward we urgently need.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Coal kills more people annually than it employs, Nevada restores solar net-metering, Los Angeles tests subsidized electric-car-sharing in low-income neighborhoods, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by David Van't Hof on
Oregon is at risk of moving backwards on climate change. The Oregon Senate is working behind closed doors on a plan to weaken the Clean Fuels program so significantly that it could effectively kill the program. Let's stop that from happening.
by Joëlle Robinson on
What makes people take an afternoon or a day off work just to say NO to what would be the largest oil-by-rail terminal in North America? What would make them drive hours through the night to attend a public hearing? For one thing, love for their great-great grandchildren.
by Gregg Small on
Following Portland and Multnomah County, our region can and will lead the way towards 100% clean energy.
by David Van't Hof on
The same day President Trump announced his disastrous decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Portland and Multnomah County became the first city and county in the Northwest to commit to 100% renewable energy.
by KC Golden on
Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement is a crushing affront to Americans and a brutal blow to U.S. standing in the world. But let’s be sober about what really changes now.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Teardown of Chevy Bolt reveals it costs $4,600 less to manufacture than analysts had thought, climate action prevails at two shareholder meetings, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by Steve Sundquist on
Our goal: a world of 100% clean energy. Audacious? Early signs of success suggest otherwise--in fact, they demonstrate that it's possible, as well as necessary.
by David Van't Hof on
Let's do this! City and County votes are scheduled for June 1 on a visionary energy goal that will help Portland lead the way towards a safe and healthy future.
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Courts push back part of Trump's quixotic war on wind power. Oregon's got a new clean energy strategy, and the US government was a no-show at the latest global climate talks.