This work has never been more critical. The 2025 legislative session in Oregon presents a vital opportunity to secure needed investments and policies to achieve our climate goals, protect communities, cut costs for families, and grow Oregon’s economy.
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We've got momentum
by Gregg Small on
Events in 2015 created so much momentum for the fight to stop global warming, and the first weeks of 2016 proved no different. Here's what Climate…
Solar, wind poised to grow—provided policies endure
by Seth Zuckerman on
General Electric retires compact fluorescent in favor of LEDs, coal mines go begging for buyers, California maintains net metering rules, and more…
First out of the gate: Oregon poised for climate action
by Kristen Sheeran on
Oregon’s Legislature may be headed into a short session next week, but the agenda for climate and clean energy is nothing short of completely…
OR deal to phase out coal, double renewable power
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Solar supplies nearly 10 percent of California’s power in 2015, GM rolls out mass-market electric car with 200-mile range, NASA tests more…
In Oregon, we're blazing a trail for clean energy
by Kristen Sheeran on
Less than a month after the historic Paris agreement on climate change, Oregon utilities, climate advocates and environmental groups are…
Oregon is poised to make clean energy history
by Kristen Sheeran on
This week the Renew Oregon Action Fund began a new chapter in Oregon’s clean energy transition, filing ballot measures to allow…
Big news for Northwest climate action
by Gregg Small on
Broad coalitions for climate action took bold steps this week in Oregon and Washington, announcing plans to put climate and clean energy…
Oregon businesses building power for a clean economy
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The Renew Oregon coalition is bringing Oregon businesses together with other voices for climate action. The list of companies backing the Oregon…
Oil versus Optimism
by Gregg Small on
Tough legislative sessions in Washington and Oregon are over. But we, together with an inspiring coalition, are just getting started.
Oregon's curvy road toward clean energy
by Kristen Sheeran on
The 2015 Oregon legislative session concluded last week, and the outcomes for climate were decidedly mixed. With a clear win on clean fuels, there…
400 Oregon businesses call for clean energy and climate protection
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Oregon businesses are responding in ever-increasing numbers to the threat of global warming, and the ways climate change is harming our…
Green investment surging; rethinking weatherization
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Oil drilling suspended in Canadian Arctic, clean fuel rule survives challenge in Oregon, New York State sets higher climate targets, and…
Backroom deal doesn’t compare with clean fuels program
by Kristen Sheeran on
The oil industry wants to protect their monopoly, and wash their hands of responsiblity for cleaning our air and protecting the climate. That's what'…
Oregon businesses: climate progress is in your hands
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With Oregon legislators threatening to repeal the state's recently-enacted Clean Fuels program, and with no other signs of climate policy…
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