Oregon State government
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by Jonathan Gates on January 6, 2020A growing list of states and territories have adopted carbon pricing policies, enacted more robust low-carbon fuel standards, and committed to a timeline for transitioning to 100% clean electricity, but Oregon is not among them. Read more
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by Devon Downeysmith on December 20, 2019What it's like to read climate news every day: some days, it’s inspiring. Other days, it weighs heavy on the heart. Read more
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by Jonathan Gates on December 4, 2019We need one more big push to make clear to AAA of Oregon and other corporate interests that blocking climate action is bad for business. Read more -
by Jonathan Gates on October 31, 2019Earlier this week, our coalition of partners officially filed critical climate protection ballot measures with the Oregon Secretary of State's office, having collected twice as many signatures as needed to qualify. Read more
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by Jonathan Gates on October 8, 2019Portland, Oregon –– Climate Solutions announced Tuesday that they have joined a broad coalition to file a series of statewide climate action ballot initiatives. Under the umbrella of Oregonians for Clean Air, Initiative Petitions 48, 49, and 50 would: Read more
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by Meredith Connolly on September 12, 2019The end of Oregon’s 2019 legislative session exposed some of the egregious corporate lobbying in Salem that blocks climate action – sometimes in public, but many times behind the scenes in the halls of the State Capitol. One of those companies is the American Automobile Association (AAA) of Oregon. Yes, the same AAA that you call for a lifeline when your car breaks down – but apparently that lifeline doesn’t extend to the climate emergency we’re currently experiencing. Read more
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by Jonathan Gates on August 28, 2019Governor Kate Brown announced today that she supports calling the Oregon State Legislature into a special session, but addressing the climate crisis was notably absent from the agenda. This omission is the latest major failure by Oregon’s elected officials to fulfill their promise to take climate action to protect this place we all call home. Read more
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by Jonathan Gates on August 1, 2019Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles. Read more
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by Zach Baker on July 8, 2019Oregon’s 2019 legislative session will likely go down in history for what did not happen for the climate - and rightly so. Read more
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by Meredith Connolly on June 30, 2019Will Oregon be the state that ran away and hid from our climate responsibility, or will we reclaim our position of climate leadership? Read more
