Greenhouse emissions
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by Meredith Connolly on April 24, 2020Global warming has not paused to respect social distancing during these ‘corona times.’ However, in early March, Oregon Governor Kate Brown delivered one of the country's strongest Executive Orders on climate in early March, now called the “Oregon Climate Action Plan.” Read more
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by Zach Baker on March 10, 2020Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has fulfilled her long-standing promise to take strong executive action to curb climate pollution. Learn more about what it does and why it matters. Read more
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by Jonathan Gates on March 4, 2020The Portland Metro region must shift to more sustainable transportation choices for our current and future communities. Bold action is necessary to restructure our system to be healthier, cleaner, more efficient and more equitable. We must dramatically reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the region and expand non-single-occupancy-vehicle options. The urgency of the climate crisis as well as our communities’ needs for air quality improvements also requires us to ensure that the remaining cars, buses and trucks on our roads are fossil-fuel-free. Read more
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by Kelly Hall on January 15, 2020Over the course of a quick eight weeks, Washington lawmakers will consider hundreds of proposals. Here are five climate bills we need to keep top priority on their agenda. Read more -
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 Meredith Connolly on December 19, 2019We are excited that the City of Portland and TriMet have taken some big strides to accelerate toward 100% clean and carbon-free operations! Read more
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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 Climate Solutions on October 10, 2019A clean fuels policy covering the Puget Sound region would create a market approximately the same size as the market for Oregon’s Clean Fuels Standard, while improving air quality in some of the most polluted freeway corridors. Read more
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by Kelly Hall on October 3, 2019Climate policy is not a single undertaking. We need many solutions working together, building on the success of clean electricity to end our reliance on fossil fuels in our buildings and our transportation. Read more
