Utilities
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by Jonathan Gates on July 28, 2020Oregon legislators have proposed cutting the state’s only support for many rural and low-income communities to access solar and energy storage for their own roofs. Read more
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by Zach Baker on July 7, 2020We can rebuild and recover in a more just, clean, healthy, and smart way—while creating lots of high quality green jobs along the way. One of those climate-smart and equitable solutions to build back better than before is right in front of us, and all around us: our homes and other buildings. Read more -
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 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 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 Zach Baker on April 24, 2019With just over two months left to pass bills that make climate progress this year, we’re working hard to get a wide range of climate strategies Read more
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by Stephanie Noren on March 1, 2019OLYMPIA -- March 1, 2019 -- Today, the State Senate voted to transition Washington to 100 percent clean electricity by 2045 on a 28-19 vote. This is the first of a suite of critical bills to address climate pollution to move this year. Read more -
by Mara Gross on October 16, 2018The city is working to become entirely equitable, delightfully livable, and completely sustainable. Read more
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by Zach Baker on September 28, 2018Oregon Public Utility Commission recommends changes for the electricity sector to better address climate change and equity Read more
