On Monday, July 15, the City held a public forum on the Zenith tar sands oil terminal in response to months of sustained pressure from activists and community members. It was a watershed moment in … Read more
A report released July 15 by Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE), “Crude Bailout: How Global Partners’ and Zenith Energy’s Oil Terminals Subvert Democracy, Endanger Human Life and Health, and Pollute the Planet,” reveals how billionaire … Read more
By Tom Housel* After a contentious 2019 legislative session, House Bill 2020 — Oregon’s cap-and-trade program — failed to pass the legislature because of a lack of Democratic votes in the Senate. For many, this … Read more
In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael unleashing 155-mile winds across the Florida panhandle, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that said far worse was to come, if the world didn’t dramatically … Read more
In Fall 2018, the Oregon Renewable Energy Center and Population Health Management Research Center at the Oregon Institute of Technology are teaming up to host top experts in renewable energy and energy efficiency from throughout … Read more
For Immediate Release August 22, 2018 More information: John Talberth, 510-384-5824; jtalberth@sustainable-economy.org Ernie Niemi, Natural Resource Economics, 541-505-2704; ernie.niemi@nreconomics.com Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell, 503-449-7879; Marilyn@marilynsewell.com Dr. Kelly O’Hanley, 503-880-8844; kohanley@gmail.com (Lincoln City, OR) With forest … Read more