Download the publication here This spring, Oregon legislators are poised to pass legislation to establish a cap and invest system for regulating greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) statewide. The legislation has been commonly referred to as … Read more
On Jan 28, 2019, the King County Council in Washington voted by 6-3 to pass an immediate moratorium to prohibit new fossil fuel infrastructure, joining other jurisdictions on the West and East coasts in taking … Read more
Last week, climate activists cheered the news that the Western States Petroleum Association declined to pursue an appeal of Portland’s Fossil Fuel Terminal Zoning Amendments to the United States Supreme Court. After losing Dormant Commerce … Read more
Any lingering doubt about whether Portlanders were ready to vote for strong climate and energy action was extinguished on election night when the Portland Clean Energy Initiative (PCEI) garnered a 63% ‘yes’ vote. This grassroots … 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
July 31, 2018 (Portland, Ore.) — Today, a coalition of public interest groups celebrated news that opponents of Portland’s fossil fuel ordinance have failed in their efforts to overturn the City’s landmark law. In 2016, … Read more
One of the world’s leading climate scientists joined a coalition of 18 conservation, scientific, and community organizations calling on Oregon’s new Carbon Policy Office (CPO) and the Department of Forestry (ODF) to do an about-face … Read more
A new study by researchers based at Oregon State University and the University of Idaho corroborates Center for Sustainable Economy’s 2015 and 2017 research demonstrating that logging is by far the number one source of … Read more
On March 12, 2018, the Baltimore City Council voted to approve Council Bill 17-0150, which, if signed by the Mayor, will amend the city’s zoning code to prohibit new and expanded crude oil terminals. Community, … Read more
Of the 50 United States, Alaska best exemplifies the types of problems the rest of the country may well face in a matter of decades, if not years, if we don’t wean ourselves from fossil … Read more
By John Talberth, Daphne Wysham, and Nick Caleb Climate change is one of the most daunting challenges humanity has ever faced and requires a commensurate policy response. A robust climate agenda would consist of a … Read more
Carbon sequestration dead zones are expanding. Clearcutting is Oregon’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Millions of acres of industrial tree plantations present huge public health risks because they are far more susceptible to … Read more
In a new study authored by Dr. John Talberth and Michael Weisdorf of Portland State University, CSE has demonstrated a new methodology for the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) that promises to accelerate its adoption by … Read more
Deforestation, forest degradation, and unsustainable forest practices are major drivers of climate change. Deforestation and other land-use changes have released approximately 150 gigatons of carbon to the atmosphere since 1850, roughly one-fifth of the current … Read more
One of the most aggravating aspects of the climate crisis is the fact that fossil fuel companies are passing on huge financial risks to taxpayers and politicians are simply turning their backs on the problem … Read more
Summary: Center for Sustainable Economy, a Pacific Northwest environmental economics non-profit, seeks a grassroots organizing intern to work on an exciting Portland, Oregon based campaign to require fossil fuel polluters to pay for the costs of … Read more
Center for Sustainable Economy, a Pacific Northwest environmental economics non-profit, seeks a team of 3 legal externs from environmental law programs to help defend US forests from threats associated with climate change and industrial forest practices. … Read more
SPRING 2019 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Wild and Working Forests Program Summary: Center for Sustainable Economy, a Pacific Northwest environmental economics non-profit, seeks a team of 3 interns drawn from an interdisciplinary pool of applicants with relevant … 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