Addressing Climate Change and Building a Renewable Energy Future

Oregon gets the spotlight for historic coal legislation

Oregon’s pioneering legislation to phase out coal and double renewable power has been lauded from coast to coast. Across the country, Oregon is being celebrated for passing its landmark Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan. The strategy mandates the state’s major utility companies eliminate coal power and meet at least half

Oregon lawmakers seek national clean energy goals

WASHINGTON – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer, all D-Ore.,introduced resolutions Thursday setting a national goal of producing more than 50 percent of America’s electricity from clean and carbon-free electricity sources by 2030 and calling for the enactment of new legislation to achieve

Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Resolutions Setting National Clean Energy Goals

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer today introduced resolutions in the Senate and House setting a national goal of producing more than 50 percent of America’s electricity from clean and carbon-free electricity sources by 2030 and calling for

‘Keep it in the ground’ anti-drilling movement has some liftoff

WASHINGTON – The anti-fossil fuel movement – “Keep It in the Ground” – has been inching toward the mainstream as prominent Democratic politicians ramp up their commitment to combating climate change. The shift follows an intense and well-funded activist campaign that has mixed closed-door Washington meetings with petition drives during

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