By Brady Dennis A group of young Americans who have spent nearly four years trying to compel the federal government to take action on climate change found themselves back in court Tuesday, arguing that their unprecedented lawsuit should move forward. And the Trump administration, like the Obama administration before it, was there to argue once again that the lawsuit should …
Has Seattle Found the Solution to Driving Alone to Work? – 5/23/2019
By Erick Trickey SEATTLE—Three years ago, this fast-growing, hilly city of 725,000 people took a huge leap toward a longtime civic dream: becoming a place where it’s easy to live without driving every day or without owning a car at all. In March 2016, the region’s Link light-rail system, which ran through 13 stations between the airport and downtown, added two …
Broad threat to humanity from cumulative climate hazards intensified by greenhouse gas emissions 11/9/18
The ongoing emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is triggering changes in many climate hazards that can impact humanity. We found traceable evidence for 467 pathways by which human health, water, food, economy, infrastructure and security have been recently impacted by climate hazards such as warming, heatwaves, precipitation, drought, floods, fires, storms, sea-level rise and changes in natural land cover and …
The Thin Green Line – 2017- 2018
The Pacific Northwest stands squarely between the most voracious energy markets in the world and huge fossil fuel deposits in the interior of North America—Powder River Basin coal, Bakken shale oil, Alberta tar sands, and remote natural gas fields. Big energy companies plan to unearth these vast reserves of carbon-intense fuels and put them up for sale in Asia. If …
The Oregon Department of Energy Recommends Denying Jordan Cove Liquified Natural Gas Project an Exemption – 9/1/18
Recommendation could slow development of controversial, long-planned Coos Bay facility. By Jordan Naquiss, Willamette Week The staff of the Oregon Department of Energy is recommending the denial of an exemption sought by developers of the proposed Jordan Cove liquified natural gas project in Southern Oregon. If built, the project would be by far the most expensive project in Oregon history—but …
UNECE Report on Carbon Sinks & Sequestration – 2017
Carbon Sinks and Sequestration Depending on their characteristics and local circumstances, forests can play different roles in the carbon cycle, from net emitters to net sinks of carbon. Forests sequester carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and transforming it into biomass through photosynthesis. Sequestered carbon is then accumulated in the form of biomass, deadwood, litter and in forest …
How A Grassroots Effort In Vancouver Fought Big Oil — And Won – 2/13/18
by Molly Solomon OPB Feb. 13, 2018 3:50 p.m. | Vancouver, Wash. Early this year, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said no to a massive oil-by-rail terminal proposed in Vancouver, Washington. The $210 million Vancouver Energy project, a joint venture from Tesoro and Savage, would have brought up to 360,000 gallons of crude oil a day on trains traveling along the …
Young People Are Suing the Trump Administration Over Climate Change – 10/23/18
Activists gathered outside the federal courthouse in Eugene for a hearing on the case in 2016.CreditBrian Davies/The Register-Guard, via Associated Press By John Schwartz, Oct. 23, 2018 EUGENE, Ore. — Julia Olson climbed the slope of Spencer Butte, taking the steeper of the two paths. Near the summit, shrouding pines suddenly gave way to a vista of the …
Deep Decarbonization Issue from Gov. Jay Inslee – 2017
In 2015 more than 190 nations signed the Paris Climate Agreement, committing themselves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius by mid-century. At the same time, states and cities from around the world, acting under a voluntary international agreement known as the Under 2 coalition, made their own commitments to speed the …
Oregon Democrats’ $1.4 billion carbon pricing plan looms over 2018 session – 9/30/17
By Hillary Borrud The Oregonian/OregonLive Four months before Oregon lawmakers return to Salem, it’s already clear one Democratic priority will likely dominate the session: passing a bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions and charge some of the state’s largest companies for their carbon output. This summer, at a screening of Al Gore’s latest climate change documentary, Gov. Kate Brown …
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