We all know there’s something special about Oregon’s forests.
A new study by the Wilderness Society says if you’re looking for a place to store carbon, Oregon forests are the best in the nation.
Using Forest Service data, the Society says the top ten best forests for storing carbon are all in the Pacific Northwest. Six...
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UPDATE: Our initial vote tally was incorrect. It’s been updated.
In the last days of the special session, one more victory notch in the belt of Oregon’s environmental community.
This afternoon, the House approved SB 1059, a bill that lowers greenhouse gas emissions from car and light trucks. The Oregon Environmental Council says the vote was...
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Update:
1000 Friends of Oregon and the Oregon Environmental Council released a joint statement praising the bill.
Mary Kyle McCurdy, 1000 Friends of Oregon Policy Director says, “This victory will help create healthier, sustainable communities across Oregon. And it’s a major step for giving Oregonians better transportation choices.”
“SB 1059 is a win-win for cities and towns across...
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The Senate is expected to vote this afternoon on SB 1059, a bill regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
Under the bill, state agencies will set greenhouse gas reduction targets for five metro areas in the state, Salem-Keizer, Eugene-Springfield, Bend, Medford and Corvallis. The Portland metro area is already covered by a similar...
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Here’s one part of the green agenda for the special session that’s moving along. SB 1059 which lowers greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks was approved today by the Ways and Means Committee. Next stop is the Senate Floor.
This is what the bill does.
Requires ODOT and the Department of Land Conservation to set...
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Some testimony, but no action today on two environmental bills before the special session.
The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee heard from witnesses on SB 1059, the bill that requires urban areas to reduce greenhouse gases from cars and trucks, but it did not take vote. And because of time constraints, it put off...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will announce tomorrow (Friday) that’s it’s denying endangered species status for the America Pika, a small cousin of the rabbit that goes by the nickname, “boulder bunny.”
The decision is a huge disappointment for environmental groups. They say the pika is danger of going extinct because of global warming....
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When President Obama arrives at the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen later this month, he won’t be coming empty handed.
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health, and will start regulating them as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson says the agency will move forward...
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10:56am
News conference is over.
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Reaction from Earthjustice: ““As nearly 200 nations begin important climate talks in Copenhagen this week, we are heartened to see that our government is recognizing the global warming threat.”
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Stationary sources of greenhouse gas will have to report emissions and install new pollution controls if they expand or build new facilities.
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Jackson says...
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One of the hottest stories on the web today. The Environmental Protection Agency has decided that greenhouse gases are a threat to human health and need to be regulated. This could be a major shift in how the federal government deal with climate change. Rather than waiting for Congress to pass a law, the...
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