Because of continued droughts and warming temperatures, our country is becoming more of a tinderbox every year. Wildfires are getting larger. More are occurring. The fire season starts earlier every year. Every year more lives and property are at risk. We need to do something about it now! Please contact your Congressional Representatives and Senators. […]
“We’ve grown leaps and bounds in our ability to collect climate data, particularly in the last 30 years since we’ve had satellites,” says Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist at the Breakthrough Institute, a think tank in Oakland, California. “But at the end of the day, we need to know what is likely to happen in […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 CONTACT: Allie Rosenbluth, 541-816-2240, allie@rogueclimate.org Andrew Hawley, Western Environmental Law Center, 206-487-7250, hawley@westernlaw.org Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Upholds Oregon’s Denial of Key Jordan Cove LNG Permit Potentially fatal blow for fracked gas export terminal and pipeline proposed in Oregon [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission […]
It may only be February, but 2020 is already “virtually certain” to be among the 10 warmest years on record, and has nearly a 50 percent chance of being the warmest ever, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. The predictions follow a January that was the warmest ever in 141 years […]
The Democratic Party of Oregon Environmental Caucus and many other groups have worked hard on the Clean Energy Jobs bill. The current version SB 1530 has flaws but is supported with some reservation by the majority of the Executive Committee of the Caucus. We strongly urge you to make your voice heard. We’ve created an […]
According to OPB.org, Milwaukie is the first city in Oregon to declare a Climate Emergency. Members of the Climate Mobilization Project are collecting signatures on our petition to encourage the Josephine County Commissioners, the Grants Pass City Council, and the Cave Junction City Council to develop Climate Emergency Plans of their own. Look for us […]
The Environmental Caucus will be gathering signatures on our petition at two upcoming events. The purpose of our petition is to encourage the Josephine County Commissioners, the Grants Pass City Council, and the Cave Junction City Council to declare a Climate Emergency and develop Climate Emergency Programs to do their part to reduce or eliminate […]
Pembina has withdrawn their application for a permit to dredge Coos Bay in preparation for their planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal. What, on the surface, appears to be great news may just be another tactic by Pembina to get around providing information detrimental to the advancement of this project. For more information go to the […]
Come to the Fry Family Farm in Medford to hear a presentation by Oregon Climate and Agriculture Network (OrCAN) and Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) on Climate and Agriculture in the Legislature. The presentation will be from 4:00 to 5:30 pm on Friday, January 24, 2020. When Oregon lawmakers convene in February of 2020 […]
