Music to Heal a Dying Planet
Contemporary composers contemplate the apocalypse
On a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon in May, hundreds of people crammed into the gymnasium at Burns High School in eastern Oregon for a concert. … Continue reading
Climate change
Marching on Sunshine
Local activists condemn ‘freedom fuels’
Beneath the hot sun on Friday, May 31, some 30 participants gathered at the Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse. They were ready to march and … Continue reading
Acting on Climate
Ya-Po-Ah Terrace is transitioning off fossil fuels
Oregonians young and old are sounding the alarm in communities across the state. They are attending town hall meetings, protesting pipelines, setting up treesits and … Continue reading
Jordan Cove Gets Denied
DEQ denies natural gas pipeline, says Jordan Cove can reapply
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) denied a Clean Water Act permit Monday, May 6, for the Jordan Cove LNG project. The permitting is … Continue reading
Chasing Banks
Activists rally in national day of action against JPMorgan Chase
The crowd of 20 organized under drizzly skies on Wednesday afternoon, April 10, their backs turned on the Willamette Street traffic. Their signs, paintings of … Continue reading
Our Children’s Trust Case Still Delayed, May Be Appealed
A recent statement says the trial may also be separated into two parts
A court order today, Nov. 21, from federal Judge Ann Aiken states that the Our Children’s Trust (OCT) trial is still delayed pending a decision … Continue reading
What a Tangled Web We Weave, When First We Practice to … Try to Hold Up Kids’ Climate Cases in Court
The Department of Justice is all about trying to stop the climate case
On Friday, Nov. 2, the Supreme Court said the Our Children’s Trust constitutional climate case could move forward, but it left open the possibility that … Continue reading
Climate Denier, Former Greenpeace Activist, Speaks at UO Today
Patrick Moore, of the controversial Heartland Institute to speak at business school
A posting on the University of Oregon’s Around the O news website says: “A co-founder of Greenpeace will give a campus talk on the use … Continue reading
Youth Climate Change Case Holds Oral Argument Hearing
Both plaintiffs and defendants argued their positions in a pre-trial hearing for the Youth v. Gov. case
Although the Juliana v. U.S. case — also known as Youth v. Gov. — doesn’t start its trial until late October, both plaintiffs and defendants … Continue reading
State Senate Takes on Climate Change
Clean Energy Jobs bill would establish cap and price limits on greenhouse gases
While Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed carbon tax in Washington has been making headlines, here in Oregon a cap and price climate bill is gaining traction … Continue reading