Category: Ecosocialism
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Texas and Oregon Outages: The Case for Public Power
By Emily Castle and Serena Howell, Portland DSA Ecosocialist Working Group A crisis of power Oregon is currently recovering from an historic winter storm that, at its peak, left more than 420,000 people without power in freezing temperatures. Though regulators had warned the two largest electric companies (PGE and Pacific Power) to maintain the vegetation near… read more
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Ecosocialism or Barbarism!
By David Purucker These are tough times for the environmentally aware socialist. The International Panel on Climate Change warns that humanity has only about 12 years to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius. Trump and the Republicans seem determined to turn Earth into the planet Venus. And we know the Democrats won’t do much… read more
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Oregon Needs a Green New Deal, Not Weak Cap and Trade Legislation
Given the urgency of climate change, you might think that any climate-focused policy in Oregon would be a welcome one. However, some policies fall far short of what is necessary and could even do more harm than good. According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) we only have 12… read more
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Clean energy justice in the City of Roses
Historically marginalized communities in the U.S. are not only first and worst impacted by climate pollution, they are also largely last and least likely to reap the benefits of new clean energy and energy efficiency measures in municipalities around the country. Portland, Oregon is exhibit A for this reality. Low-income communities, communities of color, and… read more
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Stop the #JordanCove LNG Terminal!
With record-breaking heat waves and droughts, severe storms battering the coasts, and wildfires burning throughout the Pacific Northwest and choking the region in smoke, it is hard to ignore the fact that climate change is affecting our daily lives in myriad ways. Yet, that is exactly what Oregon’s political and business leaders are doing by… read more