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Editorials, essays, opinion pieces and subjective personal reports.

Editor’s Note on January 6th’s Events

January 7, 2021 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

Firstly, you may have noticed that we’re now sending out the XRPDX newsletter on Thursday mornings instead of Monday mornings. There are some other cool changes coming soon, but this one arrived early! That said, … Read more

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A Holiday Letter from the Editor

January 7, 2021December 31, 2020 by Austen Lethbridge-Scarl

Allow me a bit of navel gazing. I took over as editor of the XRPDX newsletter in March of this year, only a couple of weeks before the pandemic ruined all of our lives. While … Read more

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Our Favorite Pieces from 2020

January 7, 2021December 31, 2020 by XRPDX

With commentary from Your Faithful Editor, Austen Lethbridge-Scarl June 1st: George Floyd and the Unheard June 29th: The Fourth Demand July 6th: Reflections on the Climate Emergency Declaration August 17th: What will tear gas do … Read more

Tags Best of XRPDX, Climate Emergency Declaration, Portland Protests, tear gas

Five Years Later: The Paris Climate Accord

December 14, 2020 by Janet Weil

As the plague-haunted year of 2020 comes to a close, the Paris Climate Accord concludes its first five years…of ever-higher greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts. Greta Thunberg shared a video message about this sad … Read more

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Is Carbon Shadow Pricing enough?

December 6, 2020November 23, 2020 by Otto Yunker

I have been thinking about Portland’s proposed Carbon Shadow Tax, and I am concerned. I am concerned that we as a society continue placing flat monetary values on the health of our environment, and in … Read more

Tags Carbon Shadow Tax, City of Portland

Are We “Past the Tipping Point”? Don’t Panic!

December 6, 2020November 16, 2020 by Janet Weil

Icy rain was hitting my window as I read through my Twitter feed. November’s gray gloom made the afternoon feel like an endless evening, and a recent report published in Nature titled “An earth system … Read more

What’s Next? A Post-Election To-Do List

December 6, 2020November 9, 2020 by Janet Weil

The tsunami of money, stunts, bluster and coup threats known as the 2020 Elections is over. Finally! The climate crisis continues, along with other crises of ecological and human devastation, including a sharp uptick in … Read more

Tags COVID-19, Green New Deal, ODOT, Zenith Energy

Kate Brown, Those Deputized Cops Have to Go

December 6, 2020November 2, 2020 by Janet Weil

When you’re being repressed by the police — teargassed or hit with other chemical munitions; beaten and shoved; arrested with federal charges; and more — it doesn’t make you feel one bit better that it’s … Read more

Tags Portland Protests

It’s Time to Defend Democracy.

December 6, 2020October 26, 2020 by Diana M.

If we are to take Donald Trump at his word, it seems that he has no intention of letting mail-in ballots be fully counted…or perhaps ceding power at all. He is doing everything possible at … Read more

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Why is it so hard to get Gen Z involved in XR?

December 6, 2020October 19, 2020 by Tri Sanger

As the youth outreach coordinator, this question has been plaguing me for months. Gen Z is, on average, very passionate about the climate, social justice, and what’s going on in our world. But then why … Read more

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