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Letter to the Editor

Spring Rebellion Sample Letter to Editor

April 11, 2023 by Michaela McCormick
Image of large old-fashioned clock with hands set at one minute to midnight.

[Please adapt and personalize this sample letter to the editor and send it to your local newspaper or neighborhood association newsletter.] The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said on March 20 we must … Read more

Tags Divest, Emissions, Extinction Rebellion, IPCC, OPAL, Public Transportation, Spring Rebellion, Third Act, TriMet, Zenith Energy

LTE: Climate Accountability, Courage, and Action

January 18, 2023 by Diana Meisenhelter

[The Oregonian published Diana Meisenhelter’s Letter to the Editor on January 15, 2023.] While I heartily agree with the January 8, 2023, Opinion page titled “2023 must be a year of courage and action,” I … Read more

Tags Accountability, Climate Activists, Climate Chaos, Climate Emergency, greenhouse gas emissions, Leadership

Empty promises on Zenith

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 by Pat Kaczmarek

It was shocking to read that the Portland City Council has approved the Land Use Compatibility Statement for Zenith Energy, (“Portland gives Zenith Energy land use green light amid promise to end fossil fuel storage,” … Read more

Tags air quality, City Council, Land use Compatibility Statement, Zenith Energy

LTE: Climate workplan needs improvements

August 1, 2022 by Lynn Spitaleri Handlin
Small green banner with words "Extinction Rebellion The Time To Act Is Now"

his climate workplan must be improved before the actual vote on August 24. Then make it happen, with funding and cooperation.

Tags Carbon Emissions, City of Portland, Climate, Climate Emergency, Climate Workplan, Portland Bureau of Transportation, Portland Water Bureau, Trees

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