July 22-24th, 2020 Our team is coming to your screens this summer! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of our communities, we are holding the Summer Institute, originally planned to take place at Hamline University, as a virtual conference! Not only that, but we are teaming up with...
Join the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) for our national call on July 11 with environmental psychologist Dr. Renee Lertzman. In these stressful times, Dr. Lertzman suggests we can acknowledge the feelings of anxiety that can immobilize us and create conditions that allow us to show up as our...
Hours after Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly revoked their support from the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter project, a controversial freeway widening project, the council voted to adopt a climate emergency declaration. Globally, thousands of jurisdictions have declared climate...
The nation’s attention is focused on the COVID-19 emergency, but the other crisis that is disrupting our lives — climate change — is not going away. Though we can’t come together in Washington this year, CCL is holding a virtual conference starting Saturday, June 13, and registration is now open....
Please be invited to join the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) on Thursday, May 28 for our upcoming webinar, “Structuring an Economy for People and Planet in the Time of Climate Crisis and COVID-19”. During this dynamic dialogue women and feminists from different...
OUR RESEARCH IN THE TIME OF COVID We’re hosting a series of virtual panel discussions highlighting researchers at PSU and the relevance of their work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the first two conversations here. COVID AND CLIMATE This week, we’ll be joined by climate...
The Worry & Hope study at the University of Hawaii revealed a pervasive emotional climate of fear, anger, sadness, shame and hope about climate change. College faculty already knew this, and are, themselves, feeling anxiety, grief, and additional stress that accompanies a sense of urgency and...
SPEAKERS: – Dave Karlsgodt, Director, Management Advisory Services, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc – Steve Muzzy, Senior Manager Climate Programs, Second Nature – Chris O’Brien, Director of Business Development, CustomerFirst Renewables DESCRIPTION: Chris O’Brien of CustomerFirst Renewables...
If the world has seen a scary future with the emergence of COVID-19, the future of our planet in a 3-4° C scenario takes us to an entirely different level of uncertainty, including in terms of health. Fundamental to a transformational and green recovery will be early action on a longer-term agenda...
We have all seen a glimpse of cleaner air due to the constraints on human activity required by the COVID-19 pandemic. But a more lasting way to clear the air and protect our climate is to measure and reduce our carbon footprints. While you’re inside flattening the curve, what better time to gather...
On April 29 at 7 pm the NE 350PDX Team will host a Zoom presentation by Pachamama Alliance Portland introducing Project Drawdown’s upbeat, game-changing compendium of ways to reverse global warming. The session will include oral presentations, slides, video clips, music and breakout...
Community Energy Project is the Low-Income Facilitator for Oregon’s newest renewable energy option – community solar! The Oregon Community Solar Program guarantees low-income residents savings on their monthly utility bills, along with additional benefits. We invite you to join us to learn all...