While the article did not start out being about Oregon, both of the companies mentioned in the Grist post ARE from OR and very interesting. The Grist Post: https://grist.org/sponsored/how-hyperlocal-hydro-energy-can-empower-communities Quote, “The current moment, for all its upheaval and uncertainty, presents … Read More

In a new report, IEA updated it’s projections so that the baseline assumption scenario increases solar and wind capacity above the combination of gas and coal. Here’s Carbon Brief’s post on the report. Quote, “Last year, Carbon Brief analysis of the IEA’s … Read More

These 7 simple actions from Cornell Lab are logical and fairly straightforward. Safer Windows Cats indoors Reduce grass and plant native Avoid pesticides Drink shade-grown coffee Plastics Watch and share The surprise was the shade-grown coffee, quote: “ The challenge: Three-quarters … Read More

Grist pointed to this data repository from Yale – just a massive data set on opinions – answers to different questions. For data-dogs, that is a great site to poke around. For those who want a more compressed view, check … Read More

National Geographic article From Nation Geographic, and that ended up in at least several news feed platforms (including Science), continued evidence that ~10k years ago women were hunters, but were always assumed to only gather. Men were the hunters. That … Read More

Grist picked up an article published by Portland NGO, New Building Institute (NBI), about how one can ‘future-proof’ a building making it more sustainable and less impactful to environment. Part of this future proofing involves creating energy rather than just … Read More

This is an interesting take on the problem of removing fossil fuels from everyday living, like natural gas in our furnaces, stoves and hot water heaters. If states and countries have a 0 carbon goal at some point in time, … Read More

source: https://www.statista.com/chart/23375/key-concerns-ahead-of-2020-election/