Beat the rush. If you or your landlord is thinking about new cooling this summer, make sure to explore a heat pump first. These two-way ACs work in all seasons: cool air in the summer, hot air in the winter, and lower bills too!
Group photo of people at the No Kings III demonstration in Portland, OR. People are facing forward, wearing "Make Polluters Pay" t-shirts and holding protest signs that say "No Kings, No Oil-Garchy" and "Immunity for Big Oil? No FKing Way"
We need a healthy democracy to respond together to the climate crisis. #nokings #makepolluterspay
Big Oil companies have lied for DECADES about the "catastrophic" dangers of their fossil fuel products, and are now "afraid of being held to account for their own lies," says @govjayinslee.bsky.social.
Big Oil must not be above the law.
The AI economy looks...really precarious. So @matteowong.bsky.social & I did a bunch of reporting to try to figure out what happens when a potential bubble collides with a war in Iran and a potential resource shortage. The answer is...arguably the most dire stuff i've heard from smart ppl in a while
A Heat Pump Might Be Right for Your Home. Here’s Everything to Know.
Heat pumps are good for your wallet — and the world. Wirecutter breaks down why they’re the cheapest and most efficient way to handle both heating and cooling for your home, no matter where you live. nyti.ms/4lUD3wU
The conflict in the Middle East appears to have forced some oil and gas companies to directly burn off more natural gas than usual at their facilities, releasing planet-warming pollution into the atmosphere.
Breaking News: The Trump administration will pay a French energy giant nearly $1 billion to abandon its plans to build wind farms off the East Coast.
Building codes shape energy bills for decades after people move in to homes. Oregon’s new standards are projected to cut energy waste in a typical new home by 27%, saving about $171 per year compared w/ the previous code.
Efficient homes = affordable homes!
❄️“Sub-zero temperatures don’t pose a problem for heat pumps.” ⛄
Modern, all-electric systems are already operating in colder climates, including regions where winter temperatures regularly drop below -22°F.
Trump’s Treasury helped a major energy corporation pay zero federal income tax in 2025 by aggressively undermining the tax code.
Cheniere Energy now gets a $380 million refund from taxpayers.
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Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. Instead, utility prices spiked 13%, and his reckless moves in the Middle East are pushing costs even higher.
Americans are looking for more than vague pledges from a president who has continued to ban clean energy and drove energy prices up 13% after promising to cut them by 50%.
Trump continues to harm our communities and increase our bills while putting more money in Big Polluters' pockets.
Group of eight smiling, talented campaign leaders embracing and wearing "Make Polluters Pay" t-shirts.
OREGON LAWMAKERS NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU: Write to your lawmakers today and urge them to pass the Climate Resilience Superfund (SB 1541) and make polluters pay for the harm they cause to our communities.
Find and contact your state lawmakers: bit.ly/mpp-email
Our communities fought to pass the 'Built Smart from the Start Act' in 2023, and now the results: New homes built in Oregon will see a big jump in energy efficiency and resilience features. Lower bills, more safety! And all new central cooling will be done by heat pumps. Building for the future!
Yes we do! #makepolluterspay
In practice, that means lower energy bills, better comfort and health, and more resilience for new houses. And a key provision is that any home builder installing cooling (and most do) must install a heat pump instead of traditional central A/C. Most new homes will have a heat pump!
Oregon took a major step toward a healthier, more affordable, resilient and clean future for housing this week. It's been a long time in the making! Any new house built in Oregon starting October this year will be 27% more energy efficient than the last building code!
From every corner of our state, for the largest climate justice advocacy day at the Capitol in years!
Oregonians understand it's unfair that we bear the cost and harms of wildfires, floods, and lethal heat, while corporate climate polluters rake in profits with no consequences. #MakePollutersPay
For the first time in Oregon history, the Climate Resilience Superfund has PASSED out of a policy committee, and is heading to Ways and Means! It's a huge step toward holding the biggest fossil fuel polluters accountable for the damage they've done to our state.
#mpp #makepolluterspay #oregon
A crowd of people around tables, many holding yellow folders, paying rapt attention to their talented trainer who is standing at the front of the wood-paneled room.
A day featuring 100s of Oregonians telling stories of what climate harms cost them to their elected officials begins with training the group leaders who will guide them. Action shot from Make Polluters Pay group leader training!
@oeconline.org @rogueclimate.org @orsierraclub.bsky.social @ojta.org
There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism, but there is growing research that shows a link between wildfire smoke exposure in pregnant mothers and autism diagnoses. Two studies published in the last month indicate wildfire smoke has profound neurological impacts: grist.org/health/growi...
On a day when the Trump EPA abandons science completely and denies the suffering of Americans from wildfire, floods, extreme freezes, and water shortages, driven by climate change, I'm proud to be an Oregonian. #ORleg
Thank you for highlighting energy affordability! Our homes & buildings are our 1st line of defense against climate-fueled Arctic freezes and summer extreme heat. Please support all-electric heat pumps and energy efficiency policy + incentives. More affordable and safer than methane gas heat!
For #ORClimateAction, I like my new “Make Polluters Pay” T-shirt to urge OR Legislators to support the #Climate Resilience Superfund Bill for upcoming OR 2026 short leg session. @350pdx.bsky.social @mcat-climate.bsky.social @buildingresilience.bsky.social @olcv.org @climaterealitypdx.bsky.social
Speak up about Oregon's Make Polluters Pay legislation, the Climate Resilience Superfund bill (SB 1541)!
Send in testimony today, 2/7, before 1:00pm! Tell lawmakers that Oregonians want to hold big polluters accountable for the damages they cause. It's easy! Click here: tinyurl.com/mppspeakup
Join us in Salem on Monday, 2/16 for Advocacy Day. We'll start the day with a training, followed by meetings with lawmakers to share your story about why it’s important to hold big polluters accountable. Food will be provided.
*Please RSVP here: tinyurl.com/mppsalemday
#makepolluterspay #oregon
Happening now! Make Polluters Pay advocates are testifying in Salem in support of the Climate Resilience Superfund bill, which will make the largest, out-of-state fossil fuel polluters pay their share for climate pollution, instead of Oregonians. Tune in olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediapla...
Young people didn't cause the climate crisis, but they damn sure know who did. They're demanding elected officials hold fossil fuel corporations accountable. With the Climate Resilience Superfund bill in Oregon, lawmakers choose who pays for resilience and recovery. Us or the Polluters. #orleg
