Oregon is good at coffee, craft beer, and outdoor adventures. But it is not good at building new power lines—the linchpin of the state’s transition to clean energy.
@ktrumbull.bsky.social has solutions to help crucial grid projects move forward.
“I think [NW Natural and gas utilities nationwide] will need to figure out if they want to be part of the solution or if they want to continue to obstruct progress toward the inevitable.”
@emilymoore.bsky.social @oregonian.com @gosiawoz.bsky.social
What would you recommend to someone who is interested in implementing proportional representation in their city? Where should they start?
New @sightline.org report w/ @emilymoore.bsky.social!🔥 Policy tools to ⬇️ #wildfire risk in the PNW: steer development away from risky areas, strengthen building codes, rebuild safer post-disaster, disclose hazard to renters/buyers & price insurance accurately. www.sightline.org/fire-hazard-...
Let's do for wildfires what we’ve done for floods: stopping sprawl to risky areas, retrofitting homes to withstand fire, and rebuilding in places less likely to burn.
@rpelai.bsky.social @emilymoore.bsky.social
I've been wondering when the insurance industry would go after big oil...
Five panelists on a stage with a projector screen above them that reads, “Northerst Energy: How the Pacific Northwest is powered – and where it’s falling short”
Learned from @emilymoore.bsky.social that the first high-voltage transmission line was in Portland at @opb.org’s energy event tonight! @sightline.org
It took me 5m to call 2 senators & leave a voicemail saying they should oppose any bill that would appropriate money for the extrajudicial killing of Americans
(this appropriations bill is like a week away fyi)
