For #ORClimateAction, our winter snowpack in Oregon is only 15% of what it should be this time of year. There's very little chance we will make up the 85% of the snowpack needed to recharge our streams, rivers, & lakes. It’s another alarm bell that #ClimateChange is real and we must #ActOnClimate!

For our democracy, helping to organize an Oregon Congressional Candidate Climate Forum in April 2024 - Climate Change Comedian “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, ...

For #ClimateAction and our #democracy, my newest blog about helping to organize a #climate Congressional Candidate Forum for Oregon District 03 in April 2024. #ORClimateAction #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction #ActOnClimate #LeadOnClimate

For our #democracy & #ORClimateAction, I recently took a @trimet.org electric bus to attend a legislative town hall in Portland OR. I love taking electric buses because they don’t run on dirty oil energy coming thru the Strait of Hormuz nor do they pollute our air supply impacting our health.

For #ORClimateAction, an Oregon legislative Aide told me yesterday that I remind her of The Lorax with all my #environment and #climate activism. I took it as a big compliment. I loved that book since I was a kid, over 50 years ago! #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #Democracy #DemocrayInAction

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed attending the town hall for my legislators Senator Kayse Jama, @repvalderrama.bsky.social and @replamarwise.bsky.social this evening. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction #climate #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #LeadOnClimate

For our #democracy & #ORClimateAction, I thanked OR @repthuytran.bsky.social yesterday’s town hall for her leadership in passing HB 4100, Fuel Terminal Risk Bonding Bill. It requires oil terminals in Portland to secure insurance for tank failure so the financial burden after a disaster. @olcv.org

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed attending the town hall for Sen. @senkhanhpham.bsky.social @repwillychotzen.bsky.social @repthuytran.bsky.social this evening in Portland, Oregon. #climate #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For #ORClimateAction, I had a letter to the editor published in today’s @oregonian.com asking for Oregon Legislatures to please step up their game to #ActOnClimate. Thank you @senkhanhpham.bsky.social & other OR legislators who were #climate champion in the 2026 OR Leg session. @olcv.org

For our #democracy, yesterday I enjoyed attending the candidate forum for Oregon House District 52, sponsored by Hood River County Democrats, to cheer on my friend @nwpinpdx.bsky.social who is running for this seat. #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #climate #ORClimateAction #ActOnclimate

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, Tanya and I enjoyed attending a town hall for Senator @wyden.senate.gov today. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction #GrassrootsClimate #LeadOnClimate #climate #ActOnClimate

For our #democracy and #ORClimateAction, today I had fun informal Portland Citizens Climate Lobby with staff of @repdexteror.bsky.social to discuss ways we can #ActOnClimate. #Grassrootsclimate #LeadOnClimate #climate

For #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed attending #MakePollutersPay Lobby Day in Salem, OR yesterday to meet with staff of my legislators, Senator Kayse Jama & @repvalderrama.bsky.social , and meet with @replamarwise.bsky.social to urge them to support SB 1541 the #Climate Resilience Superfund Bill.

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed going to the Oregon state Capitol in Salem to meet with Oregon Rep. Ricki Ruiz and the staff of my legislators @repvalderrama.bsky.social & Senator Kayse to urge them to support HB 4134, 1.25% increase in the lodging tax to protect #wildlife.

For #ORClimateAction, today was a good day for me at the Oregon Capitol attending @mcat-climate.bsky.social Lobby Day to urge legislators such as Rep. Mark Gamba for Oregon to support strong #climate bills. #ActOnClimate #climate @olcv.org #democracy #DemcracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For #ORClimateAction and our #democracy, I enjoyed lobbying at the Oregon Capitol today to urge legislators such as Rep. Mari Watanabe to support maintaining and building trails in the beautiful Oregon #environment. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For #ORClimateAction, my oral testimony to OR Legislature on February 5th on behalf @climaterealitypdx.bsky.social to urge legislators to support #PolluterPays/#Climate Resilience Superfund Bill. #ActOnClimate @olcv.org @350pdx.bsky.social @mcat-climate.bsky.social @buildingresilience.bsky.social

For our #democracy & #ORClimateAction, last week Tanya and I enjoyed attending the town hall for our legislators Senator Kayse Jama, @repvalderrama.bsky.social @replamarwise.bsky.social. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction #climate #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction @mcat-climate.bsky.social @olcv.org

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, video of my oral testimony yesterday to the Oregon Legislative House Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment urging them to pass the Balcony/Plug In #Solar Bill (HB 4080). #ActOnClimate #Climate #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For our #democracy #environment and #ORClimateAction, I enjoy attending the Fight For Our Future Budget Rally - protect clean air & water in front of the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem today. @olcv.org #climate #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters

For #ORClimateAction & our #democracy, today I am at the Oregon Capitol to give oral testimony supporting Balcony #solar bill & give testimony on behalf of @climaterealitypdx.bsky.social to support Polluter Pays/ #Climate Resilience Superfund Bil. #ActOnClimate #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, see if you can find me in this group photo from this January 22th @350pdx.bsky.social #MakePollutersPay event to urge OR Legislators to pass the Climate Resilience Superfund Bill. @olcv.org @mcat-climate.bsky.social @climatrealitypdx.bsky.social

For our #democracy and #ORClimateAction, today I attended the Wasco Democrats forum for Oregon House District 52 to cheer on my friends @nwpinpdx.bsky.social (whom I am supporting in this race) and Bernard Seeger. #climate #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters

For our #democracy, I enjoyed attending the town hall this evening for my Oregon Senator Kayse Jama, @repvalderrama.bsky.social , and @replamarwise.bsky.social this evening to try to urge them to #ActOnClimate for the upcoming 2026 OR leg session. #ORClimateAction #climate #PolluterPays @olcv.org

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed attending the Joint Legislative Town Hall this evening for @senkhanhpham.bsky.social @repwillychotzen.bsky.social @repthuytran.bsky.social to urge them to support the Make Polluters Pay Bill. @350pdx.bsky.social @buildingresilience.bsky.social

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

For #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed attending @350pdx.bsky.social meeting this evening to help organize for the Make Polluters Pay or #Climate Resilience Superfund Bill that will be in the upcoming OR Legislative session. #ActOnClimate #MakePollutersPay #Democracy #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters

For our #democracy, #ORClimateAction, and to #LeadOnClimate, we had a great @mcat-climate.bsky.social @climaterealitypdx.bsky.social meeting with Oregon Rep. Jules Walters and her staff today. @climaterealityproject.org #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #ActOnClimate #Climate #ClimateAction

For our #democracy and for #ORClimateAction, I enjoyed attending U.S. Senator @jeff-merkley.bsky.social town hall this morning in Portland OR. #ActOnClimate #climate #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #DefundICE #ICEsucks

For our #ORClimateAction and our #democracy, I enjoyed attending the town hall this evening for Oregon @senlisareynolds.bsky.social to urge her support the @olcv.org @mcat-climate.bsky.social 2026 legislative priorities for balcony #solar, the #Climate Resilience Superfund Bill, etc. #ActOnClimate

For #ORClimateAction, I organized an @mcat-climate.bsky.social lobby meeting with friends such as @co2fkaren.bsky.social to chat with staff @councilordunphy.bsky.social to urge him and other PDX City Councilors to endorse the state level Climate Resilience Super Fund Bill. #climate #ActOnClimate