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Progressive climate policy poised to pass in Oregon

Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJun 17th, 2019

Oregon is poised to pass cap-and-trade climate policy, joining California

Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the secon.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesJun 17th, 2019

The Latest: Oregon House approves progressive climate policy

The Latest on Oregon's cap and trade proposal (all times local): 8:30 p.m......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJun 18th, 2019

Oregon Green New Deal movement emerges

Democratic leaders are aiming to pass cap and trade in 2019, making Oregon just the second state to adopt the major climate policy. But some activists say lawmakers and Gov. Kate Brown aren’t thinking big enough. The want an “Oregon Green New De.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 24th, 2019

Column: Why one out-of-state investor is watching Oregon"s climate change policy

Clean energy is a strong and growing investment class......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 10th, 2020

Opponents of Portland"s fossil-fuel terminal ban could head to Oregon Supreme Court

The fight over Portland's ban on new bulk fossil-fuel terminals — often cited as a groundbreaking climate-change policy — might not be over. Opponents have asked the Oregon Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision that overturned a Land.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 1st, 2018

Columbus" Warehouse District is poised to be the region"s next big thing

On that way out of downtown – starting at the intersection with Spring Street – drivers pass the Warehouse District, a little known pocket of historic brick buildings that’s gearing up for some big changes......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 11th, 2024

Column: Bowing to business and the right wing, the SEC issues a pathetically watered-down climate disclosure rule

The SEC was poised to order companies to make full disclosures of their global warming risks. Why did it back off?The SEC was poised to order companies to make full disclosures of their global warming risks. Why did it back off?.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesApr 9th, 2024

The Margin: No, Biden isn’t coming for your burgers as he pushes climate-change agenda

No, President Biden has not banned beef as part of an updated policy to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 26th, 2021

Key Words: Greta Thunberg on U.S. eliminating fossil-fuel crutch: ‘I don’t believe you’ll actually do this’

If progressive U.S. lawmakers were expecting encouragement from influential climate activist, the 18-year-old Greta Thunberg, she wasn't delivering this Earth Day......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 22nd, 2021

Japan Poised To Allow Coast Guard To Fire On Chinese Vessels In New Legislation 

Japan Poised To Allow Coast Guard To Fire On Chinese Vessels In New Legislation  New legislation being considered that would radically alter current Japan Coast Guard policy toward how.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 5th, 2021

Key Words: ‘It could take more than a year to dig out of the total jobs shortfall’

March marked the strongest job growth the country has seen since the initial recovery faded last summer, but the recovery has still a long way to go, said the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 2nd, 2021

Progressives Push Biden Towards $10 Trillion "Green Infrastructure, Climate Justice" Bill

Progressives Push Biden Towards $10 Trillion 'Green Infrastructure, Climate Justice' Bill President Biden is feeling pressure from progressive Democrats to dramatically increase the size of the next economic stimulus - after they intro.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 1st, 2021

Fred Smith emphasizes importance of combatting climate change in congressional hearing

“Addressing climate change is bigger than one business,” Fred Smith said. “For the U.S. to remain a global economic leader, we must work together on sound policy, and innovative solutions for our planet.”.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 17th, 2021

Seattle Kraken, Oak View Group unveil arena beer partners

The Seattle Kraken and Oak View Group (OVG) said Wednesday that Molson Coors Beverage Co. and an Oregon craft brewer will be the official suds partners for the new hockey team and Climate Pledge Arena. The deal will offer arena-goers a combinatio.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 11th, 2021

: ‘Give while you live’: Jeff Bezos is giving himself a decade to spend $10 billion — and battle climate change

The Bezos Earth Fund will invest in scientists, the private sector, and policy change, its first president and CEO said......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 10th, 2021

America has a valuable chance to reimagine our food system as a force to combat climate change

Under a more progressive administration, now is the time to rethink our food and agriculture industries into a tool that fights climate change. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 27th, 2021

Progressive Rep. Ro Khanna on Joe Biden"s foreign policy so far, and America"s place in the world post-Trump

Rep. Ro Khanna, an influential progressive calling for a human rights-centered US foreign policy, told Insider.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 19th, 2021

Why Biden Is Reviving Climate Change’s Magic Number

It’s a number with a name its inventors concede is baffling. But it may also be, as many in the field have called it, the most important number you’ve never heard of. The “social cost of carbon,” or SCC, was created to show policy makers the g.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 13th, 2021

Biden climate change fight to fuel commodities supercycle

Loose monetary and fiscal policy and President Biden's climate change fight will boost commodities prices......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsFeb 12th, 2021

Michael Nutter’s new firm 40 North Advocacy wants to push progressive policy in U.S. cities

The Business Journal chatted with co-founder and CEO Michael Berman about 40 North Advocacy’s goals......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 4th, 2021