Environment
Tree Sitters and Community Members Converge to Protest Willamette Greenway Clear-Cut
Tree sitters are locking down in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown. Neighbors are taking action to protect 3.5 acres of the Willamette Greenway and potential affordable housing site slated to be destroyed by out-of-state developers Evergreen Housing Development Group (EHDG). For the past 2 years community members have organized to stop sale of the…
Community Members Celebrate Win in Fight Against Jordan Cove
Community members and climate activists celebrated a win when the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) voted 2-to-1 to delay their decision on the approval of the Jordan Cove Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) on February 20. Commissioner McNamee stated that FERC needed more time to review permit denials from the State of Oregon, including the State’s…
Windy Peak Dropped From Timber Sale
The Climate Justice League has focused its forest defense campaign this year on getting Windy Peak, an ecologically diverse plot of forest that includes old growth and keystone species, from being included in the N126 timber sale. CJL strongly believes that establishing a land ethic with the areas we are working to save, should be…
What’s the Deal with Timber Industry Propaganda?
The Oregon Logging Conference has been a major pain in the neck for Eugene’s environmentalist community for many years. Nothing stinks worse for us green-minded folk than to see a bunch of timber industry buffs haul felled trees into the parking lot of the Fairgrounds to showcase how effective their bulldozing equipment is. But, you…
Activists Shut Down Port to Stop Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Vancouver, WA – Work was halted on Thursday October 17 for 6 hours at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, by community members blockading a rail line that is transporting pipe for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. In early September, activists broke the news that pipe for the project’s construction is being imported by ship…
Students for Sustainable Development: ACTION PRESS RELEASE
On December 4th, University of Oregon students part of the informal group, Students for Sustainable Development, zip-tied protest signs on the fencing surrounding Hayward field, and on the recently put up fences around the construction site of the proposed new Hamilton residence. The signs included the statements “Green Universities Don’t Break their Climate Action Promises,”…
All Charges Dropped Against “Salem 21” Pipeline Protestors
Nearly 1,000 people gathered in Salem on November 21 in opposition to the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Export Facility that would be located in Coos Bay, and the proposed Pacific Connector Pipeline that would carry gas to the terminal from existing pipeline 229 miles from Malin, Oregon to Coos Bay. The proposed pipeline…
Who Are the Three Judges on the 9th Circuit Court Who Dismissed the Juliana v. United States case? And Why?
While climate change is an evident problem, the judges ruled that the plaintiffs, who at the time were between the ages of 8 and 19 when they filed the suit against the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property by enacting policies that contributed to the climate crisis, lacked valid…
PIPELINE UPDATE: ACTIVIST VICTORY!
On Jan. 24, the Pembina Pipeline Corporation withdrew its Removal-Fill permit application from the Department of State Lands for the Jordan Cove pipeline project. Earlier that week, the Department had rejected Pembinas fifth extension request to prolong a decision on the permit. Facing a final decision on Jan. 31 for the Removal-Fill permit, Pembina withdrew…
A Green New Deal for Cascadia’s Forests?
The Green New Deal has become a topic of national debate in the last year. It’s widely touted as a solution, not only to runaway climate change, but also to the growing economic inequity that has been strangling our nation’s working class. This enthusiasm is encouraging, but while this vision takes shape in national conversations,…