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New Natural Gas Power Plants!

Portland General Electric is proposing to build two new huge natural gas power plants at the Carty Generating Station to power the City of Portland!

We want the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to reject PGE’s proposal for more fossil fuel power and instead call on them to build more renewable energy like wind and solar!

Comments to the PUC are due May 12th, click here to submit!

Talking Points
- Carty gas-fired power plants would lock Oregon into decades of climate disruption at a time when solar and wind power are viable options and more affordable than ever.
- Future gas prices are highly unpredictable; wind and solar power eliminate the expense of fuel entirely. Building more gas-fired power plants is a risky proposition for PGE’s customers and shareholders.
- PGE has proposed a 20-year plan favoring gas-fired power plants, rejecting plans which rely almost exclusively on renewables like wind and solar even though independent analysis shows that investing in wind and solar is better for customers and better for workers.
- Portland has recently banned new fossil fuel infrastructure; building new infrastructure to power Oregon’s largest city doesn’t make sense.
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- If PGE’s proposed gas plants are built, the Carty generating station would be largest GHG emitter in Oregon after Boardman closes.
- Carty 2 & 3 would release about 2 million tons of CO2 annually - up to 7 million tons when upstream methane leakage is factored in.
- Overall, the Carty facility would consume 230 million cubic feet of natural gas - about ⅓ of Oregon’s daily gas consumption.
- We’ve nearly used up the global carbon budget. We can’t afford decades more of fossil fuels greenhouse gas pollution.
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I strongly urge you to deny PGE’s proposed energy plan because it favors building unnecessary gas-fired power plants, and fails to adequately evaluate renewable energy resources to replace the retiring Boardman coal plant. Building new gas-fired power plants would lock Oregon into decades of climate-disrupting fossil fuel energy and unpredictable gas prices - at a time when clean energy sources like wind and solar are more affordable than ever. This is a bad deal for PGE customers and a step backward for Oregon. Portland has just moved to stabilize the climate by banning new fossil fuel infrastructure, but PGE’s plan moves us farther away from meeting Oregon’s climate goals. Building new methane-burning power plants now simply doesn’t make sense - for PGE or the planet.
Please direct PGE to revise its plan by investing in clean energy sources like wind and solar instead of rushing ahead to commit Oregon to risky gas-fired power plants.

Sincerely,
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The Political Science of a Solar Eclipse

August 18, 2017/in Climate Science, Editorial /by Guest Author

Path of places in Oregon the total eclipse will be visible August 21, 2017

Solar irradiance on land is about 1000 watts per square meter at sea level on a clear day, like when the moon is not in the way. On the 21st of this month here in Oregon, solar irradiance is going to suddenly drop to about 1 watt per square meter in places like Salem, Warm Springs (momentarily not so warm), and Prineville. Weather will change for a bit, but climate will not. The solar eclipse will help some politicians escape the confusion between the two. Some will be left behind. Read more

Oil Train Blockade Rolls Bakken Tanks to a Stop

August 14, 2017/in News /by Rachel Levelle

Two adults lying down on train tracks with flower pot lock boxes and sunflower-painted umbrellas around them. Behind them, a sign reading "Gov Inslee say no Vancouver Oil Terminal"

Climate Activists set up their blockade near Vancouver

When police arrived at the scene responding to an oil train blockade, what they saw was not a trifold or rally, but a community garden. In a call for Governor Inslee to shut down the Tesoro Savage crude oil export terminal proposal, climate activists locked down in a rolling blockade in front of a Bakken oil train. The lock boxes were built into flower pots with sunflower umbrellas surrounding them.

City Council Votes to Defend Fossil Fuel Terminal Ordinance

August 2, 2017/in Fossil Fuel Resistence, News /by mia

The Portland City Council voted unanimously to appeal the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision to reverse the Fossil Fuel Terminal Ordinance. Check out the short video from the City Council Meeting to hear why the City Attorney and all 5 City Council Members want to appeal the LUBA decision and fight to defend the fossil fuel ordinance.

July Climate Science News Roundup

August 2, 2017/in Climate Science /by Adriana Voss-Andreae

Calving icebergs at both poles, eutrophication in our coastal ecosystems: more often than not, the current climate science can seem dire. But by arming ourselves with the most up-to-date science, we can be more effective in changing the culture around climate change. This month’s climate science round-up seeks to provide accurate and effective information so that we can work together to save our planet.