It’s also carbon-free, cheaper to operate, and won’t explode in your basement. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...

And the Portland Clean Energy Fund has been helping pay for AC installation for Portland's most vulnerable communities!

Oregon is failing our young people and future generations by slowing progress toward a clean economy. People want to make the right choice, but the systems now don't help us get off fossil fuels fast enough. Disasters like the deadly heat dome will keep happening unless we show more leadership.

Reflecting on Portland's deadly heat wave of 2021. Also: Monica digs into how PCEF has paid for nearly 25,000 AC unit installs since then. An illustrative peek at ways this fund has historically been used in Portland, as electeds consider tapping the fund to pay for Moda renovations.

TONIGHT: Catch a special DC screening of GASLIT, a @janefonda.com documentary that exposes the oil and gas industry like you've never seen before. It will be followed by a panel feat. Oil Change Research Co-Director Kelly Trout. Get tix: https://bit.ly/44FNg8k @gaslitdoc.bsky.social

The accused were brought before federal judges and told they could spend years in federal prison. But then, a WW review of the cases has found, most of them came to nothing.

Join us July 9 for Rumble on the River #32 "We're not Gonna Take the Heat" Panel on: extreme heat impacts of the climate crisis + avenues to implement solutions like shade equity, outdoor worker safety, tree care and more. Doors at 5:30, event at 6:30 pm; at Dharma Rain Zen Center, Portland

Thank you to @repbonamici.bsky.social for taking a stand against legal immunity for the fossil fuel industry! Let's keep the pressure on the rest of our congressional delegates to oppose, so that we can retain our right to hold polluters accountable: bit.ly/NoImmunityOR

We're excited to be co-sponsoring a Climate Town Hall on June 22 in Portland with @repdexteror.bsky.social. Join us as we gather with community, learn what efforts are already happening on the ground, and build power for climate action. www.mobilize.us/climateactio...

“Americans deserve not to be lied to by big corporations. They should be subject to the same laws everybody is subject to.” - Governor Inslee on why Big Oil must not be given a legal shield. Make your voice heard and urge our members of Congress to say NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL! 👉 bit.ly/NoImmunityOR

“Community-driven long-term solutions are the only way that we’ll be able to make our way and thrive in the face of climate change.” Hear more from Xitlali Torres on environmental wealth + the @multco.bsky.social's Climate Justice Plan!

“Even if you stopped climate change today, New Orleans’s days are still numbered... “It will be surrounded by open water, and you can’t keep an island situated below sea level afloat. There’s no amount of money that can do that.” Jesse Keenan,Tulane University 1/2

Grab some beers, get together with other workers, and learn about unionizing!

We don't need more data centers in or near our communities. Oregonians from all walks of life are coming together to fight these projects. It's some of the most collaborative and bipartisan organizing we've seen in years. Come out and be a part of it!

The steal $ from PCEF for cops campaign website is terrible www.saferportland.com

The fossil fuel industry is desperate to avoid accountability for the climate crisis, and the Trump administration wants to shield it. A bill is before Congress that would grant Bit Oil legal immunity from climate laws or lawsuits, and we cannot let them have it. Take action 👉 bit.ly/NoImmunityOR

We want billion-dollar corporations in Eugene (think Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc.) to pay a 2% fee on their gross profits to the Eugene Clean Energy Fund, to fund clean energy projects, job training, and green infrastructure. Let's turn corporate profits into community power! #ECEF

🚨 MAJOR update on #NoImmunityForBigOil 🚨 On Friday, Republicans introduced the bill we've been anxiously awaiting: one that would give Big Oil legal immunity from *any* laws or lawsuits that hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis. Take action 👉 bit.ly/NoImmunityOR Read more 👇

"Zenith failed to pay franchise fees on time in 2018, defied state orders to practice for an oil spill in 2019, engaged in 'flagrant violations' of a state air permit in 2021, and violated city lobbying code in 2022, as determined by the Auditor’s Office." www.portlandmercury.com/news/advocat...

“If you think that you can pull a fast one on the environmental community, you know, you must be new here, because that’s just not how things work in this town,” @councilorgreen.bsky.social said.

Portland investigated Zenith Energy for misconduct. Who did they put in charge of the investigation? The same city staff accused of misconduct. 🤔 To no one's surprise, Zenith was cleared. Today, we hand-delivered letter to Mayor Wilson formally rejecting the investigation. Full story 👇

If you don't want Big Oil to get a free pass, take action right now to oppose total legal immunity for the fossil fuel industry. 📨 Write your Congress members: actionnetwork.org/letters/no-i... 📝 Add your organization to the sign on letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Have you sent emails to our Senators yet, urging them oppose any legislation that would grant immunity to the fossil fuel industry? No? Do it now!! 👉 bit.ly/NoImmunityOR

"Right now, climate work is hard – and scary. What helps is joy-forward, relational organizing. Fighting well-funded systems of harm is rarely fun, but it’s more bearable when you’re not doing it alone." Read more from Energize Bend Coalition Coordinator Brennan Breen in this guest piece 👇

We're excited about this!

We're delivering affordability and resilience one step at a time.

1/ Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders and investors get rich. Read our deep dive 🧵👇:

"New housing in Oregon must be built with energy-efficient heat pumps instead of ducted air conditioning following an update to the state’s residential energy code." www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/heat-pu... via Ryan Kushner 🔌💡

“By making billion-dollar companies pay their fair share, we can increase resilience, develop comprehensive energy efficiency programs, support local businesses, create good clean energy jobs, and more.” – Aya Cockram, Breach Oregon Energy Transition Organizer #ECEF @eugenecleanenergy.bsky.social

A California agency received 20k AI-generated comments opposing heat pump rules. Staff called a sample to verify—several said they never sent comments. Raises serious questions about the opposition campaign that helped kill the clean air standards, that would've prevented 1000s of premature deaths.

A climate lawsuit is heading to the Supreme Court, meanwhile Big Oil is lobbying Congress for TOTAL LEGAL IMMUNITY from ALL climate law + lawsuits. Oregon leaders must stand up for our right to hold polluters accountable for climate chaos. TAKE ACTION NOW against Immunity for Big Oil👇

🚨 Big Oil is lobbying Congress for total legal immunity from any climate laws or lawsuits. In Oregon, federal immunity for Big Oil would stop critical accountability efforts like MultCo v. Exxon + the Climate Superfund in their tracks. Urge Oregon's members of Congress to say #NoImmunity! 👇

On a day when the Trump EPA abandons science completely and denies the suffering of Americans from wildfire, floods, extreme freezes, and water shortages, driven by climate change, I'm proud to be an Oregonian. #ORleg

"We cannot take lightly the federal government's expansive repression and persecution of anti-ICE and anti-fascist activism." - @nlg.org's Director of Defense Xavier T. de Janon Read Protect the Protest coalition member National Lawyers Guild's full statement on the PtP website 👇 #ProtectTheProtest

Another win for pro-Palestinian protesters to add to the list! www.wosu.org/politics-gov...

U.S. electric and gas utilities requested nearly $31 billion in rate increases last year, more than double what they asked for the year before: heatmap.news/sparks/power...

🚨 UO just increased campus fossil fuel emissions by 65% — despite climate commitments at the state, city, and university level. We’re calling on the University of Oregon to stop the boiler pilot program and electrify now. 👉 Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/uo-j...

¡Inscripción ampliada! Únete al Instituto de Liderazgo en Energía Limpia antes del 2 de febrero. 👉 bit.ly/RegisterCELI

Registration Extended! Apply by February 2nd. Don't miss this opportunity to apply to join the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. 👉 bit.ly/RegisterCELI

As a coalition, Protect the Protest demands systems that prioritize life over punishment, compassion over cruelty, and justice over silence. An attack on one of us is an attack on us all. We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.

🚨 Big Oil wants to take away your right to sue fossil fuel companies for the harm they cause. No matter your politics, we should all agree that no industry should be above the law. Say it with us: 📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣

📣 ¡Buscamos líderes para la justicia climática! 📣 El Instituto de Liderazgo en Energía Limpia (CELI) ofrece una serie de seis talleres gratis para desarrollar habilidades de liderazgo y defensa, centradas en una transición justa hacia la energía limpia. 👉 bit.ly/RegisterCELI

📣Seeking frontline climate justice leaders! 📣 The Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) is a six part free workshop series that will develop leadership and advocacy skills focused on a Just Transition to clean energy. 👉 bit.ly/RegisterCELI

We'll be there!! Please join us to learn how you can help hold Big Oil accountable.

And as we know, nothing bad ever happens when private equity is involved

Yesterday, Breach joined joined community members, health professionals, educators, and environmental advocates to urge city leaders to dramatically strengthen safeguards around the massive fuel storage complex that is the CEI Hub. www.breachcollective.org/highlights/p... #Portland

A generous Breach supporter has stepped up with an exciting challenge: they will match our $15,000 fundraising goal if we meet it before the end of the year. Give now so that we can turn $15K into $30K for climate and worker justice! 👉 www.breachcollective.org/donate 💰✊🌎❤️