Governor Kulongoski of Oregon, my home state, has stated a vision of combating global warming with both a state economy and general Oregon lifestyle that is cleaner and greener than the rest of the nation.
“Climate change is the most important environmental and economic issue of our time,” Governor Kulongoski said (the added emphasis is mine). [...]
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Cleaner, Greener Lives in Oregon
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, politics, transportation
Tags: bipartisan politics·carbon footprint·cars·climate change·economics·electric cars·global warming·Governor Kulongoski·green living·Oregon
Peak-Hour Tolls And Global Warming
April 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability
I’m intrigued by (Oregon) Governor Kulongoski’s speech last Friday on transportation and global warming. It’s not many politicians who are brave enough to consider peak-hour tolls, which are also known as congestion pricing.
London and Stockholm have found that these reduce rush-hour traffic by about 20%, which is huge in the transportation context. The tolls were highly unpopular at first, but became more accepted as people found themselves spending
Tags: carbon footprint·congestion pricing·gas tax·global warming·Governor Kulongoski·highways·pricing signals·roads
Focus the Nation: The Unanswered Question
February 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · politics, sustainability
Last night my husband, friends and I and 3,200 others gathered at University of Portland for Focus the Nation. College students quizzed Governor Kulongoski and other elected politicians on solutions to global warming while OPB did a live radio broadcast.
My first thought: young Jesse Jenkins of the Cascade Climate Network is my current top pick for president in the 2020 election. (Who says I can’t think ahead?) His smart
Tags: bipartisan politics·carbon footprint·Cascade Climate Network·climate change·culture·Eban Goodstein·environment·Focus The Nation·global warming·Governor Kulongoski·Jesse Jenkins·life·sacrifice·Sandra Tsing Loh
