Our goal is to reduce energy bills, support home upgrades that help keep families healthy, and create good jobs in clean energy projects across Oregon.
BREAKING: Oregon Senate approves 100% Clean Energy for All (HB 2021) by 16-11 and the bill now goes to @OregonGovBrown for her signature.
This is a historic day for Oregon, amidst record-breaking heat, environmental justice leaders led to this victory. #ORleg#ORpol
We've made strides for climate justice this year, but there's a lot more work to do, as our very own @NikitaDaryanani reflects in @Sightline's deep dive on Oregon's House Bill 2021, requiring 100% clean electricity by 2040.
https://t.co/7HtmBecgcj #ORpol#ORleg#ClimateStrike
Labor unions were essential in our successful campaign for 100% clean electricity by 2040, the Healthy Homes Repair Fund, & the Energy Affordability Act. Thanks @SEIULocal503, great to see your work mentioned as part of @SEIU's climate justice efforts!
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100% Clean is an important first step and gives us inspiration to take more steps in the future. We’ve cleaned up the electricity sector, now looking to transportation, buildings, housing, and more! #ORClimateaction#orleg#orpol@ORCleanEnergy
"I'm proud of HB 2021, and most proud of all the new voices that have engaged in our legislation for the first time in this community engagement process. It's never ever been more urgent to take collective action"
Thank you @KhanhPhamForOR!! #ORpol#ORleg
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“What we saw was a need for communities to be resilient, economically and resource resilient. Everyone who came to the table recognized the dire need for a bill like this.”
Read @colorcoalition's @NikitaDaryanani discuss HB 2021 in this new piece:
https://t.co/CLJUzsyO88 #ORleg
"[@Emma_Marris] likes to remind people that getting involved in collective action is way more effective than worrying about individual actions — and you don’t have to dedicate your whole life to #climate activism in order to make a difference."
https://t.co/CLJUzsyO88 #ORpol
Thank you @BritSeeingStars for writing about Oregonian climate justice advocates @NikitaDaryanani of @colorcoalition and @Emma_Marris, who, among many incredible things she does, serves on the Board of @RogueClimate in southern Oregon.
This piece is a great read! #ORpol#ORleg
Incredible people interviewed here including @colorcoalition’s @NikitaDaryanani and Rogue Climate board member @Emma_Marris about hope in this moment of climate chaos.
"Everyone in #Oregon deeply feels the worsening natural disasters. You cannot live in any place that hasn't been touched by disaster in some form. I think that's something that everyone's concerned about and ready to do something about."
@KhanhPhamForOR:
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.@NikitaDaryanani of @colorcoalition:
"Passing bills is just half the battle...Implementation needs to happen in a way that is equitable and centers on the communities that were driving the campaign in the first place."
https://t.co/YtJK3nKxd0
"This is the first time in history that I and my community have had a voice," Maria Dolores Torres, a mother of three from Beaverton and a member of the Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign, said.
#ORpol#ORleg
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"Success would not have been possible without the leadership of many environmental justice organizations. Putting good policy in relation to frontline communities first is the path to win." - Oriana Magnera from @Verde_NW
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After today's signing ceremony by @OregonGovBrown, Oregon is committed to 100% clean electricity by 2040
I spoke with @KhanhPhamForOR about how climate justice organizers built a broad coalition and avoided intense opposition for this landmark legislation https://t.co/madBLJWVVp
.@JulianSpector sat down for a Q&A with @KhanhPhamForOR on how building a wide-ranging coalition and sitting down with affected industries led to a clean energy victory: https://t.co/TDXrLerhjD
“My passion for climate justice was bigger than my fear of running for office because I don't think I'm a natural politician… And I think we're just all called to stretch ourselves beyond what we think is comfortable” thx to .@JulianSpector for a great interview #orclimateaction
“We will make sure the economic, environmental and health benefits of our clean energy economy reach all Oregonians, especially those who have been disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution." @OregonGovBrown https://t.co/SMX5P8w5BQ
"Even as fires ravage Oregon, our state is making progress. A state House bill passed last month committed Oregon to 100% clean electricity by 2040 and approved $50 million in grants for community-scale renewable energy projects."
--Nick Johnson in Lakeview, OR
#ORpol#ORleg
"There are many firsts in HB 2021, but what excites us most is how it centers environmental justice and benefits for communities."
Check out this piece by Alessandra de la Torre of @RogueClimate and Bob Jenks of @OregonCUB:
https://t.co/Ag83hHWru2