October Meeting

Join us for our fall meeting on Tuesday October 15th at 7pm. We will discuss chapter updates, member announcements followed by an open non-partisan conversation about Oregon ballot measures and troubleshoot any questions regarding Portland’s new ranked choice voting (this falls under the climate reality Portland pillars of protecting democracy). This meeting will not be recorded.

Register using the zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIodeGqqTkvG9M1szlOUBZ9wGSPzt1giuQh#/registration

Ranked-Choice voting in Portland, key information: 

Never mark two candidates as your first choice for an office. Neither will count.

“[Q]what if somebody puts the first choice for two of them?... [A] you rank more than one candidate for, let’s say your first choice. If that were to happen, we would ignore that ranking because we can’t determine your intent as a voter”
Learn more from OPB’s full broadcast or article here: https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/15/ranked-choice-voting-education-tol/

Support Front-line Communities in Climate Disasters

As we witness the destruction of lives and homes in climate fueled disasters across the country and the world, including fires here in Oregon and Hurricane Helene in the southeast, we recommit ourselves to acting for climate solutions and climate justice: for long-term mitigation and assistance for those in front-line communities. If you have been affected, let us know how we can help. If you have resources to spare, please consider helping people's immediate needs by donating to local aid organizations or mutual aid groups, or larger aid organizations like World Central Kitchen who are working to alleviate immediate needs in these disasters.

Interested in leading our chapter?

 Climate Reality Project Portland Chapter is seeking interested leaders for events, chapter management, and committee leadership! Please nominate yourself! We are looking at holding elections at our January 2025 chapter meeting (7 pm Tuesday 1/21 on zoom). Terms are one year long. Email [email protected] with your interest or questions!

Hot topic: Hydrogen

You may have heard about the promise of hydrogen, but like all magic, be cautious of unintended consequences. Here are two excellent articles from Sightline and Union of Concerned Scientists. 

Hydrogen is sneaking into Oregon homes– Oregon laws can catch up to protect consumers (and the climate) 

UCS Expert Testifies on the new Clean Electricity Tax Credits 

Climate Reality Project virtual training Oct. 17 - 23!

Join former Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project for a special online leadership training October 17th–23rd.

In 2024, Americans can all agree on one thing: It’s time for a change: from fossil fuel companies making billions changing our climate. From politics that works for wealthy special interests instead of working families. From elections distorted by disinformation. Learn how you can use the energy for change to take back our democracy and build a thriving clean energy future for America. For more information and to register, go to: https://www.climaterealityproject.org/virtual

Missed September’s meeting? 

You can watch the recording here. (The recording contains committee updates and the wonderful presentation by guest speaker and Climate Reality mentor Pam Vergun. The Welcome, Land Acknowledgment, and member announcements and conversation were not recorded.)

We have a Linktree!

Have limited time but want to keep up with quick actions and events in between newsletters? Bookmark our Linktree page: https://linktr.ee/climaterealitypdx

Share Your Climate Story or Event

So many of us are working with multiple groups in different neighborhoods! If you’d like to share what you’re doing for climate action and climate justice, we’d love to highlight it in an upcoming newsletter! Email to [email protected] for inclusion.