As the legislature considers HB 2020 to institute a declining cap on carbon emissions, Northwest Natural (NWN) has become a leading critic of the current bill. Northwest Natural’s criticisms lack context and paint a picture that is scarier than reality.

Natural gas... Read More »

Last week, I had the pleasure to embark on a road trip from CUB’s headquarters, here in the low elevations of the Willamette Valley, over mountain passes to the high desert and sagebrush sea that dominates much of the eastern part... Read More »

CUB’s legislative priorities in Salem for the 2019 session include both energy and information communications technology issues. The following topics represent our proactive, 2019 legislative agenda (though other issues may surface throughout the legislative session, particularly bills that CUB opposes.) Sign... Read More »

CUB’s executive director, Bob Jenks, testified this afternoon on HB 2020, which establishes the Oregon Climate Action Plan (Oregon CAP). Bob provided background information on previously adopted coal removal mandates and other important electric sector policy steps. In addition, Bob provided... Read More »

I join the rest of the CUB staff in extending a warm welcome to our Winter/Spring 2019 Legal Extern, Jason Frank. Jason is a second-year law student at Lewis & Clark Law School, pursuing a certificate in Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability.... Read More »

Today in Oregon, and across the US, effective data transparency and privacy consumer protections are glaringly absent. CUB intends to tackle this issue during the 2019 Oregon legislative session. CUB, with ACLU of Oregon and OSPIRG (Oregon’s Public Research Institute affiliate),... Read More »