If you spend enough time with me, you’ll find it’s no secret that I love snow. The alpine glaciers and snowfields abundant in the Pacific Northwest provide space for winter and springtime recreation. They are also critical to the health and... 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 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 »

Andrew Rod began his part-timework as CUB’s Database Assistant in September 2018. His contributions are incredibly valuable, and my welcoming him on behalf of the CUB team is long overdue.

As CUB’s Database Assistant, Andrew is responsible for accurately maintaining CUB’s membership and... Read More »

The CUB staff and I are pleased to welcome a new member of our team, Sudeshna Pal, as an Economist. Sudeshna graduated with a Doctorate in Economics from West Virginia University. She then went on to work as Assistant Professor... Read More »