What a year it\u2019s been \u2013 filled with change, challenges, and important victories. If you\u2019d like to revisit highlights, check out our\u00a0news<\/span><\/a>\u00a0page for moments that have helped define our work.<\/p>\n Before we dive into team updates, we\u2019d like to remind you that there are many ways to get involved with 350PDX \u2013 from\u00a0volunteering<\/a>\u00a0to attending Action Nights. And while we are a couple of days past Giving Tuesday, there\u2019s still time to\u00a0donate!<\/a><\/p>\n Thank you for being such a strong, supportive, and compassionate member of our community. Together we\u2019ll continue creating the beautiful city and world we want.<\/p>\n Note, some of these have more info\/actions in our Team Updates. You can also check out our\u00a0calendar\u00a0<\/a>for details!<\/em><\/p>\n Join the Forest Defense Team to experience Middle Big Noise,\u00a0<\/strong>a timber unit sale of mature forest near Astoria.<\/p>\n December<\/span>\u00a07, 10:30am-1:30pm. This is a great way to get to know 350PDX members and talk about state forest protection in light of the Governor\u2019s Natural & Working Lands and Waters Resilience directive,\u00a0EO 25-26<\/a>, signed in October.\u00a0Find RSVP and Carpool info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save the date! January 13, 5:00pm! There will be an opportunity to provide testimony in support of applying Portland Tree Code<\/strong>\u00a0to heavy industrial areas to cool adjacent communities, improve air quality, abate noise, and more. The\u00a0Economic Opportunities Analysis<\/a>\u00a0is one of\u00a0several related projects<\/a>\u00a0that will affect the long-term health of our communities, waterways, and economy.<\/p>\n The 2025 Portland Urban Forest Plan<\/a>\u00a0is now available!\u00a0<\/strong>Sincere thanks to everyone who submitted written and oral testimony in support of shifting street tree care responsibilities to the City and removing barriers to long-term cooling for low-middle income community members in low-canopy neighborhoods.<\/p>\n Would your neighborhood caf\u00e9 be willing to feature a forest photo display?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The Forest Defense team has printed several beautiful images of the Middle Big Noise timber unit in the Clatsop State Forest and is looking for potential installation locations to raise awareness. Contact\u00a0noelle@350pdx.org<\/a>\u00a0to arrange.<\/p>\n Good\u00a0news<\/span>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Scientists report<\/a>\u00a0that the positive effects of Klamath dam removal are occurring faster than anticipated<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Governor Kotek issued\u00a0EO 25-29<\/a>, assigning state agencies responsibility for implementing Oregon Energy Strategy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Make Polluters Pay<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Our Oregon Make Polluters Pay (MPP) coalition is gaining momentum! Check out the new\u00a0Oregon MPP website<\/a>. Mark your calendar for January 22, 6:00\u20138:00pm. Our January Action Night will be an opportunity to learn more about the MPP bill and get involved so it can pass the Oregon legislature in February!<\/p>\n We\u2019re still scheduling \u201chouse meetings\u201d to educate people about this bill. Do you have friends you\u2019d like to invite to learn about this bill? Can you host a small (8\u201312 people) gathering? Contact Cherice Bock (cherice@350pdx.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n We sued the City about the Zenith LUCS\u2014and won!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In March, we let you know we were suing the City of Portland, along with Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC), Willamette Riverkeeper, and 18 Portland residents over the City\u2019s recent approval of a Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) for Zenith Energy, which gave the Texas-based fossil fuel company a green light to expand operations in Portland.<\/p>\n On November 13, we found out we won! In a major procedural victory for environmental and community advocates, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision.\u00a0Read more here<\/a>\u00a0and here\u2019s an\u00a0article from The Mercury<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Danger of Data Centers. Opportunity to comment.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n While we\u2019re trying to reach our state\u2019s goal of 100% clean energy, data centers are adding massive energy loads, and we\u2019re paying the bill in our utility costs. Right now, we have the opportunity to\u00a0speak up about data centers<\/a>, making sure they will pay their fair share. Due to the POWER Act, a bill we helped pass in the 2025 legislative session, we can comment on UM 2377.\u00a0 Starting with PGE, this case will become the template for how data center customers are charged for energy costs for all of Oregon\u2019s for-profit utilities. Comments are due by\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a015. Modify and send this\u00a0one-click email<\/a>\u00a0or use these\u00a0talking points<\/a>\u00a0to write your own comment.<\/p>\n Rally + Party + Public Comment: CEI Hub Policy Project<\/strong>\u00a0Planning Commission Hearing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Thanks to you, over 850 comments were submitted to Portland\u2019s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) in October regarding the CEI Hub Policy Project! The next step is that BPS has released a proposed draft, which will be evaluated by the Planning Commission at a hearing on\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a016. The proposed draft includes a drawdown of liquid fuels (fossil and otherwise) stored at the CEI Hub, which is what we asked for!<\/p>\n We need to show a groundswell of community support for:<\/strong><\/p>\n removing these toxic fuels from their location near the river<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n drawing down the use of greenhouse gas-emitting fuels as we transition to clean\u00a0 energy\u2014starting now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n So, we invite you to come together for a fun and festive rally on\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a016, then head in to offer our comments to the Planning Commission! There will be music, speakers, hot drinks and snacks, and huge holiday energy for taking care of our people and land together!<\/p>\n When:<\/strong>\u00a0rally at 3:00pm, hearing from 4:00-8:00pm<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong>\u00a01900 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland<\/p>\n Submit written comments<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a019.\u00a0Sign up to give verbal testimony<\/a>\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a016.<\/p>\n Join the Fossil Fuel Resistance team<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to get involved with Fossil Fuel Resistance team\u2019s campaigns, join us at our next meeting on Zoom on Tuesday,\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a09th at 5:30pm. Please reach out to Ben Platt for the Zoom link:\u00a0benplatt59@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0big\u00a0news<\/span><\/em>\u00a0for the 350PDX Arts Team is the amazing shelves we now have for storing lumber, puppets, fabric, paint and posters! So let\u2019s use our materials, and let\u2019s make stuff! We\u2019re focusing on our appreciation of insects with new puppets: bees, more dragonflies and butterflies. What insect would like us to make and puppeteer?\u00a0Let us know at our next Artbuild,\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a014, 1:00-4:00pm, at our new neat and tidy workshop space!<\/strong><\/p>\n Coming up, we need lots of puppeteers for the\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a016 CEI Hub festivities and rally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n And Save the Date \u2013 \u2013 February 3, 2026 is the Mississippi neighborhood Mardi Gras and they want us there again!<\/p>\n Our team needs lots of help, and it\u2019s fun work!\u00a0 We hope you can join us at our next Artbuild. Let us know!\u00a0Donna, Lauren, Dannika, Allison<\/em><\/p>\n Email:\u00a0murph1949@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n Want to learn more about climate issues, envision creative solutions and alternate worlds, and relax with fellow humans in a casual setting?\u00a0Join the 350PDX Book Club!\u00a0<\/strong>We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, alternating between in-person and virtual meetings and between fiction and nonfiction. Bring snacks or drinks to share, or just your wonderful personality. All are welcome, regardless of whether you\u2019ve read all, some, or none of the book.<\/p>\n Join our next gathering on Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30pm on Google Meet.<\/strong>\u00a0Our virtual meetings are less structured and more responsive to the group\u2019s conversations of the previous month; we\u2019ll pick our January book at the\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a03 meeting. Email\u00a0books@350PDX.org<\/a>\u00a0to get the book title and meeting link.<\/p>\n Save the date for our next meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n Reach out to\u00a0books@350PDX.org<\/a>\u00a0with any questions, RSVPs, or to join our list. See you soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n Rosie came to 350PDX in fall of 2023, looking for ways to make change on a broader scale and combat her climate anxiety. She attended the \u201cWho Will Own the Forest\u201d conference protest and was motivated by the speakers and movement building. She jumped right in with the Forest Defense Team. Since then she\u2019s been involved in the Ax Drax and biomass campaigns, helping coordinate this year\u2019s Pedalpalooza and Shade Equity Action Night, and liaising with other groups as part of the Defend Forest Park coalition, working to stop PGE from logging 5 acres of Forest Park.<\/p>\n Rosie also enjoys helping with Action Nights and getting crafty with the 350PDX Arts Team. She loves the community she\u2019s found in the Forest Defense Team, and values the perspective and insight that comes from volunteering with a wide breadth of ages and tenure in the climate justice movement.<\/p>\n Outside of her volunteer work, Rosie enjoys wandering through the forest, identifying plants and fungi, tending to her garden and picking up new hobbies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We are participating in a campaign to encourage the Washington County Board of Commissioners to adopt a long-overdue climate action plan.<\/strong>\u00a0If you are in Washington County and would like to support the campaign, please reach out to us.\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a016 looks to be the date that the Climate Planning Update is set to be discussed at a BCC work session. Let us know if you are available to give testimony in person or online! The meeting is set to begin at 6:30pm, with public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting.<\/p>\n Our next gathering will be on Saturday,\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a013 from 1:00 to 3:00pm.\u00a0<\/strong>We\u2019ll do potluck and enjoy whatever conversational topics we choose.\u00a0Please rsvp here<\/a>\u00a0so we\u2019ll have a helpful headcount, and let us know, if possible, what potluck dish you plan to bring. Looking forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n We plan to start the New Year with an outdoor hike, rain or shine. We always welcome newcomers to our events and to our monthly online meetings (6:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month). For the link,\u00a0join us here<\/a>\u00a0or contact us at\u00a0350washco@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Southwest Neighborhood Team includes neighborhoods on the south and west sides of Portland. We work together to raise awareness of the climate emergency.<\/p>\n Our street corner demonstrations continue weekly in\u00a0December<\/span>, every Friday from 3:00-4:00pm. at SW Terwilliger & SW Taylors Ferry.\u00a0<\/strong>We gain attention with our climate action signs in a highly visible location. Street parking is available or reach us via bus or bike. We have extra signs to share!<\/p>\n GET CONNECTED:<\/strong>\u00a0Join our monthly Zoom meeting on Monday,\u00a0December<\/span>\u00a015th, from 6:30-7:30pm.\u00a0 We\u2019ll be discussing new ideas for outreach efforts in 2026. To get involved, please contact Pat Kaczmarek at\u00a0patk5@msn.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\nUpcoming Events<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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