Climate change
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Climate Hero: Graham Zimmerman 

Award-winning author, alpinist and climate activist Graham Zimmerman is all about killing the climate change problem
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

Alpinist and climate activist Graham Zimmerman walked into the Source offices to discuss his winning of the Climate Hero award for the Green Issue this year. From his windblown bedhead hair and Bend finery, a reasonable person wouldn’t be able to tell he is a renowned alpinist who climbs some of the most extreme mountain faces.   Zimmerman has been recognized as an activist against climate […]

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Winter Sports On A Warmer Earth

Protect Our Winters seeks systemic solutions to protect the environment, and their favorite winter sport
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Editors note: The Source team imagines what outdoor communities can do—and are doing—to make them more responsive to climate change Before Bend became known as an outdoor Disneyland for all types of activities, it was primarily known for lumber and skiing. The timber industry shrunk from conservationist regulations, and now skiing seasons could shrink with […]

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The Politics of Climate Change

In Oregon, legislators have struggled to pass consequential laws to lower emissions. The recent Republican walkouts exacerbated that.
Laurel Brauns

As Oregon and California set new wildfire destruction records this past week (3.1 million acres burned in California and 1 million in Oregon), climate change experts argue this is just the beginning.   “Climate change dries out the grassland and will continue to make summers longer and hotter, with longer fire seasons,” explained Brad Chalfant, founding […]

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A Home Energy Score is a Win for Bend

The Bend City Council is expected to vote on the Community Climate Action Plan Dec. 4
The Source Staff

In early December, the Bend City Council will consider whether to approve the Community Climate Action Plan—a series of recommendations aimed at reducing fossil fuel consumption in the city by as much as 70%, from current levels, by the year 2050. It’s an ambitious plan; one that comes with a set of voluntary recommendations and […]

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Best Republican PR Stunt

Fleeing Oregon to protest Cap and Invest legislation
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

If Oregon Senate Republicans’ goal this year was to position themselves as righteous outlaws, out there to rabble rouse anything that remotely whiffs of “climate change legislation,” then call “The Base” placated. In one epic public relations stunt, Senate Republicans appeared to have a grand time fleeing the state to oppose HB 2020, the proposed […]

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Letters to the Editor

GUEST OPINION: Before It’s Too Late
The Source Staff

GUEST OPINION Before It’s Too Late Worthy Brewing and Indie Hops stands behind Oregon Business for Climate, a group of businesses seeking legislation to curb runaway greenhouse gas pollution. We’ve been the target of attacks because we supported Oregon’s effort to pass a Cap and Trade carbon emissions reduction bill (HB 2020). Farmers, truckers, loggers […]

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Tense Legislative Session Comes to an End

Dems lost the carbon tax bill, but managed to pass other bills—including a new tax on cigarettes and paid family medical leave
Chris Miller

Nine days after Senate Republicans walked away from the Oregon Capitol—many leaving the state—most returned on Saturday to participate in a whirlwind legislative session that ended just six and a half hours before the Oregon Constitution would dictate shutting down the session automatically. Republicans left the Senate to deny the Democrats a quorum because of […]

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Letters to the Editor

Letter of the Week:
The Source Staff

In Response to, “Public Health of Pharma Profits” on 4/24 The anti-vax movement has hit a fever pitch. We are now reaping the results of allowing a segment of our population to resist the very serious public health benefits of vaccinations. Diseases that were close to eradication are now in resurgence and the resulting public […]

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Climate Risks for Investors

Impacts of a warming earth on real estate
Abbie and Rick Sams

Most people are no longer questioning the reality of climate change. Along with accepting this truth, we’re faced with taking steps to adapt. Climate change and extreme weather patterns are no longer just a concern for the well-being of our planet and future generations, but on the radar and minds of real estate investors, and […]

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Sustain the Future

Fighting against social apathy, through film
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

You know, if everyone liked the same stuff, the world would be so unbearably boring. Most people are so divided nowadays that even if they agree on the symptoms, they’ll argue intensely over the disease. I’ve seen people lament climate change in the same sentence while mocking global warming which, as far as I can […]

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