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Is a Big Win for Conservation a Blow to Climate Action?

As extinction and climate crises loom, the Great American Outdoors Act and recreation industry continue to rely on oil money.
Carl Segerstrom, High Country News

On July 22, Congress passed the biggest public-lands spending bill in half a century. The bipartisan bill, called the Great American Outdoors Act, puts nearly $10 billion toward repairing public-lands infrastructure, such as outdated buildings and dysfunctional water systems in national parks. It also guarantees that Congress will spend the $900 million it collects each […]

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Home Energy Score

Proposed mandate would shine a light on home energy use
Abbie and Rick Sams

The City of Bend’s Climate Action Steering Committee has been diligently working on the Community Climate Action Plan, which will help guide the City—and the community—in pursuit of goals to reduce fossil fuel use by 40 percent by the year 2030 and by 70 percent by the year 2050. The Bend City Council will soon […]

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The Silenced: Meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by Trump

Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science – and why they won’t stay quiet
Oliver Milman

This story originally appeared in The Guardian. It is republished here as part of the Source Weekly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. The U.N. Climate Action Summit begins Sept. 23, with the Youth Climate Summit—the first of its kind—beginning Sept. 21. From weakening vehicle […]

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Americans are waking up: Two Thirds Say Climate Crisis Must be Addressed

Major CBS News poll released as part of Covering Climate Now, a collaboration of more than 250 news outlets around the world to strengthen coverage of the climate story
Oliver Milman

This story originally appeared in The Guardian. It is republished here as part of the Source Weekly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. The U.N. Climate Action Summit begins Sept. 23, with the Youth Climate Summit—the first of its kind—beginning Sept. 21. Two-thirds of Americans […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source Staff

Mountain Bike Season is Here! Thanks to the recent rains, the trails are in great shape. It doesn’t get any better than this! Along with bike season, comes campers. Get off of any single track, and ride along a Forest Service road. You will see numerous campsites, some of which produce piles of trash, human […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 5/30/2019

Afterschool Scramble. Foundry Four. Wild & Scenic Paddler. In Podcast Form.
Bron Wickum

The Source Weekly Update podcast! Tune in to hear about the afterschool scramble, Foundry Four and the wild scenic paddler. From our May 30, 2019 edition. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c Google Play: https://bit.ly/2EHk31v 

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 5/23/2019

Cascade Cycling Classic. Mirror Pond. Phylos Bioscience. In Podcast Form.
Bron Wickum

The Source Weekly Update podcast! Tune in to hear about the Cascade Cycling Classic, Mirror Pond updates and what the fuss is with Phylos Bioscience. From our May 23, 2019 edition. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c Google Play: https://bit.ly/2EHk31v

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