News: Page 283

How clean are electric vehicles?

News

The Union of Concerned Scientists has a new report out on their analysis of electric vehicles and how they perform over time in terms of pollution. This report deals with some questons that keep coming up, such as: What about the source of the electricity? Does it make sense to drive an electric vehicle powered by coal vs. solar or hydro power? The interactive website allows readers to make calculations depending on where they live. In all, it's good news for the electric vehicle industry. Continue reading →

Activist Alert 11-12-2015

Activist Alert

• Two local events dealing with sexual violence are planned. The first is “Learn, Listen, and Speak Out: A Community Response to Sexual Violence” from 7 to 9 pm Thursday, Nov. 12, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1465 Coburg Road. Free. The second is a mental health conference, “Addressing Sexual Violence in Our Community: Roadmap to Prevention” from 8 am to 5 pm Friday, Nov. 13, at Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way. Some scholarships available. Contact grace@ccceugene.org. Continue reading →

Biz Beat 11-12-2015

Biz Beat

The scams are back. Local businesses are once again getting calls about Best of Eugene awards and offers to ship the awards, for a price. These offers from out of state are copyright violations at best and total scams at worst. One fellow who is soliciting fake awards says he works for Eugene Weekly. He’s calling the businesses he sees in our Best of Eugene issue and asking for credit card numbers. Of course we have never charged any business for the awards we give out. A variation on this scam involves websites where businesses can see the awards they are buying. Continue reading →

Oregon Senator Teams Up With Sanders To Tackle Climate Change

Senators introduce new “Keep It In the Ground Act”

News

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is feeling the burn — of climate change. But maybe he’s feeling the Bern, too. Merkley teamed up with presidential candidate and fellow Sen. Bernie Sanders on Nov. 4 to introduce new climate change legislation. The “Keep It In the Ground Act” would end all new federal leases for oil, gas or coal extraction on public lands and waters.  Continue reading →

New Homelessness Criteria  Drops Families Off County List

Lane County has erased the eligibility of hundreds of people for the county’s central housing list

News

A reshuffling of the criteria for homelessness in Lane County has erased the eligibility of hundreds of people for the county’s central housing list, leaving many expectant homeless people on the list feeling crestfallen.  However, the new county criteria also lifts some of the most urgent, life-threatening cases to the top of the list, to more quickly serve them.  Continue reading →

Education Is Top Priority, Says House Rep Candidate

Candidate James Manning

News

Last week was eventful for James Manning. As a candidate for Oregon state representative in House District 14, which covers West Eugene, Bethel and Junction City, he says he was excited to see the Eugene library levy pass, increasing hours of operation for the library in his home neighborhood of Bethel.  As a Eugene Water and Electric Board commissioner, Manning says he spent a lot of time last week talking with people about the $10 fee increase proposed by EWEB that would have charged more to low-energy users and less to high-energy users.  Continue reading →

No Keystone XL, Obama says

News

As President Obama heads toward his last year in office, he has been stepping up his actions on climate change. Today he he announced he has said no to the Keystone XL pipeline. Earlier this week, the State Department had turned down Canadian company TransCanada's request to delay government review of the pipeline, fueling speculations the Obama administration would reject it.  Continue reading →