Hillsboro Prepares Global Warming-Reduction Strategy

In a major victory for the Oregon movement to stop global warming at the local level, the Transportation Comittee of the City of Hillsboro unanimously approved a recommendation to the full city council, which outlines a strategy for reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions. Months in the making, the recommendation calls for Hillsboro to work with ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability to find a realistic goal for cutting emissions city-wide, and implement effective strategies to acheive that goal. The recommendation also urges Mayor Tom Hughes to seriously consider signing onto the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, and join the more than 470 mayors nation-wide who have already done so.

READ THE PRESS RELEASE ON THE RECOMMENDATION

The recommendation will be taken to the full city council on May 15th, and is expected to pass. Hillsboro - the fifth largest city in the state - will join several other major urban areas in Oregon that have meaningful emissions-reduction plans. These localities are proving to the US federal government that global warming solutions can be cost-effective, and improve community livability while helping the environment. The President and members of Congress should be paying attention; mayors and city councilors are exploring territories that the highest level of government is afraid to penetrate.

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OCCSN to Salem: We Need Climate Solutions

The movement to fight global warming at the local level is growing. Hillsboro, Oregon, is about to adopt a strategy for reducing greenhouse emissions. Portland is looking into the banning of plastic bags in stores. Nine cities in Oregon have signed onto the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.

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In contrast to all this good news, the city government of our state's capital, Salem, has still not taken firm action to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Salem is the largest city in Oregon that is not yet taking global warming seriously, and the Oregon Cities Climate Solutions Network wants to make sure that changes. At the end of this month, OCCSN will ask the city council in Salem to take action. We need to have 100 signatures on our petition to Salem by the time this happens. Will you help us reach the goal of 100 signatures by the end of April? If you haven't already signed the petition, now is the time to do so!

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Together, we can stave off a climate catastrophe. However, it will take the efforts of every level of government to stop global warming, and there's no time to lose. Tell Salem to get in on the action!