Freeway-widening grifters: Woke-washing, fraud and incompetence The Oregon Department of Transportation's glossy mailer to sell its $1.25 billion I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway widening project is a cynical, error-ridden marketing ploy. ODOT doesn't show or tell about its wider freeway an... → By Joe Cortright 20.9.2021 Discussion |
Talkin’ ’bout my gentrification Jerusalem Demsas of Vox has a thoughtful synthesis of what we know about gentrification. If we're concerned about poverty and inequality, gentrification is far from the biggest problem we face. Gentrification is ... → By Joe Cortright 9.9.2021 Discussion |
Climate efforts must be cost effective Portland's $60 million a year clean energy fund needs climate accountability Any grant writer can spin a yarn that creates the illusion that a given project will have some sort of climate benefits, but if you're actuall... → By Joe Cortright 2.9.2021 Discussion |
A net zero blind spot Stanford claims its campus will be 100 percent solar powered . . . provided you ignore cars. A flashy news release caught our eye this week. Stanford University is reporting that its campus will be 100 percent powered... → By Joe Cortright 25.8.2021 Discussion |
Insurance and the Cost of Living: Homeowners Insurance Yesterday, we explored the differences in car insurance premiums in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Today, we will take a look at homeowners insurance rates. Unlike car insurance, homeowners insurance is not... → By Eli Molloy 18.8.2021 Discussion |
Freeway-widening grifters: Woke-washing, fraud and incompetence
The Oregon Department of Transportation's glossy mailer to sell its $1.25 billion I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway widening project is a cynical, error-ridden marketing ploy. ODOT doesn't show or tell about its wider freeway an... →
Discussion
|Talkin’ ’bout my gentrification
Jerusalem Demsas of Vox has a thoughtful synthesis of what we know about gentrification. If we're concerned about poverty and inequality, gentrification is far from the biggest problem we face. Gentrification is ... →
Discussion
|Climate efforts must be cost effective
Portland's $60 million a year clean energy fund needs climate accountability Any grant writer can spin a yarn that creates the illusion that a given project will have some sort of climate benefits, but if you're actuall... →
Discussion
|A net zero blind spot
Stanford claims its campus will be 100 percent solar powered . . . provided you ignore cars. A flashy news release caught our eye this week. Stanford University is reporting that its campus will be 100 percent powered... →
Discussion
|Insurance and the Cost of Living: Homeowners Insurance
Yesterday, we explored the differences in car insurance premiums in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Today, we will take a look at homeowners insurance rates. Unlike car insurance, homeowners insurance is not... →
Discussion
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