Earlier, we branded Portland Metro’s proposed Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) a climate fraud because in falsely claimed the region was reducing greenhouse gases, and falsely claimed its transportation investments were on track to meet adopted
Doubling down on climate fraud in Metro’s RTP Read Post »
Portland Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) does nothing to prioritize projects and expenditures that reduce greenhouse gases Metro falsely asserts that because its overall plan will be on a path to reduce GHGs (it wont),
Metro’s Climate-Denying Regional Transportation Plan Read Post »
Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan rationalizes spending billions on freeway expansion by publishing false estimates and projections of greenhouse gas emissions Transportation is the number one source of greenhouse gases in Portland. For nearly a decade,
The climate fraud in Metro’s Regional Transportation Plan Read Post »
Increasing road capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will backfire Widening roads to reduce idling simply induces more travel and more pollution Cities with faster travel have higher greenhouse gas emissions Time for another episode
Urban myth busting: Congestion, idling, and carbon emissions Read Post »
Every year, the same story:Â We profess to care about climate change, but we’re driving more and greenhouse gas emissions are rising rapidly. Oregon is stuck in an endless loop of lofty rhetoric, distant goals,
Climate: Our Groundhog Day Doom Loop Read Post »
The Republican and Independent candidates for Oregon Governor are happy to spout a convenient myth that we can fight climate change by widening highways. That myth has been completely disproven:Â wider roads encourage more driving
Two out of three candidates for Oregon Governor are climate denialists Read Post »
