“Change is coming one way or another. Our choice is whether we try to shape that change to the maximum benefit of all or wait passively as the forces of climate disaster, scarcity, and fear... Read more
Beneficial Electrification for Portland With One Climate Future, Portland and South Portland have a plan to address climate change. The plan calls for clean renewable electricity to power ev... Read more
“The use and sustainability of transportation cannot be separated from how and where people live, work, and play; two major influences going forward will be the design of the urban environme... Read more
With properly designed cities we can greatly lower our impact on the planet while living healthy, meaningful lives. This is, in part, the promise of the twin cities’ One Climate Future (OCF)... Read more
The cities of Portland and South Portland have finally released the long awaited One Climate Future plan, as you learned last month in “Just Thinking Out Loud” by Rosanne Graef. The Six Big... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Just Thinking Out Loud By Rosanne Graef Months B.C. (Before Covid-19), the City of Portland hired a University of New Hampshire team to determ... Read more
As the climate emergency intensifies, inaction costs us tens of billions of dollars annually. And current emissions are far beyond what the planet can bear to support life. So how do we… Mov... Read more
A vital question: “What do we do about climate change?” Equally important: “How should we be in this climate change era?” BRIGHT IDEA: “We should be together!” At least, that’s the spirit be... Read more
If there was ever a time for bright ideas, it’s now. And, fortunately, we have one. It’s the timely bright idea of launching Portland and South Portland’s One Climate Future (OCF)... Read more
