GEI Enters 2024 Ready to Work

Read about GEI’s work on HB 2021, wildfire liability, and post-California Restaurant Ass’n v. Berkeley pathways.

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GEI Celebrates Ten Years and its Achievements

Read GEI’s Newsletter summarizing some of its work this year.

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November 2022 Newsletter

GEI Celebrates Wins at the Oregon Public Utility Commission

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September 2022 Newsletter

GEI shares bittersweet news about Amy Schlusser’s departure

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End of 2021 Newsletter

GEI celebrates climate successes in Oregon.

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Summer 2021 Newsletter

GEI improves DEQ rules and takes on gas at the PUC

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February 2021 Newsletter

GEI is helping to shape Oregon’s climate action tools, is seeing results on our Deconstructing Diesel initiative, and participates in a number of events in March.

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March 2019 Newsletter

GEI Participates in Bag it Forward at New Seasons Mountain Park; HB2007 Diesel Bill Hearing on Tuesday, March 19th; Thank You for Your Support on Lewis & Clark’s Day of Giving!

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February 2019 Newsletter

Thank You for Joining Us at Tomorrow’s Energy System (photos and reflection); Green Energy Institute Testifies to Promote the Successful Implementation of PURPA in Oregon

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Tomorrow’s Energy System upcoming conference; Renewable Energy Projects Have Generated More than $120 Million in Tax Revenues for Rural Oregon Counties in Past Four Years, GEI Study Finds; Identifying Barriers to Small Renewable Energy Development

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December 2018 Newsletter

Thank you for supporting our work in 2018. We have a line up of exciting work in 2019 and we hope you’ll join us: upcoming energy conference, three-year fossil fuel financing research project, continued partnership with Multnomah County, and more!

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November 2018 Newsletter

Read a letter from GEI director and professor of law, Melissa Powers, as she reflects on 2018 and where we are heading in 2019.

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October 2018

GEI Receives $180,000 Grant for Project to Prevent New Fossil Fuel Investment and Infrastructure Development; GEI Submits Comments on EPA’s Proposed Vehicle Rollbacks; GEI Director Melissa Powers Online and on the Air Discusses the Administration’s Stance on Climate, Comprehensive Decarbonization Strategy, and Juliana v United States

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September 2018

GEI Welcomes Our New Energy Law Fellow, Greg Hibbard; Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and the Portland City Council Adopt Resolutions on Clean Diesel Construction; 31st Annual Environmental Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture, “The Roots of Environmental Injustice and the Limits of Environmental Law,” with Professor Sarah Krakoff; Evaluating the Progress of Cities with 100% Renewable Energy Targets

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August 2018

GEI Director Melissa Powers Teaches at Kangwon National University in South Korea; GEI Invited to Participate in Global Climate Action Summit Event; Deconstructing Diesel: A Diesel Reduction Roadmap for the Portland Metro Area

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July 2018

GEI Director Melissa Powers on the Impact of the SCOTUS Swap: Kennedy for Kavanaugh; Updates from the Carbon Policy Office at the Joint Interim Committee on Carbon Reduction Meeting

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June 2018

Thanks for joining us for Swamp Ethics; Updates from SB 978, Utility Reform Process; Notes from the Joint Interim Committee on Carbon Reduction Meeting

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May 2018

Join Us on May 30th for an Ethical Examination of Trump’s Cabinet Members; “Environmental Law Under Trump” Symposium on April 6 Illuminated Impact of Trump Administration Policies and Rollbacks; Pedal Pursuit a Big Success (and a Ton of Fun!)

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April 2018

Thank You to LC Giving Day Contributors; Deconstructing Diesel Happy Hour a Success; Welcome to Our New Deputy Director; Updates from the March Meeting of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission; and Reforming Oregon’s Electricity Regulatory Framework Blog Post on Recent Oregon Public Utility Commission Meeting

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March 2018

The Chronicle Magazine Features GEI in Headline Story: Renewable Hope; GEI Participates in U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar in Your Community Challenge; Deconstructing Diesel Happy Hour on March 21, 5:00-7:30 PM; and Charged Debate Blog Sheds Light on Renewables Regulation in the Trump Administration