global warming

Don’t cut trees that help us stay cool

Written July 23rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

These hot summer days once again show how useful it is to have lots of big trees along our streets. Mature trees make travel on foot or two wheels bearable and even pleasant by shielding us from the son’s searing rays.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, global warming, persian ironwood, save trees, shade trees, sidewalk damage, summer heat, sycamores, trees

About that gas-power car ban in ’35

Written December 20th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 27 responses.

It’s surprising that there has been so little reaction or pushback since Oregon state rule makers on Monday went ahead with their plan to ban sales of piston-driven cars and pickups starting in 2035.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: CO2, Commission, DEQ, electric ars, emissions, gas powered cars, global warming, Oregon clean car rule, zero-emission vehicles

Freezing rain and greenhouse gases

Written February 12th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 33 responses.

While we’re having an ice storm in the Albany area and much of western Oregon, this might be a good time to think about what the state government has in mind for us in terms of our ability to get around, or to keep warm if we stay home.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: DEQ, Executive Order 20-04, global warming, greenhouse gas reductions

Life under state Carbon Office in 30 years?

Written February 6th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 47 responses.

John Lindsey is worried about House Bill 2020. And depending how that legislation turns out, you might be too if you’re hoping to still be alive in Oregon in about 30 years.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Carbon Policy Office, global warming, HB 2020, Oregon Climate Action

Climate change doubts? Burn ’em!

Written May 22nd, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 16 responses.

Although no one mentioned this, it seems to me that the Portland schools now face a problem: What to do with books and other material doubting that mankind’s use of fossil fuels is mainly responsible for climate change. I suggest a solution in the spirit of the Portland School Board’s decision last week to ban […]

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: climate change, global warming, Portland schools, racketeering

Oops, caught by sea level rise

Written January 6th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

So here I am on the Oregon coast, once again keeping an eye on the sea level in case it is rising because of climate change. and I barely escape having the sea soaking my socks. So yeah, it must be rising faster than I thought.

Posted in: Commentary, Videos
Tags: climate change, global warming, Oregon coast, sea level rise

Climate change saves money

Written December 27th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

While we’re wading through the cold puddles of late December, let’s check in on the climate front. And if you want to know why it’s so hard to take global warming seriously, take a look at the chart below.

Posted in: Commentary, Videos
Tags: climate change, December temperatures, global warming, NOAA Climate Monitor, Willamette Valley