Oregon Chapter Blog

*Part 2 of the Intern Insights series.* As a voter, I am constantly torn between wanting to support the candidates who I find the most inspiring and feeling like I will be wasting my vote if I do. It forces us to vote our fears, not our hopes.

For many years, we have been working to fight climate change in our state and make polluters pay their fair share by putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean Energy Jobs legislation. As we head into 2019, we know this is the...

Across Oregon and around the world, we will be Rising for Climate, Jobs, and Justice. Join us!

Interested in volunteering your time and talent to help lead the Oregon Chapter? Share our vision for making the Sierra Club the premiere force for grassroots mobilization in our state? The Chapter Executive Committee is still accepting candidate...

When the Trump administration pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement almost exactly a year ago, federal climate action came to a halt. But this doesn’t mean that every government in America has given up the fight; many states...

The past month has been a whirlwind of introductions and hard work! When I first came on board as the Chapter’s Portland Clean Energy Fund Campaign Organizer, I had a basic idea of the various needs I would be supporting this summer. Over the past...

Breaking news! Last week, one key Oregon agency and two Federal launched formal comment periods on the combined Jordan Cove Energy Project & Pacific Connector Pipeline (together, JCPC). The fight against this abominable project - already...

Our Chapter is lucky to be having four motivated Interns in our Portland office this summer. Join us in welcoming them to our team, and if you're in the area, stop by to say hello and see the incredible work they'll be up to.

Are you looking for hands-on experience with the behind-the-scenes work of running a major non-profit? Are you computer savvy? Do you want to join the team of Oregon’s largest grassroots environmental organization? If so, the Oregon Sierra Club...

The struggle for a just transition toward sane culture moves on many fronts. Last week, I had the privilege of participating in a community TV discussion on the Jordan Cove Energy Project and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (JC/PC).