 In cities across the country, we’re standing up to the tech bros & oil oligarchs who’ve staked their apocalyptic futures on a planet-wrecking technology (hyper-scale data centers & AI). It’s super bad for the environment and it might be game-over for our future! Americans are fed up with rubber-stamping governments that don’t protect our communities. You saw it at the Eugene City Council meeting last Monday, huge numbers of community members opposing data centers (and Amazon)! CITIZEN RESISTANCE = PEOPLE POWER. So many opportunities to join in the fight, right now when the stakes are so high. Please read on and take action! P.S. The local fight against data centers is not over, no matter what city officials say. WE NEED THE ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION RULE (Photo credit: Environment America) Good news: The US Forest Service has extended the public comment 15 days to October 6th, 9 pm PT. (Thanks to our many calls and emails!) Still bad news: Trump wants to rescind the rule that protects nearly 45 million acres of undeveloped public backcountry forestland and allow extensive logging and oil-and-gas drilling. More comments are needed! Our goal is ONE MILLION! You can type your unique comment directly into the US Forest Service comment portal or attach a text file with your comment. Here’s the link. You may also use the comment tools that Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild and / or Saveroadlessforests.com created. IMPORTANT: Key talking points can be found here. These messages come from the National Forest Coalition and are an excellent resource. Thank you! EUGENE CLEAN ENERGY FUND TOMORROW - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 1 to 4:00 pm Join us at Washburn Park on 21st & Agate Rally, meet the campaign, field leaders and new staff, hear speeches and then CANVAS! Canvas in pairs! It’s fun! Everything is provided. Please RSVP here. This is the most important campaign for real climate progress Eugene has ever seen! Let’s get it over the finish line and PASS it on the November ballot! If canvassing is not your thing, come to the rally, then plan to volunteer and / or donate here. HOME ENERGY SCORE A BASELINE TO HELP HOME BUYERS: SPEAK OUT PUBLIC HEARING - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST 5:30 PM - EUGENE CITY HALL 500 E 4TH AVE. This Home Energy Score public hearing is the last hurdle before a council vote later this fall. (We are hearing that NW Natural and the Realtors are mobilizing against us.) Bring your friends and show support! WEAR RED. This policy requires single family homes to get a home energy score audit at the time of sale so home buyers have accurate info about the homes’ energy use and utility costs. It includes info about EWEB and Energy Trust of Oregon incentives. Statistics show that home-owners are most likely to make big improvements to their homes within the first year of purchase, and these home energy scores are critical to driving the transition to climate-friendly heat pumps and other energy efficient electric appliances. Find a testimony guide with all of the information here. Because it's a public hearing (rather than a normal council meeting), you can testify in person or remotely. If you plan on attending, please RSVP here. Thank you! This is a small but momentum-building step to do more to meet our climate goals! STREET MESSAGING - VOTE EARLY When: Tuesday, September 22 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Where: 18th Ave, east of Chambers St. in Eugene. Signs along the edge of Westmoreland Park . Banner drop on the pedestrian bridge. Park in the NE corner of the Bi-Mart Parking lot. What: Join us to wave signs and banners and sing with the Singing Resistance on the streets of Eugene. Fresh air, friendly conversation with neighbors. Stand up for a fair election-Vote Early- a healthy climate, and a clean energy future! Gathering at Hey Neighbor! Afterward. OREGON PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING DOCUMENTARY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD - 6:00 - 7:30 PM UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 1685 W 13TH AVE., EUGENE “People should be trusted with the truth about major risks that affect their lives.” - Guiding Principle of the National Emergency Briefing November 2025, in London, leading experts briefed 1,200 political and civic leaders on the extreme national threats posed by the climate and nature crisis. A 50 minute documentary film has been produced that distills that evidence, designed for public engagement. This local public screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion, including Oregon specific issues and actions. A dozen local organizations will have information tables. The goal is to gather, inform and catalyze action to demand government action to confront the climate and nature crisis, starting with local municipalities and working up. Free and open to the public. Suggested minimum age is 16. Donations accepted to defray facility costs.  A MOVEMENT ACCELERATOR! SEE YOU THERE! (Hosted by 350 Eugene, Third Act Oregon and UU Earth Action) NO KINGS #4: |
