Cap and Trade

Lawmakers in Oregon continue to fight over a proposed Cap and Trade bill, Senate Bill 1530. In fact, the mood in Salem has become so tense over the legislation, for the second session in a row, Republicans have left the state capital so the legislation could not receive a vote ...

Last year it was House Bill 2020.   This year, it’s Senate Bill 1530.   Regardless of the number, Salem is look at instituting a Cap and Trade program in Oregon.  The Oregon Farm Bureau said Cap and Trade would have a significant negative impact on producers across the state, regardless of commodity.  One component of S...

The 2020 Oregon legislative session starts February 3rd, and from the start, one of the most hotly debates proposals, was a continuation of one of the most hotly debated topics from 2019.  Lawmakers in Salem are looking at Cap-And-Trade, and while most of the Ag industry is opposed to the proposal the way it sits now, including the Oregon Farm Bureau, some producers would like to see Cap-and-Trade

The 2020 Oregon Legislative session could be an interesting one for the Ag community.  As lawmakers gear up for the start of the session Monday, Cap And Trade has already been presented, making that one of the biggest issues in the coming weeks, according to Jerome Rosa.  ...

A climate change bill expected to dominate the 2020 Oregon legislative session got its first public hearing this week.  Lawmakers say they will try to find a compromise on an issue that led to GOP senators walking out of the Capitol last year.  Th...

According to the Oregon Farm Bureau, the defeat of HB 2020 was a major victory for farmers, ranchers, foresters, and rural Oregonians.   OFB said Monday "The bill would’ve increased the cost of fuel, diesel, and natural gas to levels unsustainable for these families and businesses, while having no impact on global climate change.  Oregon’s...

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Monday that she’s ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions.  Her announcement follows what come call a political crisis in the state, where Republican senators fled the Salem for more than a week sow Cap And Trade legislation could not be voted on.  The Demo...

Oregon Senate Republicans issued a thinly veiled threat Tuesday to block a vote on what would become the nation’s second economy wide cap and trade program.  Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger, Jr., said in a statement that Republicans are “prepared to take action to stop” Democrats’ sweeping climate plan which passed the House earlier this week after nearly six hours of debate.   The st

It’s not just Oregon’s Ag community voicing opposition to proposed Cap and Trade legislation.   Dozens of industrial trucks drove laps around the state Capitol Wednesday, blaring their horns and releasing plumes of diesel into the air as part of a demonstration against Oregon’s climate policies that loggers and truckers say will devastate their business.  Wednesday’s demonstr...

The Oregon legislative session wraps up June 22nd, and in that time expect to hear a lot of debate over Cap and Trade.   Lawmakers in Salem are looking at a Carbon Tax similar to one passed in California, where the state establishes a market where credits can be purchased and sold.  Th...