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Taryn Oakley
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Environmental scientist, kid and dog mom, lover of hiking, yoga, books and music.
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Portland showed up for Saturday’s hands-off rally!
R E S I S T ! 💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽💪🏼💪🏻
Pictures from the protest on Saturday
April 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Oregonians! Can you submit written testimony in support of the Pause Act before our Senate hearing on Wednesday? Click here for the toolkit: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
March 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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The Pause Act will have a hearing in the Senate Committee on Finance & Revenue in mid-March. With 1-click, you can send an email to your legislators  and ask them to support the Pause Act! Head to actionnetwork.org/letters/supp... to tell your legislators that you care about this bill.
The pause act will enact a 5-year moratorium on new PERS investments in private fossil fuel funds
March 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Snow day!
February 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Have you heard about the Pause Act? This legislative session, DivestOregon wants to press “pause” on PERS private investments in fossil fuels. To learn more about SB681, The Pause Act, head to our website, DivestOregon.org
Oregon’s Pause Act: SB681 PRESS PAUSE ON PERS Private Investments in Fossil Fuels The Pause Act will enact a five-year moratorium on new PERS investments in private fossil-fuel funds. F or the past 50 years, the finance sector has dangerously re-written the rules of the global economy, including here in Oregon. We have seen wealth extracted from our communities while our greenhouse emissions skyrocket. At the leading edge of this transformation has been the aggressive expansion of the private investment sector, generally referred to as private equity, which has over a trillion dollars in fossil fuel investments. Problems with private investments Overexposure to the fossil fuel sector. Extractive & secretive – with minimal oversight. Not delivering financially for Oregonians. Promises of the Pause Act Protects PERS from the financial risks. Codifies a portion of the Treasurer’s “Pathway To Net Zero” Gives Treasury time to get into compliance with Oregon Investment Council policies. Requires Treasury to report on its actions towards a just climate transition
January 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love”
Revd. Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLKDay
“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love” Revd. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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On the US exiting the Paris Agreement: history shows that people can & will draw strength from community & rise to meet challenges greater than this one.

The energy transition in the US & the world will happen, with or without US presidential support. Our full statement:

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350.org Reaction to President Trump's Plans to Withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement
20th January, 2025, Today marks the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term as President of the United States. For millions...
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January 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM