{"id":282160,"date":"2023-10-06T12:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282160"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:18:07","slug":"portland-oregon-climate-slush-fund-no-help-in-addressing-citys-real-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282160","title":{"rendered":"Portland, Oregon climate slush fund no help in addressing city\u2019s real problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"282166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?fit=2550%2C1700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,1700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AlamyRF_P7MTM9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/bonner5\/\">Bonner Cohen, Ph. D<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"313\" data-attachment-id=\"282162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282162\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1110&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1110\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?fit=723%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=723%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C333&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C888&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C520&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Portland-Oregon-skyline-fence-scaled-1.jpg?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once known as the \u201cCity of Roses,\u201d Portland has fallen from grace, joining its West Coast counterparts Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in becoming a cesspool of crime, homelessness, drug addiction, and other contemporary urban maladies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to worry, though. Portland is tackling climate change and doing so in a big way. In 2018, the city\u2019s voters approved the creation of a \u201cPortland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund\u201d (PCEF), which would spend taxpayer money on projects said to \u201creduce carbon emissions, create economic opportunity, and help make our city more resilient as we face a changing climate.\u201d Originally projected to raise $50 million annually from a tax on large retailers, the PCEF \u2013 aided by inflation \u2013 is now bringing in over twice that amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe primary reason for establishing the Clean Energy Fund in the first place was simply to redistribute wealth \u2013 from retailers and their customers, to a small group of politically preferred non-profits groups. More than 99% of Portland residents will never benefit from the fund,\u201d the Cascade Policy Institute notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the coffers of the PCEF are regularly replenished, essential city services have broken down. In his Sept. 28 testimony before the Portland City Council, economist Eric Fruits, Ph. D., pointed to the woeful state of affairs in a city he calls home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThe Portland Bureau of Transportation claims it has a $32 million budget shortfall;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portland Parks and Recreation claims it does not have enough money for basic maintenance, such as maintaining the Grant High School practice fields, tennis courts, or light poles;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The city\u2019s information technology system is in shambles;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>911 response times are a national disgrace and may never recover to pre-pandemic levels;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Almost every resident has had their car stolen or knows someone who has.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Portland City Council is figuring out ways to spend $750 million the PCEF is expected to generate over the next couple of years. The council refers to the scheme as \u201ca historic program that centers equity in climate action.\u201d But Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center points out that the PCEF bears all the hallmarks of a slush fund tailor-made to line the pockets of political allies. Categories slated to receive their share of the largess include \u201cclean energy in regulated multifamily affordable housing,\u201d \u201cequitable tree canopy,\u201d \u201cincreasing urban farming opportunities \u2013 planning and land acquisition,\u201d and \u201ccomprehensive e-bike access and support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another Climate Boondoggle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word \u201cboondoggle\u201d doesn\u2019t begin to do justice to what the city is up to. As Myers writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor example, the program provides $60 million for \u2018Clean energy in regulated multifamily affordable housing.\u2019 Writing, \u2018It is imperative that these buildings are built and operated in a way that reduces carbon emissions, reduces operating costs, and improves resilience and health for tenants,\u2019 the description does not explain how carbon reduction will be achieved. Instead, it promises the city will work with \u2018community partners to define Phase II program parameters to see greater carbon reduction, benefit to tenants, and additional or different workforce contractor equity requirements.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inserting fashionable woke terms such as \u201cequity\u2019 into the climate debate was perhaps inevitable because it opens opportunities to funnel taxpayer money to so-called \u201cfrontline communities,\u201d said to be at the greatest climate risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the people of Portland believe that spending taxpayer dollars on these projects is worthwhile, that is their choice, but given the large amount of money, there seems to be little certainty that the program will achieve its intended goals,\u201d Myers writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Portland \u2013 along with many other U.S. cities \u2013 descends further into chaos and lawlessness, the city continues to pursue climate goals that will have no effect on the climate while turning a blind eye to public safety and the things that really matter to everyday people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Author<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"328\" data-attachment-id=\"282163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-115.png?fit=255%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"255,328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-115\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-115.png?fit=255%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-115.png?resize=255%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282163\" style=\"width:248px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-115.png?w=255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-115.png?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/bonner5\/\"><br>Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonner R. Cohen, Ph. D., is a senior policy analyst with CFACT, where he focuses on natural resources, energy, property rights, and geopolitical developments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Articles by Dr. Cohen have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor\u2019s Busines Daily, The New York Post, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, The Hill, The Epoch Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Miami Herald, and dozens of other newspapers around the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been interviewed on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN, NBC News, NPR, BBC, BBC Worldwide Television, N24 (German-language news network), and scores of radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Cohen has addressed conferences in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Bangladesh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has a B.A. from the University of Georgia and a Ph. D. \u2013 summa cum laude \u2013 from the University of Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From \u00a0CFACT By\u00a0Bonner Cohen, Ph. D Once known as the \u201cCity of Roses,\u201d Portland has fallen from grace, joining its West Coast counterparts Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in becoming a cesspool of crime, homelessness, drug addiction, and other contemporary urban maladies. Not to worry, though. Portland is tackling climate change and doing so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":282166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Once known as the \u201cCity of Roses,\u201d Portland has fallen from grace, joining its West Coast counterparts Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in becoming a cesspool of crime, homelessness, drug addiction, and other contemporary urban maladies.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818056,691818076,691818154,691822281,691823363,691823364,691819094],"class_list":{"0":"post-282160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-climate-change","9":"tag-co2","10":"tag-net-zero","11":"tag-oregon","12":"tag-portland","13":"tag-portland-clean-energy-community-benefits-fund-pcef","14":"tag-renewable-green-energy","16":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0AlamyRF_P7MTM9.webp?fit=2550%2C1700&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1boY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":208918,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=208918","url_meta":{"origin":282160,"position":0},"title":"100 Degrees Fahrenheit in London","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"07\/17\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cWhenever an unusually hot season is upon us, sweltering humanity talks about the changes in climate and shakes its head in a foreboding fashion.\u201d Morning Oregonian. 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