Why a Data Center Moratorium
Comments submitted to the Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee by SOCAN Cofacilitator Alan Journet on behalf of SOCAN These comments will form the basis of testimony to be submitted during
Benefits of Electrification
Kathy Conway, Electrify Rogue Valley, Jacksonville Review, September 2026, p. 19. Although warming beyond 2°C above pre-industrial temperature is reportedly inevitable, we still should cut heat-trapping emissions to zero. By
SOCAN Comments on the USDA Proposal to Terminate the Roadless Rule
Alan R.P. Journet Ph.D.CofacilitatorSouthern Oregon Climate Action NowAugust 25th 2025 Comments regarding Repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule RIN 0596-AD66,Document ID: FS-2025-0001-223869; Docket (FS-2025-0001) Secretary of Agriculture Brooke RollinsU.S. Department
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SOCAN Comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposal to relax radiation safety rules
Alan R.P. Journet Ph.D.CofacilitatorSouthern Oregon Climate Action NowAugust 31st 2025 Reference Docket ID NRC-2025-1140, NRC Proposed Adjustments for standards Governing Ionizing Radiation Exposure I write as cofacilitator of Southern Oregon
Warning Shot
Warning Shot As climate change reshapes the Pacific Northwest, farmers are learning a new vocabulary of extremes. By Maud Macrory Powell – June 12th 2026 I don’t remember who mentioned
An Atypical Weekly Article of Special Interest – CLIMATE CABINET
An Atypical Weekly Article of Special Interest – CLIMATE CABINET A colleague of mine with whom I’ve worked on climate action at Stanford for several years sent me the below
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Recent SOCAN Blog Posts and Comments on Forest Issues
Recent SOCAN Blog Posts and Comments on Forest Issues Trump targets Oregon’s forests a Guest Column in the RV Times SOCAN Comments on H.R. 471, the ‘Fix Our Forests Act’
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Weekly Article of Special Interest #67
Mother Nature Can Recover – If We Remove the Obstacles Just a few miles south of where I live in Oregon, an historic event has occurred. In 1918 the first
SOCAN & COIN Comments Opposing H. R. 7603, the O&C Renewal Act of 2026
It is possible to understand why Eastern Congressional legislators, living so far from the west coast and our beautiful forests, might think the single best use of our forests is exploitation for timber board feet and the short-term economic benefit of their affluent associates. What is difficult, however, is seeing an Oregon legislator adopt the same short-sighted approach
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Oregon advocates push to add environmental rights to the state constitution
Oregon advocates push to add environmental rights to the state constitution Mel Martin from OCERA and Alan Journet, SOCAN, appeared on the Jefferson Exchange, Wednesday March 16th 2026 Many Oregonians
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