MPower Oregon

In our work facilitating sustainability and efficiency upgrades in affordable housing, MPower gets to interact with some truly amazing people! We wish we could you tell ALL of their stories, but here’s a taste of the sort of compassion we get to experience on a daily basis.

The Site Visit - MPower Oregon As we look further ahead into 2017, we want to give thanks for one of the often-hidden aspects of our work: Human contact. Much of our work here at MPower Oregon is both highly technical and—seemingly— impersonal: Researching the relative efficiencies of building materials, budgeting the efficient u...

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Tiny house village for homeless women approved by Kenton neighborhood The neighborhood association voted 178 to 75 in favor of a village of 14 tiny houses for homeless women. It is the first one initiated by the city.

Need some tonic for the troops? A former Obama staffer talks about how to keep the ball rolling. Good, important, and actionable information contained here!

How to push climate action forward in the Trump era Lessons learned from working in the Obama administration will still be critical during the next four years.

Swamped in ? Dig deeper and you'll find encouragement, like this story on how and is outstripping in Texas, of all places:

Wind Pays More Than Oil in Lone Star State These two stories illustrate the precarious nature of fossil fuel jobs and the economic power of renewable energy.