Oregon’s second most populous city is hoping to take a page out of Portland’s billion-dollar climate action playbook.
On Monday, a coalition of Eugene-based environmental groups announced the launch of a campaign to create the Eugene Clean Energy Fund. The fund would impose a 2% tax on local gross profits of larger retailers earning more than $1 billion in profits within the United States.
Initiative supporters estimate the tax would bring in about $15 million a year. That money would fund renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, renewable energy job training, and green infrastructure programs, Breach Collective Oregon energy transition organizer Aya Cockram said…