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East Oregonian
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Poll: 66% of Oregonians predict unstoppable climate change
By ZANE SPARLING
Pamplin Media Group
SALEM — We’re doomed.
That’s the pessimistic point of
view espoused by the two-thirds
of Oregonians who believe there’s
a slight chance, or no chance at
all, that humans can solve climate
change in time to stave off the worst
of its eff ects, according to a new
poll.
The data comes from the
nonprofi t Oregon Values and Beliefs
Center, which surveyed 1,154 adult
state residents in mid-August to map
Oregonians’ perception of climate
change. Survey respondents were
selected to match state demograph-
ics. The margin of error ranges from
1.7% to 2.9% per question.
A majority of residents think
there’s only a small chance (45%)
— or no hope at all (21%) — of stop-
ping climate change, the results
show, or about 66% total.
Interestingly, a similar slice of
the state says human-caused climate
change is fact (64%), compared to
just 8% who believe that carbon
emissions’ role in global climate
is fiction. Democrats (85%) far
outpace Republicans (27%) in
describing climate change as reality,
a trend also seen comparing college
graduates (77%) to those with a high
school diploma or less (57%).
“People are more pessimistic
about forest fi res and the climate
crisis than about solving commu-
nicable diseases like COVID-19
(33%), voting rights and secure elec-
tions (40%), racial discrimination
(58%), or population growth (62%),”
pollsters said in a briefi ng memo.
Here are a few more highlights
from the survey:
• Despite the dramatic photos of
wildfi res and fl ooding that inundate
social media, a majority of Orego-
nians say climate change has had no
(22%) or little (40%) impact on their
life. That said, the impact has been
signifi cant (27%) or dramatic (11%)
for the remainder.
• Oregonians aren’t eager to pay
more at the pump, either. A third
(35%) wouldn’t support any sort
of fossil fuel tax, and another 13%
wouldn’t want to pay more than a
quarter per gallon in tax. A skimpy
majority (51%) would pay as much
as 50 cents. Only 15% would OK a
tax of $4 or more, if that’s what it
takes to halt climate change.
• While research shows that
Americans generate, on average, 15
to 25 tons of greenhouse gas emis-
sions annually — compared to a
global average of four tons per year
— most Oregonians think their own
lifestyle is below the mean. Some
42% of respondents said their emis-
sions are extremely low, 40% said
their emissions are low, while just
3% admitted to average levels of
pollution.
What about the solutions?
Oregonians largely favor govern-
ment interventions that promote
tree planting (81%) and incentivize
renewable energy sources (80%),
pollsters wrote. A healthy major-
ity also approve of strengthening
regulations on industrial emissions
(73%), as well as implementing
tougher fuel effi ciency standards
(69%).
“Nearly half of Oregonians say
they aren’t sure about geoengineer-
ing strategies, like refl ective arti-
fi cial clouds (47%),” pollsters say.
MORE INFORMATION
The Oregon Values and Beliefs
Center is committed to the highest
level of public opinion research.
To obtain that, the nonprofi t
is building the largest online
research panel of Oregonians in
history to ensure that all voices
are represented in discussions of
public policy in a valid and statisti-
cally reliable way.
Selected panelists earn points
for their participation, which can
be redeemed for cash or donated
to a charity. To learn more, visit
oregonvbc.org/about-the-panel
and join the panel.
“Strategies like this will need more
media attention before people have
strong opinions.”
Tainted
CBD drops
causing
paranoia
OLCC orders recall
of 1,000-milligram
bottles of
‘Broad Spectrum’
By MIKE ROGOWAY
The Oregonian
SALEM — Oregon regu-
lators have fielded eight
complaints from people who
bought CBD drops appar-
ently tainted by THC, the
psychoactive ingredient in
recreational marijuana.
The buyers reported
“paranoia,” “mind fog” and
feeling “extremely high,”
according to the commission,
symptoms not usually associ-
ated with CBD.
The Oregon Liquor and
Cannabis Commission this
week ordered a recall of the
CBD drops, from Portland
manufacturer Select, and is
investigating whether the
issue was caused by contam-
ination, mislabeling or some-
thing else.
“We’re tracing back-
wards to fi nd the needle in
the haystack to fi nd why and
how this happened,” said
Mark Pettinger, spokesman
for the commission’s mari-
juana program. “There’s a lot
of detective work that’s really
going on right now.”
It’s apparently the first
case of THC contamination
in any Oregon consumer
product.
“I can’t think of anything
similar to this happening
in the past,” Pettinger said.
Recreational marijuana has
been legal in Oregon since
2015, but products contain-
ing THC are subject to strict
regulation that govern its sale
and licensing.
CBD, or cannabidiol, is
made from hemp but typi-
cally doesn’t include THC.
Enthusiasts use CBD as a
general wellness product,
and it’s widely available in
groceries and health food
stores.
Oregon ordered a recall
of 1,000-milligram bottles
of unfl avored Select CBD
Drops, labeled as “Broad
Spectrum.” Pettinger said
the state received its fi rst
report of a problem with
the drops on Sept. 9 from
a customer in Idaho who
had purchased the drops in
Oregon.
“It was one purchaser,
who tried the product and
had a reaction. And then they
shared it with somebody,”
Pettinger said. “A second
person associated with that
party tried it and had a simi-
lar physical reaction.”
Because the i nitial
complaint came from Idaho,
Pettinger said it took a few
days for regulators to retrieve
a sample from that bottle and
test it. That came back “hot,”
Pettinger said, testing posi-
tive for high levels of THC.
So he said Oregon regula-
tors purchased two more
bottles and found they also
contained THC.
The OLCC has now found
fi ve bottles that tested posi-
tive. The recall aff ects 500
products sold beginning
June 19. Stores still had 200
of the recalled bottles on
their shelves when the OLCC
issued its order this week.
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