Think Out Loud

Coal By Wire | Motor Voter | Valhalla

By Sage Van Wing (OPB), Phoebe Flanigan (OPB) and Allison Frost (OPB)

Feb. 4, 2016 6:17 p.m.

A photo from Mike Malone's second expedition into Valhalla. — A photo from Mike Malone's second expedition into Valhalla.
Mike Malone

Representatives Jessica Vega Pederson and Cliff Bentz talk about the Oregon Energy Bill (HB 4036), which would would eliminate the use of coal energy by Oregon's two biggest utilities by 2035.

We talk to Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins about how the implementation of the state's automatic voter registration law — which began January 1 — is going.

We speak with Jared Smith, who led a trip down a previously undocumented slot canyon for Oregon Field Guide.