Rep. Bonamici set to present U.S. House plan to deal with climate change

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici invites the public to an online presentation of the far-reaching plan that she and others have drafted in a special House committee to deal with climate change.

Her presentation is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. To join it, use the link at the bottom of this story to respond and to submit questions in advance. Participants will get call-in information via email one hour in advance; people can also watch the presentation on Bonamici's YouTube channel.

Bonamici, a Democrat who represents the 1st District of northwest Oregon, will have three guest presenters. They are Don Sampson, climate change project director for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Oregon, which has 57 member tribes; Evelyn Shapiro, executive secretary, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, and George Waldbusser, a marine ecologist at Oregon State University.