Two-thirds of Oregonians now say climate change is inevitable

Two-thirds of Oregonians believe climate change policies have little to no chance of preventing ecological disaster, according to a recent poll.

The poll of 1,154 adult state residents, conducted Aug. 7-19 through moderated online panels by the nonprofit Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, and reported by Portland’s KOIN-6 News Channel only this week, found that 66% believe climate change is unstoppable regardless of human mitigation efforts.

Within that number, 45% of respondents said there’s only a slight chance and 21% believe there’s no hope at all that human beings can...