Biden followed with his 30 x 30 Executive Order 14008 dated January 27, 2021, which was providentially revoked by Executive Order 14148 and 14154, January 20, 2025, by President Trump. However, the revocation has not stopped the Democrat leadership in Oregon from pursuing SB 79 and like bills.
Oregonians need to recognize that the surface explanation for mapping has nothing to do with convenience, insurance, or safety. Up until the time President Trump took office, there have been many intentional attempts to remove citizens from their land with fires and floods – Maui, North Carolina, Tennessee, Los Angeles, and they will continue until forced to stop.
We all remember the Bundy standoff to protect ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond’s right to graze their cattle on public lands and protect their property from an out-of-control Fed. Oregon’s loose enforcement has allowed back-burns to get out of control, blaming climate change. Like LA, ignorance is clearly not bliss.
When Global warming became unprovable, the name was replaced with Climate Change but the plan remained the same —to deconstruct the world. In 2022, the Rockefeller Foundation announced that it would make the fight against climate change central to all of its work. At the same time, Governor Kate Brown took significant executive action to address the climate crisis, and Oregon adopted a revised Climate Protection Program in November 2024.