Since 2007 the Oregon Legislature has been trying to address climate issues by passing laws that mandated renewable energy and carbon reduction. All these bills aimed at climate change promised job creation. So how many jobs have all these bills created? No one seems to know. The only official state report documented fewer than 100.

COBURG — Marie Bowers never thought she would spend her life working on a farm. But the 32-year-old woman — who graduated from college and started a career in the financial industry — has returned to her roots as a family farmer.