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Clean Cars mean the West Coast can breathe easier

By 2035, every new car sold in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California will be powered by 100% clean energy.

Clean Fuel Standard coming to Washington State

Washington finalizes Clean Fuel Standard to reduce climate pollution, protect health, and benefit local economy with implementation beginning Jan 1, 2023

Two directions at once

As we adjust to the results of the recent U.S. elections, we find ourselves in a time both of incredible climate progress and of imminent climate peril. We are headed in…

Oregon's Green Wave

As the final results of this November’s midterm election roll in, one thing is clear: climate action was on the ballot in Oregon, and voters made it clear that they want…

Clean transportation hits the road in Wenatchee, WA

Highlights from the Clean Vehicle showcase in Wenatchee earlier this month

Reclaiming Waste Energy
by Bobby Hayden on January 16, 2013

Through public-private partnerships, the City of Bremerton's Public Utilities department was able to quickly upgrade their wastewater facility to run more efficiently and save the City money.
Garbage Gone Green
by Bobby Hayden on December 23, 2012

How a family-owned composting business transforms the Northwest garbage industry, captures carbon, changes consumer behavior and creates jobs.
Ecosystems capacity to store carbon in future depends on emissions reductions now
by Patrick Mazza on December 7, 2012

How much carbon is stored in natural systems of the continental western US? How much will be stored in future decades? A new US Geological Service survey provides some sobering answers.
Guest Blog: AB 32 - Funding a greener world while building jobs and a robust economy
by Laurie Wayburn on November 29, 2012

Imagine a world where we invest billions of dollars in improving ecosystem resilience to help combat climate change, all because doing so sucks up vast amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and provides pure oxygen in return.
Guest Blog: Reflections on Savory: The science and the philosophy
by Chad Kruger on November 27, 2012

This blog was originally posted Nov 20, 2012 by Chad Kruger here. Chad serves as Advisor to the Northwest Biocarbon Intiative and is the Director of Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.