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Climate Solutions Annual Seattle Celebration

Climate Solutions' Annual Celebration takes place in Seattle on Thursday, May 23, 2024,at the Westin Seattle with guest speakers Governor Jay Inslee and Gina McCarthy.

Coming soon: Carbon-free roadside assistance?

As the largest provider of roadside assistance services in the Evergreen State, AAA Washington responds to calls for all kinds of jams — and soon they’ll be responding…

Pledge to vote on NO on I-2117

Initiative 2117 is on the statewide Washington ballot this November. If voters pass it, it would repeal our state's landmark law to cut climate pollution and fund clean…

We won't be pushed backward: No on I-2117

If passed by Washington voters this fall, Initiative 2117 would repeal the Climate Commitment Act, and erase funding for myriad clean energy projects, environmental…

Mixed Results from Oregon's 2024 Legislative Session

Here’s a quick rundown of what happened — and what didn’t happen — to make further progress on climate during Oregon's 2024 legislative session.

Cloud Peak Energy: “All in” for coal exports from the West Coast
by Ross Macfarlane on February 19, 2013

There’s an old joke that explains the difference between being “involved” and being “committed.” Think of a ham and eggs breakfast. The hen is involved, the pig is committed. Recent developments make clear that Cloud Peak Energy is fully committed to coal exports from Washington terminals.
Caveat Investor
by Ross Macfarlane on February 14, 2013

A new Sightline report details huge financial risks for Australian coal export startup.
The business case for greening our cities
by Rhys Roth on February 7, 2013

We know ‘green infrastructure’ can provide low-cost solutions for communities to better handle those big pulses of water gushing over roads and into pipes when the big rains come… and we know greening our cities is good for biocarbon and for the human spirit.
Discovering Renewable Energy
by Bobby Hayden on February 2, 2013

How can students design and implement real world solutions to discover the power and the possibility of renewable energy as a career?
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.