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Would you buy a car without knowing how fuel-efficient it is? What about a building? Check out how Portland is making buildings' energy-efficiency data public, and why that's expected to reduce carbon emissions and save money for both owners and tenants.
by Joëlle Robinson on
A public outcry prompted elected officials to say no to an $85 million giveaway to Big Coal. Let's thank them for doing the right thing!
by Kristen Sheeran on
Climate Solutions spoke up in Salem this week, weighing in on three different carbon-reduction proposals that could shift our environment and our economy from pollution to prosperity.
by Seth Zuckerman on
New project will store excess solar power as hydrogen and renewable gas, Vancouver aims to be carbon-free by 2050, 23 gigawatts of coal plants to retire this year, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
by Joëlle Robinson on
A coal export proposal in southwest Washington would be a bad deal for us from pollution, traffic and climate perspectives. Moreover, unless we act now, it could cost taxpayers $85 million dollars.
by Seth Zuckerman on
New solar and wind employment outpaces coal industry’s job losses, Ontario opts for cap-and-trade, yeast from sake-making may boost biofuels, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
by Seth Zuckerman on
U.S. coal sector in ‘structural decline,’ sea level rise could pop $1.4 trillion real estate bubble, UK climate emissions drop 8 percent, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
by Jessica Finn Coven on
Our state budget should hold emitters accountable and invest in Washington communities. Our state budget should include the Carbon Pollution Accountability Act.
by Jonathan Lawson on
“We are committed to working with the Legislature to account for the price of carbon in our economy,” said Jessica Finn Coven, Washington State Director for Climate Solutions.
by Isamu Sims on
Six months ago this week, the People's Climate March in New York marked a turning point for grassroots climate action worldwide. It also left a mark on many individual participants. Here, a friend of Climate Solutions shares his memories of that special day.
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