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Tesla batteries will change the grid balance of power

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Shell’s Arctic drilling hits two stumbling blocks, three-quarters of extremely hot days can be pinned on climate change, Church of England divests, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

City of Seattle to Shell Oil: Not so fast; while major business coalition joins call for climate action

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At Climate Solutions' annual breakfast on May 4, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced that the Port of Seattle lacked the proper permits to lease moorage to Shell's controversial Arctic drilling fleet. Meanwhile, a major business coalition gave its support to the broadest-based climate action efforts in Washington and Oregon.

Regional climate leadership, global climate impacts

by Dae Dahlquist on

We're inspired by this young activist who described, at a recent Climate Solutions event in Olympia, what climate activism means to him. We think you'll be inspired too.

Not one but two oil-by-rail terminals? That’s just crude

by Joëlle Robinson on

Vancouver, WA is already facing one proposed oil terminal on their waterfront. Now there's a second one? Let's make sure that city officials take all potential harms into account and say NO to crude-by-rail!

Tar sands and oil trains and Shell, oh my!

by Ross Macfarlane on

A new report reveals that the Pacific Northwest is the next frontier of the tar sands invasion. Desperate for routes to get their crude oil from land-locked Alberta to refineries and export markets, the tar sands industry has its sights set on our communities and coastline.

PV power surging ahead — no thanks to Moore’s Law

by Seth Zuckerman on

Biologists tally bird deaths at power tower, Tesla to offer home battery plus solar panels you can lease, Obama finds his climate anger, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions. 

Cities aim to go all renewable

by Elizabeth Willmott on

Local governments and utilities in the Northwest are making great strides to meet the challenge of providing affordable, renewable energy, This news digest from our New Energy Cities program highlights some current examples.

Something good lurking in the FOG: Gresham turns waste into watts

by Jenna Garmon on

Sometimes good things lurk in the FOG. In this case, FOG is a waste product—fats, oils, and grease—and it’s a major reason why the City of Gresham was able to turn its wastewater treatment plant from an energy hog into the first net zero energy plant in the Pacific Northwest.

Update: Climate Mission Supersession

by Kristen Sheeran on

Whew! We’ve made it to the halfway point in Oregon’s marathon legislative session. Time to take a deep breath, reflect, and scope the path to the finish line.

Business climate champions flex muscles for clean fuels

by Ross Macfarlane on

The US’s leading group of large businesses concerned about climate and clean energy action today asked Washington State leaders to adopt a Clean Fuel Standard. 

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United states (and a province) flex for climate progress

Major media outlets show an uncertain committment to climate and clean energy journalism; while the US stalls out on climate progress, Washington, California and Quebec collaborate to reduce pollution