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We won! Clean air and fuel choices for Oregon

by Kristen Sheeran on

Together, we protected clean air and cleaner fuel choices in Oregon. Here's why that's great news for our climate and our clean energy economy.

Keystone veto, solar to eclipse fossil fuel in decade

by Eileen V. Quigley on

Eiffel Tower sporting turbines; acid oceans pose threat to shellfish; coffee and whiskey fodder for biofuels; coal no longer King in China; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

No clean energy rollbacks!

by Jessica Finn Coven on

Washington State's most effective climate law is under attack. Act now to protect our clean energy future!

How to keep low gas prices from tanking the climate

by Seth Zuckerman on

Fluctuating gas prices affect Americans' willingess to purchase fuel efficient cars, but clean fuel and fuel economy standards can keep our psyches from having an outsized impact on the climate.

Bringing the fight to Mordor

by Joëlle Robinson on

Sometimes our collective battles against Big Oil and Big Coal seem like Frodo and Sam’s many challenges on the way to Mount Doom. 

King County makes buildings energy-smart

by Elizabeth Willmott on

Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, WA is effectively a city of 500 acres and more than 125 buildings, with a daytime population of 58,000. This urban hub is also a pioneer in building energy management, saving an estimated $1 million a year in energy costs.

Ten reasons Oregon needs clean fuels

by Jana Gastellum on

The short answer: clean fuels will grow our regional economy, clean our air, and increase consumer choices. Here are ten almost-as-short answers.

Finding Climate Justice in the Fight for Transit Equity

by Jonathan Ostar on

Oregon's transit justice movement is critical to the success of our climate movement.

Clean Power, solar rules topics of state maneuvering

by Seth Zuckerman on

Illinois considers auction of carbon permits for electricity generation, 100% renewable microgrid in the California desert, $100 billion from Citigroup for green projects, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions. 

Oil trains, big city, century-old tunnel. What could go wrong?

by Joëlle Robinson on

Every day, millions of gallons of highly flammable Bakken crude roll beneath the streets of downtown Seattle, through a tunnel with decades-old safety systems. This Tuesday afternoon, join us downtown as we say NO to bomb trains beneath our streets! 

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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