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If Oregon has a climate and clean energy majority, it's time to make it work.

by Bobby Hayden on

For those peering into the void of climate leadership reflected in national election results: DO NOT DESPAIR! Here's a big bright spot right in our backyards.

Local organizing produced climate victories at the ballot box

by Kimberly Larson on

In the immediate aftermath of Election 2014, our national media machine is greased with stories repeating that the prospects for action on climate have shrivelled to tiny proportions. Handy narrative by the fossil fuel industry to try and perpetuate, but it’s not true.

U.N. climate panel delivers both warnings and solutions

by KC Golden on

Business as usual ends, badly and soon. That's the gist of a new report from the IPCC. But the report also delivers important conclusions about how we can save ourselves through a transition to clean energy.

Choosing an energy path, with climate to match

by Seth Zuckerman on

Climate issues are playing a role in elections in Florida and Michigan, Oregon solar panel factory announces expansion, banks shun Australian coal project, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.

Clean fuels offer a cleaner future and economic growth

by Ross Macfarlane on

New developments in advanced biofuels—and a proposed clean fuels standard—hold great promise for helping cut back our dependence on dirty oil.

TAKE ACTION: protect clean fuels in Oregon

by Alex Epstein on

Oregon is facing an important choice: it’s time to add your voice.

"The riskiest decision a business person can make is to do nothing."

by Bobby Hayden on

Washington business leaders speak out about the huge economic risk of inaction on climate and the huge economic opportunity of solutions.

Your vote is your voice for climate action

by Alex Epstein on

Where is your ballot right now? On your coffee table? In a pile? With a week left until the election, it’s time to remember that your vote is your voice for climate action.

EU vows deep carbon cuts, IPCC tussles on final report

by Seth Zuckerman on

Solar deals multiply, China’s coal consumption declines, carbon prices can include a mix of capping and taxing, and other stories of the week in clean energy solutions. 

Washington businesses: Innovation demands climate action

by Chris Bast on

On Oct. 27, more than 100 businesses launched the Washington Business Climate Declaration, citing "a clear and present need for action on climate change."

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Earth Week in a time of monsters

“The old world is dying,” Antonio Gramsci wrote in 1930, “and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.” Today’s intersection of monstrous planetary crises has a name and a face: the Trump administration, with fossil fuel interests pulling strings behind the scenes.