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Economic risks of climate change, severe drought and forests on fire, Fortune 500 companies embracing renewable energy, electric vehicles and utilities; and much more.
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Another decision point is coming on the proposed Morrow Pacific rail-to-barge coal export project on the Columbia River. We need to remind Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber that we the people oppose expanding coal export in the Northwest.
by Jenna Garmon on
Food waste in landfills creates methane as it decomposes – a potent greenhouse gas. An innovative program in Junction City, OR transforms this waste into clean, renewable energy.
by KC Golden on
Climate disruption is making history all around us, but it’s not the history we would choose to write. On September 21, we will take back the pen. We’ll make our mark for climate progress.
by Seth Zuckerman on
California flooded with proposals for grid storage; narrow escape from oil-spill disaster in Seattle; climate change impacts our mental health; and much more.
by Bobby Hayden on
Yesterday, Kristin Eberhard of betterquest.org and Sightline published “There’s Plenty of Room at Hotel California” – a fantastic how-to for Oregon and Washington decision-makers looking to link with other states on pricing and limiting climate pollution. It’s a great read, and rather than challenge the cloying Eagles reference in the title, I decided to extend the trend.
by Savitha on
Nearly unprecedented wildfires are raging across parts of Washington and Oregon, and have devastated the community of Pateros, WA. Here's how you can help.
by Carrie Hearne on
Over 70 businesses have signed onto the Oregon Business Climate Declaration.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Carbon pollution is once again free Down Under, Minnesota cuts coal use by more than a third, boreal fires in Canada add fuel to climate change, Appalachia looks to a future beyond coal, and more.
by Endrias Kinfe on
Seven high school sophomores create a mural to depict what they learned after job-shadowing agents of change in the Seattle community as part of their school curriculum. Endrias Kinfe, who shadowed Climate Solutions' Eileen V. Quigley, explains what the mural indicates about what he learned about making change
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Courts push back part of Trump's quixotic war on wind power. Oregon's got a new clean energy strategy, and the US government was a no-show at the latest global climate talks.