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Healthy forests are biomassive energy producers

by Jimmy Mahady on

Northwest forests are the focus of groundbreaking research into new sustainable biofuels and envigorated rural economies.

Utility bonds downgraded on promise of rooftop solar with storage

by Seth Zuckerman on

Renewables gain market share as prices drop, Royal Dutch Shell rebuffs 'stranded asset' worries, California cap-and-trade laid bare, and much more

Big Carbon's Worst Economic Nightmare

by Seth Zuckerman on

Renewable energy is growing fast, despite big oil's efforts to slow it down. We need both tech progress and political pressure to keep expanding green power. 

The space beyond denial, before despair

by Bobby Hayden on

Joined by over 900 allies and leaders from around the region and around the country, we heard from heroes who are using their respective fields as platforms for real climate leadership. We also took some selfies.

Switch sooner, save sooner

by Seth Zuckerman on

In this week's ClimateCast: A Republican mayor pushes for a net-zero energy code, insurers place their bets on climate risk,  rooftop solar makes strides in Bangladesh, and more news of the emerging clean energy economy.

States of denial meet states of change

by Beth Doglio on

This week's Years of Living Dangerously underscored the dangers we will increasingly face in the age of climate consequences--and the importance of defining the leadership we need to take us in the right direction.

Good money after bad

by Seth Zuckerman on

In this week's ClimateCast: fossil fuels pose new risks for investors, Stanford divests from coal, China in climate talks with the U.S., prices for renewable electricity drop to parity with fossil gas, and much more.  

Divest. Separate. Win.

by KC Golden on

Divestment is more than a tactic in the climate battle. In a broad sense, it’s the whole game. Because, by itself, the fossil fuel industry does not have enough money or power to stop climate solutions. It only wins by continuously taking our money, and our power, and using them against us.

A Clean Burn

by Bobby Hayden on

A former Texas oilman and a public health advocate stand up to Big Oil, and fight for clean air and homegrown jobs in the Northwest.

A Remembrance of Billy Frank, Jr.

by Martha Kongsgaard on

“I don’t believe in magic,” Billy once said. “I believe in the sun and the stars, the water, the tides, the floods, the owls, the hawks flying, the river running, the wind talking. They’re measurements. They tell us how healthy things are.  How healthy we are. Because we and they are the same. That’s what I believe in. Those who learn to listen to the world that sustains them can hear the message brought forth by the salmon.”   

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