by Seth Zuckerman on April 28, 2014

In this week’s ClimateCast: Climate politics shifting in renewables’ favor;  a climate denier changes his stripes; Gov. Kitzhaber comes out against coal ports; and more.

by KC Golden on April 28, 2014

Did the producers of the Showtime docu-series Years of Living Dangerously have to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement before airing their show?  They should have, because it is profoundly disruptive to the ecosystem of denial. 

by Seth Zuckerman on April 21, 2014

In this week’s ClimateCast: British Airways inks contract to buy fuel made from garbage; Keystone pipeline decision delayed until after November elections; solar prices plummeting to parity with market prices; and more.

by Bobby Hayden on April 21, 2014

The second episode of Years continues a storyline in which Harrison Ford travels to Indonesia to investigate massive slash and burn deforestation projects, which are making way for gigantic, illegal palm oil plantations. The destruction of Indonesia's peat lands - the burning of both the forests' trees and carbon rich soils - now accounts for 4% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions alone. 

by Ben Serrurier on April 19, 2014

In 2010 the Washington State legislature passed the Jobs Now Act, providing grants to school districts for energy efficiency and other cost-saving investments. Despite such resounding and widespread success, funding for the Jobs Act isn’t guaranteed; we need the legislature to renew it this year.

by Bobby Hayden on April 17, 2014

One woman shares the story of her rise and fall – and rise again! – as a climate activist: What do an executive, a student, a tribal leader, an activist and a veteran have in common? They were all talking climate action back in February at Fortified! – a climate change storytelling event hosted by the Portland State University's Institute for Sustainable Solutions and in partnership with the City of Portland, Climate Solutions, Ecotrust, Oregon Environmental Council, Renewable Northwest, and the VOIS Alliance.

by KC Golden on April 17, 2014

Try explaining to your grandkids that there was some other “reality” that trumped what we now know about the threats of climate change, and the solutions available to us. How real will politics seem to them, compared to what they’re up against?

by Jonathan Lawson on April 15, 2014

Governor Jay Inslee is committed to a clean energy future. We need everyone around the country thanking him for pressing forward on climate action; we also need to ask that Governor Inslee do everything in his power to stop the export of coal through the Pacific Northwest.

by Seth Zuckerman on April 14, 2014

Royal Dutch Shell joins Trillion-Ton Communiqué calling for timetable to zero net carbon; Kitimat, B.C., rejects oil terminal; IPCC calls for climate-conserving measures to start ASAP, and more.

by Kimberly Larson on April 14, 2014

What if the farms, rivers, mountains and cities of the Northwest experienced a drought measured in years, rather than months?  The Showtime series Years of Living Dangerously kicked off last night with an episode showcasing Texas and Syria – two areas that have experienced extreme drought spanning the last several years. As the program demonstrated, the people in those places are weathering devastating impacts – economic, political, and real.