by Patrick Mazza on November 6, 2013

If the Earth’s vegetation were not absorbing tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the climate would be much hotter and have already crossed highly dangerous thresholds.

by Elizabeth Willmott on November 5, 2013

While the West Coast climate pact announced by Governors Inslee, Kitzhaber, and Brown and British Columbia Premier Clark on October 28 focused on state policy, it has everything to do with cities.

by Ben Serrurier on October 13, 2013

This is Part 3 of a series on the Climate Workgroup in Washington. View Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 4.

by Elizabeth Willmott on October 9, 2013

The City of Seattle took a crucial step toward its long-term goal of carbon neutrality when it enacted a new Commercial Energy Code, for both new construction and major changes to existing buildings, on September 16, 2013.

by Ben Serrurier on October 1, 2013

This is Part 2 of a series on the Climate Workgroup in Washington. View Part 1 - Part 3 - Part 4.

by Dominick DellaSala on September 27, 2013

Since forests absorb and store vast amounts of carbon, protecting forests, especially old growth forests like those in the Pacific Northwest, should be a key component of any plan to mitigate the effects of climate change.

by Patrick Mazza on September 16, 2013

Soaking carbon from the atmosphere into farm soils is a widely advocated climate solution. A new Australian study kicks dirt all over the idea. But digging in a little deeper uncovers a more favorable picture.

by Ross Macfarlane on September 12, 2013

The starkest warnings about the coming apocalypse are coming not from long-haired hippies, but from Wall Street bankers in three-piece suits. This is not another screed from an environmental fanatic predicting the end of the world; this is a discussion about the collapse of the business case for investments in coal export infrastructure.The starkest warnings about the coming apocalypse are coming not from long-haired hippies, but from Wall Street bankers in three-piece suits. This is not another screed from an environmental fanatic predicting the end of the world; this is a discussion about…

by Eileen V. Quigley on September 11, 2013

It’s happening in our urban and rural forests, in and around our buildings and streets, on our farmland, and in the seagrass meadows, salt marshes and mangroves along our coasts. Done right, it just might stem the tide of runaway climate change.

by Patrick Mazza on September 9, 2013

The health of forests and their owners are directly connected, an insight that has generated an innovative Oregon program to increase forest carbon.