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Hawaii wildfires and the aftermath Several wildfires tore across the idyllic landscape with terrifying speed on the Hawaiian island of Maui. At least 111 people have been confirmed killed, hundreds of residents have been displaced, and the historic town of Lāhainā has been destroyed.
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Oregon could benefit from new source of clean energy to reduce climate pollution and reduce fossil fuel dependency
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[PRESS RELEASE] A historic settlement in a contested rate case between Oregon’s second-largest gas utility and intervening organizations will require Avista to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, dramatically expand low-income weatherization programs and restrict political spending by the gas company that undermines state climate law.
by Jonathan Lawson on
The battery component lithium is a key ingredient for the clean energy transition. But sourcing the mineral comes with chalenges and compromises. Also: holding the oil industry accountable, and more clean energy action in the Northwest
by Kurt Ellison on
Maritime shipping can and must change course to address the climate crisis.
by Leah Missik on
Oil companies have a long history of lying—about their climate culpability and about the true costs of gas. Let's hold them accountable.
by Jonathan Lee on
Calling all fleet managers, sustainability directors, and C-suite executives of companies with fleets: Don't miss the 12th Annual Green Transportation Summit and Expo.
by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on
If extreme heat doesn’t freak you out about climate change, your brain may have melted Only a few years ago, it was quite rare to see news weather coverage linking extreme storms or heat waves to climate change.
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[PRESS RELEASE] Avista inappropriately billed customers for anti-climate litigation spending, and is proposing to increase bills for continued litigation costs, according to testimony submitted by environmental groups to the Oregon PUC.
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Since our founding 25 years ago, Climate Solutions has believed strongly in the importance of the business community to drive solutions to the climate crisis. Since 1998, we have partnered with businesses in all sorts of ways. In the early 2000’s, we launched one of our first programs, Harvesting Clean Energy, to work with farmers, economic development professionals, and rural business leaders to promote clean energy development to boost the rural economy.
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