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Reserve carbon auction raises $62.5 million in WA, shows the CCA is working as intended

by Climate Solutions on

On August 9, the Department of Ecology held its first allowance reserve auction under the Climate Commitment Act, raising an additional $62.5 million for needed climate solutions across the state. This auction is a mechanism built into the CCA to stabilize costs and ensure that carbon allowances are obtainable and reasonably priced for entities covered by the CCA.

Climate-fueled disasters strike, and climate hope perseveres

by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on

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.

Boundaries of potential Oregon Wind Energy Areas published

by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on

Oregon could benefit from new source of clean energy to reduce climate pollution and reduce fossil fuel dependency

Advocates reach settlement with Avista to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, expand low-income efficiency programs

by Greer Ryan on

[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.

The thing about lithium mining

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

Sustainable maritime transport: the next frontier for reducing climate pollution

by Kurt Ellison on

Maritime shipping can and must change course to address the climate crisis.

Oil companies' lies are costing us dearly: what they don't want us to understand about the fuel market

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.

WE LIKE BIG CLEAN TRUCKS AND WE CANNOT LIE

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.

Stormy weather: a planet in extremis

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. That’s certainly no longer the case (although some TV stations have faced pushback from conservative viewers who object to news about global warming).

Avista used customer money to fund anti-climate litigation in Oregon

by Climate Solutions on

[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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