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A little-known Washington state agency has a big job in tackling climate change

by Kelly Hall on

Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission rarely makes headlines, but it plays a critical role in assessing the growing cost of investments in fossil fuels and its impact on consumers. 

Clean energy turns utility economics upside-down

by Seth Zuckerman on

Solar prices down 20 percent in one year, new study questions blanket subsidies for biofuels, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips write down their tar sands reserves, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy. 

Wind power rises in South; Pruitt takes over at EPA

by Seth Zuckerman on

Oroville Dam survives critical week, US solar installations nearly double in 2016, Toshiba chairman resigns over $6 billion in nuclear construction losses, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

To protect the Oregon we love, now is the time to act on climate change

by David Van't Hof on

The Oregon legislature is getting to work, and the state has a great opportunity to grow its clean energy economy.

Solar power now cheaper than coal at Indian auction

by Seth Zuckerman on

Australia, Arctic, and Oklahoma bake in heat waves, Sioux tribes sue over pipeline construction, US wind capacity now exceeds hydropower, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

What problem is the "conservative solution" a solution to?

by KC Golden on

When it comes to a "conservative climate solution," can ideas appealing to "conservative values" move conservative policymakers? And can elite-driven planning result in truly equitable policy?

Seattle divests from pipeline funder Wells Fargo

by Paul Che oke ten Wagner on

Seattle made history by divesting nearly $3 billion from a bank whose investments are profoundly out of alignment with our hopes for a just, clean-energy future. What other cities will follow?

Rise of EVs and PVs set to disrupt energy markets

by Seth Zuckerman on

Audi president tells dealers that EVs will dominate market within a decade, Toshiba to quit building nuclear power plants, Sweden plans to be climate-neutral by 2045, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.  

The context for climate action now

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

The Washington State Legislature is talking about climate: specifically about putting a price on carbon pollution. Can we move from talk to action? Can we win climate and clean energy solutions that are fair, practical and effective? We think that we can, and we are all in.

Trump’s first week in office sparks outcry, resistance

by Seth Zuckerman on

 Sunshot reaches its dollar-a-watt goal three years early, Olympia to hear new carbon pricing bill, civil servants try Twitter samizdat, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

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