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Tell Puget Sound Energy: let's keep it clean--support I-1631

by Joëlle Robinson on

We don't have a minute to lose in taking action on climate in Washington—and we need our energy utilities to stand with us for clean air and a stable climate.

ClimateCast: Clear, clean skies obscured by stormy politics

by Devon Downeysmith on

The climate impacts of this American presidency. Despite which, there is plenty of good news to share on clean energy and international shifts away from fossil fuels!

ClimateCast: climate migration and clean energy news

by Devon Downeysmith on

Connections between the climate crisis and migration; Justice Kennedy's retirement; surging renewables and the race towards 100% clean energy. This week's ClimateCast is jam-packed with news you need to know.

Support electric buses – and double your gift!

by Gregg Small on

Your gift this week—matched by a generous donor—will help us push TriMet to accelerate its transition to 100% clean, electric buses. 

Pacific states get serious on climate

by Devon Downeysmith on

Climate leadership: Hawaii makes a major clean energy commitment; Fossil fuels divestment here, clean energy investment; and accounting for the cost of sea level rise.

Holding big oil accountable for decades of climate deception

by Kathy Washienko on

King County has joined other local governments across the country who are suing major oil companies who knew the cataclysmic consequences of carbon pollution, but kept misleading us all.

Celebrating a year of NW action on clean energy

by Devon Downeysmith on

Oregon's clean fuels standard and numerous communities' commitments to 100% clean energy show that our region is gaining momentum for climate action.

One Year Later: Portland and Multnomah Co.'s 100% Clean Energy Resolutions

by Zach Baker on

From accelerating the transition of Oregon’s most populous city and county to clean energy, to inspiring other jurisdictions to pass their own resolutions, Portland and Multnomah County's 100% clean energy resolutions are proving worthy of an anniversary celebration.  

No more risky business for Washington

by Kelly Hall on

A recent decision by our state utilities commission should make it easier for Washington to invest in a clean energy future.

What’s new in Oregon: Pricing pollution, electrifying transit, and more

by Meredith Connolly on

Spring is in the air, and climate action is on the move in Oregon. 

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Earth Week in a time of monsters

“The old world is dying,” Antonio Gramsci wrote in 1930, “and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.” Today’s intersection of monstrous planetary crises has a name and a face: the Trump administration, with fossil fuel interests pulling strings behind the scenes.