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Oil trains: not just unsafe. Unnecessary.

by KC Golden and Eileen V. Quigley on

Will it be hard to transition completely from oil to clean energy? Yes. But it’s well within our reach.

Solar power rates rattled, China’s coal use has peaked

by Seth Zuckerman on

New York passes 50% RPS and billion-dollar nuclear subsidy, Ford to test self-driving vehicles on MIT campus, Sierra Club to retire 53-million-ton coal deposit, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Surging Ahead to Electrify Oregon’s Transportation Sector

by Meredith Connolly on

With new electric buses coming to two of Oregon's transit systems, we're reminded that modernizing our transportation system means thinking bigger than just electric cars, to electric public transit, freight, tug boats, and more. 

Hawaii nixes power merger, rejecting BC’s LNG exports

by Seth Zuckerman on

World nears pact to phase out climate- destabilizing refrigerants, US offers $4.5 billion in loan guarantees for EV charging, 18 GW of pumped hydro storage in pipeline, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Montana coal plant Colstrip will close two units by 2022

by Seth Zuckerman on

Canada to enact national carbon price this year, Pacific island nations draft treaty to end fossil fuel extraction, Nevadans will vote whether to restore net metering, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy. 

A Tour de Force for Climate Progress

by Kimberly Larson on

From banana seats to century rides, riding a bike means freedom, joy, and sometimes grueling hills. In the upcoming Pacific Northwest Climate Ride, three people will be spending six days cycling along beaches, through port towns, and up the Olympic Mountains to support Climate Solutions.

CA meets solar goal early, India signs for 1 GW of PVs

by Seth Zuckerman on

100-MW battery outcompetes a natural-gas peaker plant in LA, Germany replaces feed-in tariffs with clean power auction, Chinese automaker unveils solar car, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Washington makes progress on reducing emissions, more work to be done

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

Washington state officials continue working on a new set of rules to cap carbon emissions. Getting ir right will require setting more ambitious goals, in line with current science—and we'll still need more tools to protect our climate and our future.

Momentum—Six months of accelerating solutions

by Gregg Small on

The first six months of 2016 were perhaps the most productive of our entire 18 year history. Here's a mid-year update, and a look at what's coming in the second six.

Shifting Gears from Dirty Diesel to Cleaner Air with the VW Settlement

by Meredith Connolly on

Oregon has the highest per-capita ownership of emissions-cheating Volkswagens in the U.S. Now the state plans to spend some of the settlement money to clean up diesel and reduce emissions for real.

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