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For effective engagement: hitting the reset button

by Renee Lertzman on

Recent events have forced many organizers and activists into the painful act of carefully examining our tactics and strategies–that's essential for being effective. However, are we doing enough to challenge our assumptions about human behavior? 

Clean energy transportation makes sense, but also dollars and cents

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

Climate advocates join business leaders to celebrate a sensible expansion of subsidies for low-carbon and zero-carbon driving options.

Earth Day to May Day - a week of climate action!

by Joëlle Robinson on

In Washington and Oregon, we're ready for a week of climate action, from Earth Day to May Day! Check out this list of events and we'll see you there.

Craving for clean energy leads Microsoft to quit PSE

by Seth Zuckerman on

Portland and Multnomah County aim for 100% renewable energy, Tesla announces electric semi and pick-up trucks, Maryland to offer tax credits for energy storage, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

What Oregon's Clean Energy Jobs bill does (and why you should care)

by Meredith Connolly on

Everything you wanted to know about cap and invest but were afraid to ask. 

Trump order hits climate policies; states fight back

by Seth Zuckerman on

Nuclear giant Westinghouse goes bankrupt, clean energy employs over twice as many Americans as fossil fuels, cheap Midwestern wind could idle 56 GW of coal plants, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy. 

Cully neighborhood test drives electric car sharing

by Mara Gross on

Last week, Drive Oregon kicked off an EV pilot project that makes three electric cars available to Hacienda CDC and community members in Portland's diverse Cully neighborhood. 

How's climate progress faring in Olympia?

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

It’s no secret that climate progress is having a rough week in Washington, D.C. Here in Washington State, our governor and others have pressed for policies to clean our air and move our state towards a clean-energy economy. So how is climate progress faring in our state legislature?

Ten US states show economic benefits from capping climate pollution

by Meredith Connolly on

The track records of nine Northeastern states and California, which have already put a price on carbon pollution, show us what a tremendous opportunity Oregon has to act on climate and invest in our state’s clean energy future.

Time for solutions! Washington must act on climate

by Joëlle Robinson on

Right now, Washington State climate advocates have a timely opportunity to support clean energy bills during the legislative session.

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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.