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    Climate justice: rooted in community

    by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on

    Northwest communities are fortunate to have a number of grassroots, BIPOC-led community organizations making connections between social justice, environmental health, and climate. We focus on one such group this week. Plus: the Biden administration pauses new LNG exports

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    Busting the myths: clean energy does work in the cold

    by Jonathan Lee on

    We have examples from across the country and worldwide that ought to close the confidence gap once and for all: yes, clean energy technologies work during cold weather.

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    Wind... and counter-wind

    by Jonathan Lawson on

    Offshore wind is picking up across the country. Also: in the Northwest, climate progress is likely to face a challenge in Washington, and Oregon courts have delayed implementation of the Climate Protection Program.

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    Kids breathe easier on electric school buses

    by Jonathan Lee on

    Kids deserve to breathe clean, unpolluted air. Plenty of ink has already been spilled about the harms of polluted air in homes and classrooms. However, students are still routinely exposed to dirty, polluted air from a source in virtually every school district’s driveway: the school bus.

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    COP28 convenes in Dubai — with fractional results

    by Jonathan Lee on

    Just a year ago, fossil fuel companies complained they felt unwelcome at COP27; at this year’s COP28 international climate conference, OPEC has its own pavilion.

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    The Bus Company That Could

    by Jonathan Lee on

    How a small business is overcoming bumps on the road to all-electric buses.

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    If you didn't like the Keystone XL pipeline...

    by Jonathan Lawson on

    A controversial pipeline expansion gets approved over a multitude of objections. What climate change will mean for food production and equity. And a major public investment in hydrogen energy.

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    A clean energy just transition for autoworkers

    by Jonathan Lee on

    In this week's issue of Climate Cast: autoworker strike underscores the need for a just transition, the new faces of climate denial, and California enters the climate lawsuit fray.

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    Climate had a week

    by Jonathan Lawson on

    On the occasion of Climate Week, California takes a stand for fossil fuel accountability. The US will organize a Climate Corps after all. Global climate week protests call on governments to show more climate ambition... and action

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    The future of GOP climate action, ESG, and big clean trucks

    by Jonathan Lee on

    Climate issues made a surprise appearance during the recent GOP Presidential debate. Let's see how the candidates responded.

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The media climate is in trouble, too

In this week's ClimateCast: our media climate faces multiple attacks; NW states push back against federal clean energy cuts