Funding education is a top priority for the Washington State Legislature this year. But this week, it was legislators' own climate science education that came into question. 

Given the state of our climate crisis, it’s well past time that we draw a clear line in the sand. That’s why a nationwide movement has succeeded (so far) in blocking the Keystone XL pipeline, and it’s why we cannot allow Shell to use Seattle as a home port for Arctic drilling. 

Student divestment activists are meeting with University of Washington Regents to press the case for going coal-free. The Regents could have saved a bundle by divesting when the students first asked. Will they act now?

Solar plane begins round-the-world journey, India levies coal tariff to pay for renewables, McKibben floats ‘fossil freeze,’ and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

Despite the growing controversy over exploding oil trains and their obvious potential for disaster, the Army Corps of Engineers intends to rubber stamp the largest oil-by-rail terminal proposed in the US using a one-size-fits-all nationwide permit.  This is unacceptable.
 

Oregon has a lot of forests, and great conditions for growing long-lived trees, and those forests store a lot of carbon. Aggressive and unsustainable logging of those forests can contribute heavily to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. 

This Tuesday, help deliver a message to the Port of Seattle--Seattle won't play a part in Shell's reckless damage to our climate and the Arctic environment.

Together, we protected clean air and cleaner fuel choices in Oregon. Here's why that's great news for our climate and our clean energy economy.

Eiffel Tower sporting turbines; acid oceans pose threat to shellfish; coffee and whiskey fodder for biofuels; coal no longer King in China; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

Washington State's most effective climate law is under attack. Act now to protect our clean energy future!