The Executive Director for Smart Grid Northwest answers a key question: What exactly IS smart grid?

Court rules for making the power grid friendlier to renewables, Western drought so bad that the mountains are rebounding, China's coal use actually declines, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.

Lummi artist Jewell James has carved a new totem pole as an act of protest against coal and oil export in the Northwest. You can take part in the pole's journey from the Lummi's coastal homeland to the tar sands of Alberta.

It's time for Northwest utilities to improve coordination of our region’s flexible generation through an Energy Imbalance Market (EIM).

Vermont breaks ground on a solar-powered microgrid, Oregon rejects Ambre Energy's coal export plan, acidic ocean waters get attention coast to coast, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.

A landmark climate victory: Oregon DSL's decision deals a heavy blow to coal export proposals in the Northwest.

It's worth celebrating that county and city leaders in the Northwest are up to the task of climate leadership.

The carbon-storage skills of ants and the biofuel potential of tobacco; energy efficiency financing surges, and Beijing bans coal. All that and more in this week's ClimateCast.

When smart policy meets public demand, EV programs can help cities drive quietly into a low-carbon future.

Tell Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality to protect the Columbia River from dirty coal!