Governor's climate workgroup proposes carbon cap, replacing coal with renewables
Specifically for the 2014 short session, there was a collective agreement that lifting the 2015 sunset on the Clean Fuels Standard is a key priority, as is protecting the Renewable Portfolio Standard.
Will President Obama issue a permit for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline? After issuing a State of the Union call for more urgency in our response to climate change, this will be a defining real-world test of his resolve.
Both California and Washington are making strong progress toward establishing a clean fuel standard.
We’re looking forward to Harvesting Clean Energy in Helena, MT next week! Clean energy practitioners and rural economic development advocates will gather to talk about opportunities for clean energy to benefit Northwest farms, ranches, forests, and rural businesses.
Washington State has made great strides in clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy independence. But some legislators want to slow or reverse those advances by weakening the law which has made our progress possible—the Washington State Energy Independence Act, or I-937.
On one hand, the science news about our climate crisis is relentlessly sobering. It’s late, and we have so far to go. On the other hand, the momentum for solutions is building, and our climate movement is growing strong.
Washington State's Big Oil loophole was never intended to benefit oil companies; it serves no purpose except to divert tens of millions away from education and essential services, benefiting a massively profitable and polluting industry.
Big coal and big oil head the list of Washington's top polluters, reminding us that we need strong protections against greenhouse gas emissions.
In a potentially game-changing move, Boeing wants to increase the use of sustainable biodiesel as an ingredient in jet fuel.