by Seth Zuckerman on April 6, 2015
New solar and wind employment outpaces coal industry’s job losses, Ontario opts for cap-and-trade, yeast from sake-making may boost biofuels, and…
by Seth Zuckerman on March 30, 2015
U.S. coal sector in ‘structural decline,’ sea level rise could pop $1.4 trillion real estate bubble, UK climate emissions drop 8 percent, and more…
by Jessica Finn Coven on March 28, 2015
Our state budget should hold emitters accountable and invest in Washington communities. Our state budget should include the Carbon Pollution…
by Ben Serrurier on March 18, 2015
Climate and clean energy debates in Olympia this year are focused on two different proposals, but only one that addresses the climate problem. One,…
by Ross Macfarlane on February 13, 2015
by Ben Serrurier on February 5, 2015
Washington's Department of Ecology issued a draft Clean Fuel Standard this week. If a program here mirrors successes in other states, it will be a…
by Seth Zuckerman on February 2, 2015
Germany stays on target in its transition to clean energy, U.S. poll shows half of Republicans and vast majorities of others want climate action,…
by Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy on January 27, 2015
The Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy, launched with a show of support for legislation to put a price on large-scale carbon emissions, brings…
by Ben Serrurier on January 23, 2015
State Sen. Schoesler is very concerned that UW and WSU might have to pay for their carbon emissions under the Governor's carbon reduction plan. But…
by Elizabeth Willmott on January 23, 2015
In December 2014, 37 local elected leaders from across Washington State sent a clear statement of support for bold state action on climate change and…
by Gregg Small on January 22, 2015
2015 is shaping up to be a year of potentially significant progress on climate change and clean energy. And nowhere in our country is the promise of…
by Seth Zuckerman on January 20, 2015
Solar jobs up 22 percent last year, carbon market comes to South Korea, fossil-free Danish island inspires Maine utilities, and more stories of the…
by Elizabeth Willmott on January 20, 2015
The 2015 Washington State Legislature gets underway in Olympia, and local officials across Washington are ready.
by Seth Zuckerman on January 12, 2015
Study says which fossil-fuel deposits should stay buried, Republicans back solar energy in Florida, Keystone fight emboldens opponents of other Big…
by Jessica Finn Coven on January 12, 2015
Climate change—and climate action—top the list of big issues before this year's Washington State Legislature.
Teardown of Chevy Bolt reveals it costs $4,600 less to manufacture than analysts had thought, climate action prevails at two shareholder meetings, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
Tesla starts taking orders for solar roofing, Green Party may hold balance of power over BC fossil projects, GOP fails to reverse Obama-era methane rules, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
Climate advocates join business leaders to celebrate a sensible expansion of subsidies for low-carbon and zero-carbon driving options.
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.
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?
Shell sells off its stake in Canadian tar sands, US solar installations in 2016 nearly double the previous year, poll shows highest-ever level of American concern for the climate, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission rarely makes headlines, but it plays a critical role in assessing the growing cost of investments in fossil fuels and its impact on consumers.
The Washington State Legislature is talking about climate: specifically about putting a price on carbon pollution. Can we move from talk to action? Can we win climate and clean energy solutions that are fair, practical and effective? We think that we can, and we are all in.
There's no time like the present to demand a better future. Washington folks: please contact your state legislators and tell them we need their leadership on clean energy and clean transportation now!
US sends $500 million to Green Climate Fund, Chinese President Xi urges Trump to stand by Paris accord, hacktivists prepare offshore archive of federal environmental data, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
