The heat is on - and not in a good way. It’s Extreme Heat Week here the U.S., and Meredith Connolly reflects on her experience working on solutions to the climate-fueled heat waves in India and the need to push for bold action.
Bernie Sanders names Bill McKibben to Democratic platform committee, cows treated to belch less methane, climate refugees leave California for the Northwest, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
Join the Northwest Environmental Business Council, Environmental Business International, 2020 Environmental Group, and others for an engaging discussion about why the Pacific Northwest is a hotbed for the Environmental Industry.
In this one-day session panelist will discuss industry drivers, best practices and the long term market outlook for the industry and region.
Summit agenda:
8:00 – 9:00am – Coffee/Mixer
Forbes calls Impact Investing the next big thing. And a recent Barclays study found more than half of respondents expressed interest in it, but fewer than 9 percent had actively engaged.
The 2016 Western Washington Solutions Summit hosted by the Washington Policy Center will convene over 600 policymakers, business owners, community leaders and concerned citizens to discuss solutions to our state’s most pressing issues, we are sure to have another informative and high-quality event in 2016.
CleanTech Showcase is the Pacific Northwest’s premier cleantech business event. This one-day event gathers the industry’s best and brightest to learn about the latest clean technology innovations, research and investment opportunities.
Engage the industry’s best and brightest while seeing the latest cleantech innovations from across the region.
Network with 350+ industry leaders, investors, media and policymakers.
Hear and learn from renowned speakers across research, investing and industry.
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Can energy leverage the sharing economy? Two projects are finding out how cooperative district energy technologies are reshaping facility energy management and community design: Eco District and Cyrene. |
Oil companies give up Arctic drilling leases, Ontario considers far-reaching climate plan, analysts plumb the factors behind Dubai’s 3-cent-per-kwh solar bid, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
Thanks to everyone who helped make our annual breakfast a great success this year! Climate and clean energy leader Aimée Christensen and our other speakers set the challenge, and gave us hope, for the bright future we can build together.
Last Monday, the King County Council unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Councilmembers Dembowski and Kohl-Welles requesting a report on transitioning Metro to a zero emission or carbon neutral fleet. This is an exciting step in electrifying King County Metro’s substantial fleet, which includes over 1,500 buses that depend on diesel.
