Climate Solutions 18th Annual Reception
Mark your calendars: Climate Solutions' annual reception in Olympia takes place on April 21, with keynote speaker Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council.
A new future
We're proud of our grandfathers who mined coal to power our economy in decades past. We hope that our grandchildren will be proud of our generation's work to replace coal with clean and renewable sources of energy. That transition is steaming ahead in 2016.
US solar jobs top 200,000; feds halt new coal leasing
Global investment in renewables hits $329 B record in 2015; oil-train activists offer defense of necessity; utility-scale solar costs drop 17% in a year; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Reviewing the Paris Climate Agreement and the Future of Climate Change
On January 26, join the World Affairs Council for an event to review the Paris Agreement, the implementation process, and the agreement’s role in combating climate change.
Third Annual Arctic Encounter Seattle
The third annual Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES) in Seattle, Washington will convene policymakers, industry leaders, and leading experts to confront the leading issues in Arctic policy, innovation, and development.
Hey coal terminal: send not for whom the bell tolls
Arch Coal's bankruptcy filing sends a huge signal that coal export is a bad business, and has no place in the Washington economy. Let's make sure our state leaders get the message.
OR deal to phase out coal, double renewable power
Solar supplies nearly 10 percent of California’s power in 2015, GM rolls out mass-market electric car with 200-mile range, NASA tests more efficient aircraft propulsion, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
North America's largest crude-oil terminal doesn't belong here.
We need your help to stop the largest proposed crude oil-by-rail terminal in North America! Tesoro wants to ship 360,000 barrels of volatile crude oil per day by train through our region and down the Columbia River.
Capping emissions good for WA jobs, environment
Climate Solutions, Washington Environmental Council, and Washington Conservation Voters respond to the WA Dept. of Ecology’s announcement of a draft Clean Air Rule
Energy storage displacing new fossil gas plants
Indian microfinance brings solar energy to off-grid villages and slums, Eugene tests microgrids powered by PVs, the ‘rebound effect’ is smaller than previously reported, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.