Quarterly Community Meeting March 30
Join the Seattle 2030 District for an update on their new Strategic Plan to new programs and big staff changes followed by a networking Happy Hour at the Good Bar.
Join the Seattle 2030 District for an update on their new Strategic Plan to new programs and big staff changes followed by a networking Happy Hour at the Good Bar.
Our state budget should hold emitters accountable and invest in Washington communities. Our state budget should include the Carbon Pollution Accountability Act.
“We are committed to working with the Legislature to account for the price of carbon in our economy,” said Jessica Finn Coven, Washington State Director for Climate Solutions.
The clean energy economy is coming, and the northwest is poised to lead it into being. Sometimes it seems like a struggle, sometimes it seems inevitable. Here's the story of one person working to grow our solar industry, and how it fits into a clean energy vision for the future.
Lummi Nation leaders have asked the Army Corps of Engineers to "act swiftly" to deny a coal export facility that threatens their treaty fishing rights. Will you stand with them?
Climate and clean energy debates in Olympia this year are focused on two different proposals, but only one that addresses the climate problem. One, the Carbon Pollution Accountability Act, would be a win for our state's economy, public health and the climate. The other would roll back years of progress.
As the Washington State Legislature struggles to balance its budget, tax exemptions are rightfully receiving scrutiny. But here’s one that pays for itself and thus should be a no-brainer: the electric vehicle tax sales exemption. Why? It's worth $68 million to the state’s economy over the next 16 years.
Funding education is a top priority for the Washington State Legislature this year. But this week, it was legislators' own climate science education that came into question.
Governor Inslee’s proposal for a carbon tax and other state measures have made Washington a national leader in addressing climate change. This panel discussion (moderated by Steve Scher, longtime journalist and former Town Hall Scholar-in-Residence) will explore current proposals in this realm, the future of our state’s climate policy, and outline challenges that might lie ahead.