Keystone veto, solar to eclipse fossil fuel in decade
Eiffel Tower sporting turbines; acid oceans pose threat to shellfish; coffee and whiskey fodder for biofuels; coal no longer King in China; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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How we can win: the promise of progress
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 action greater than here on the West Coast,
Carbon markets expand, cheap oil reshuffles deck
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 week in clean energy solutions.
Getting Serious about Reducing Carbon Emissions
Elected officials from King County and 12 cities commit to an ambitious carbon reduction agenda for 2015.
Stand with the Lummi Nation against coal export
In a game-changing move, the Lummi Nation are invoking their treaty rights and standing up to oppose a giant coal export facility on their shores. Let's stand with them!
Oregon’s Senators want what we want: less pollution, more clean energy
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are calling for stronger carbon pollution reduction targets in the Clean Power Plan.
Mind the carbon bubble, says the Bank of England
Clean energy sector employs more Californians than film, radio and TV; Hawaiian utility bought out by nation’s largest windpower firm; wrangling continues at Lima climate talks; and more stories of the week in clean energy.
Protect Washington wetlands from big coal
Northwest communities have made incredible progress halting proposed coal export terminals here in our region, preserving an environment in which our communities can thrive. We need to keep the pressure on to halt more proposed coal terminals, and now we have a new pressure point.
Clean power prices drop, installations and orders up
Renewable fuels advance; carbon pricing on the docket; increasing opposition to oil-drilling; China to cap coal by 2020; global warming impacts far and wide.
Look out below! Financial prospects for NW coal export continue to worsen
Coal executives once saw a rosy future (for themselves) in Northwest coal export. But falling global demand for their dirty product now means that their dreams may be going up in smoke.
Coal to Clean Energy Forums in Corvallis and Portland
Oregonians across the state agree: we want clean energy. It’s time to give Oregonians the energy we want.
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