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What part of "no more coal" doesn't Trump understand?

Washington State is so over coal. We banned it from our power plants, from our ports—and from our air and water. The Trump administration's heavy-handed attempt to keep coal alive in the Northwest is backward-looking and unlawful. That's why we're fighting back.

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Divest. Separate. Win.

By: KC Golden on May 12, 2014

Divestment is more than a tactic in the climate battle. In a broad sense, it’s the whole game. Because, by itself, the fossil fuel industry does not have enough money or power to stop climate solutions. It only wins by continuously taking our money, and our power, and using them against us.

A Remembrance of Billy Frank, Jr.

By: Martha Kongsgaard on May 8, 2014

“I don’t believe in magic,” Billy once said. “I believe in the sun and the stars, the water, the tides, the floods, the owls, the hawks flying, the river running, the wind talking.

Stand with Governor Kitzhaber on coal export

By: Joëlle Robinson on April 9, 2014

Recently, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber stated that "It's time to say NO once and for all to coal exports." We couldn't agree more! Take a minute to share this image on Facebook and post it to the Governor’s page.

Spring Forward

By: Ann Gravatt on March 13, 2014

This is the week of sleepy (read: grumpy) kids in my house, due to the return of daylight savings time. But even a household disrupted doesn’t squelch my love of the lost hour. It’s the signal of longer, warmer – sunnier! -- days to come, the most hopeful time of the year for me. A time to look forward. We’re doing a lot of that around Climate Solutions these days.

Facing climate change: Optimism is up to us

By: Gregg Small on January 29, 2014

On one hand, the science news about our climate crisis is relentlessly sobering. It’s late, and we have so far to go. On the other hand, the momentum for solutions is building, and our climate movement is growing strong.

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GoGreen Seattle 2015

The 6th annual GoGreen Conference in Seattle, Washington, is a one-day, interactive learning experience featuring tactical how-tos, a solutions-centered deep dive into new ways of thinking, and a showcase of regional business leaders and their success stories. With a distinct platform of bringing together leaders from across industries, GoGreen builds viable networks and cross-pollinates sustainability best practices throughout the regional business community.

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How we keep going: Lather, rinse, repeat.

In perseverance, in humility, and in gratitude: that's how we keep making progress.

Thank you! Climate leadership on display in Portland

"The challenge to create a sustainable economy is global – and requires a global response – but I know the Northwest can show the way."

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.

Washington businesses: Innovation demands climate action

On Oct. 27, more than 100 businesses launched the Washington Business Climate Declaration, citing "a clear and present need for action on climate change."

Renewables advance, Europeans parley on carbon

Abundant renewables drive coal off the grid in Scandinavia and the Baltics, new study shows fossil gas is no boon for the climate, activists blockade Australian coal port, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.

Art and Science: Carbon-Cutting in Shoreline, WA

On-the-ground urban carbon reduction strategies are essential with or without carbon pricing, as they are the bricks-and-mortar pathways to a low-carbon future.

No time for the sidelines: youth take the lead in climate organizing

Do you remember the 21^st of September? Generation Y and Z don’t want the credit for making history on the day of the largest climate mobilization EVER, but they deserve a lot of it.

Autumn action

It’s been an eventful Fall already in the world of climate and clean energy, with more in store. Check out the latest news and upcoming events from the Oregon team.

Occupy the Future

There's no telling what'll happen when world leaders meet in Paris next year for the 21st annual U.N. Climate Conference. But based on what went down in Manhattan last week, the time for global action on climate change is here.