Sometimes good things lurk in the FOG. In this case, FOG is a waste product—fats, oils, and grease—and it’s a major reason why the City of Gresham was able to turn its wastewater treatment plant from an energy hog into the first net zero energy plant in the Pacific Northwest.
Climate Solutions spoke up in Salem this week, weighing in on three different carbon-reduction proposals that could shift our environment and our economy from pollution to prosperity.
U.S. coal sector in ‘structural decline,’ sea level rise could pop $1.4 trillion real estate bubble, UK climate emissions drop 8 percent, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
All oils are not created equal; wind, solar, and geothermal turn Nicaragua from rolling black-outs to power exporter; Hawaii considers 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Together, we protected clean air and cleaner fuel choices in Oregon. Here's why that's great news for our climate and our clean energy economy.
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.
Fluctuating gas prices affect Americans' willingess to purchase fuel efficient cars, but clean fuel and fuel economy standards can keep our psyches from having an outsized impact on the climate.
The short answer: clean fuels will grow our regional economy, clean our air, and increase consumer choices. Here are ten almost-as-short answers.
The Port of Seattle signed a lease with Shell that would make Seattle the staging area for the most reckless, extreme oil drilling adventure ever, leaving locals to ask: Is resistance futile?
Three largest UK parties pledge climate action ahead of May elections, report parses geoengineering prospects, smarter inverters may allow more rooftop solar on grid, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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In December 2015, international leaders will gather in Paris for what are arguably the most important global climate talks ever. Countries are updating their carbon reduction pledges, which currently fall far short of what is necessary to hold global warming at two degrees Celsius. This represents an ambition gap among national negotiators that the bold climate leadership of city officials around the world can help close.
Portlanders: Let's tell City and County officials to align public dollars with public values. Support fossil fuel divestment today!
Sweden sets goal of going completely fossil-free, China to work with US on utility innovation and decarbonizing cities, union opposes coal port in Oakland, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions
“Every watt saved by energy efficiency measures helps create living-wage jobs,” says Stephanie Pitts of McKinstry, the latest business recipient of the BlueGreen Alliance's "Right Stuff" award.
Ten years later, the Big Easy is still recovering from Katrina; global traction for renewable energy; climate-friendly investments expand; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Solar prices dropping, global temperatures rising, wind farms producing more energy for every megawatt of capacity, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
This northwest company has been walking its climate action talk: MacDonald-Miller works with businesses to design, build and install solutions in the building sector to dramatically cut energy use.
Is the new federal Clean Power Plan strong enough? Does it expand the bounds of the possible, so we can do what’s necessary to address the climate crisis?
State, regional, and city government leaders are not fiddling while the planet burns. Instead, they are demonstrating the pathways to a low-carbon future.
This week Governor Inslee announced bold action to address global warming, directing his administration to use its full authority under the Clean Air Act to enforce existing limits on carbon pollution.
