CS Journal
CS Journal
Fossil fuel subsidies choking out renewables
Fossil fuel subsidies cost American taxpayers billions of dollars, and delay the production of clean energy. To make matters worse, the subsidies do not decrease our dependence on foreign oil; they do not save jobs; they do not lower the cost of gas.
A new energy policy: If not now, when?
We have the technology, the ingenuity and the will to tackle our dependence on fossil fuels.
Peak oil warning
“Catastrophic consequences” await companies that maintain business as usual when our world is certainly moving towards increased scarcity in oil and carbon output restrictions, says a recent report from Lloyds’ of London, a highly regarded insurance institution in the United Kingdom.
China's energy plan
China prioritizes national security in push toward energy independence.
If not now, when?
From power house businesses like Nike and Weyerhaeuser, to the Outdoor Industry Association, which represents large outdoor retailers like REI and The North Face to farmers, guides, and clean energy companies, businesses are urging the region's Senators to pass comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation, including a cap on carbon.
Environmentalists and entrepreneurs need each other
Environmental advocates and clean energy entrepreneurs dearly need each other. Our very success depends upon strong teamwork.
Efficiency matters — especially here
Many recognize Portland as a national leader in sustainability. Our city is regularly ranked in the top three depending on what publication you are reading and how they’re evaluating sustainability. I would argue that Portland is also a national leader in delivering energy efficiency to the country
Climate and clean energy legislation - a generational call to action
This is a generational call – the test of our determination to leave our kids a healthy future
We wouldn’t tolerate oil spills and climate disruption if we had practical alternatives to fossil fuel dependence
KC Golden, Policy Director for Climate Solutions, responds to a New York Times article "The Spill vs. a Need to Drill".
Oregon customers lead in renewable power purchases
Two Oregon utilities, Portland General Electric and PacificCorp are among the top ten in the nation for the amount of renewable power that their customers purchase – voluntary efforts that go further than the state renewable power standard adopted several years ago
We have a moral imperative to launch America’s clean-energy transition
The costs of fossil fuels are now so vivid, so graphic, so tragic as to bring us eyeball to eyeball with a moral imperative to launch America’s clean-energy transition.
Military looking to kick its oil habit, powered by NW farmers and innovators
Climate Solutions has been actively promoting opportunities for Northwest farmers and companies in the clean energy economy, and we are thrilled that the military is taking the lead in weaning itself from oil.
Seattle and Portland awarded $20 million each in energy stimulus funds
The City of Seattle and Portland's Clean Energy Works will both receive $20 million for energy efficiency retrofitting, creating thousands of new jobs.
Seattle picked to lead national effort on LED street lights
The region’s leadership in the clean energy economy paid dividends again yesterday when the U.S. Department of Energy picked Seattle City Light to lead a national effort to promote widespread use of light emitting diode (LED) street lights. LED lighting uses far less energy than traditional approaches, and is gaining traction around the country, driven by cities’ desire to reduce global warming pollution and lower operating costs.
The clean economy is hiring: NW Environmental Training Center seeks instructors
The clean economy is hiring. With businesses' increasing demand for employees skilled in clean technologies and whole-systems thinking, educational institutions are scrambling to offer the professional development degrees in environmental science, technology, regulations, and green building that students are demanding. The NW Environmental Training Center, for one, is looking for dozens of instructors.
Public support for climate change policy adds pressure for leaders
The American public understands we have a great opportunity to create high-paying American jobs while growing the clean energy economy.
Smart, clean vehicles meet the smart grid
New clean car standards, car companies stepping up to produce all electric vehicles and partnerships to help us charge those vehicles efficiently -- this is what innovation looks like.
Northwest will benefit from Nissan's roll-out of a suprisingly affordable all-electric vehicle
Nissan has announced the new Leaf will be available at a price of approximately $25,000, after accounting for federal tax credit for vehicles with advanced batteries. This is especially good news for consumers in Seattle and parts of Oregon, which are poised to be test markets for the first major roll-out of these vehicles
