http://climatesolutions.org daily 1 2008-12-23T00:11:35Z http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/washington-joins-two-other-states-in-requiring-assessment-of-climate-risk This move will allow regulators to better understand the ways climate change and extreme weather events are impacting insurers and make certain that best practices for dealing with climate change are being shared amongst insurance companies. No publisher suzanne home Washington 2012-02-03T17:03:04Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/super-cool-biocarbon-tracking-tool This cool, new map-based web tool illustrates biocarbon resources around the world. No publisher suzanne home NBI 2012-02-02T17:45:27Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/the-northwest-a-step-closer-to-becoming-a-center-of-advanced-biofuels-production The Northwest has taken another step to become a center of advanced biofuels production, with a $232.5 million USDA loan guarantee to ZeaChem to build a biorefinery at Boardman, Oregon. No publisher suzanne blcs home Oregon 2012-01-31T17:49:02Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/business-leaders-for-climate-solutions-meet-with-epa-administrator-lisa-jackson Administrator Jackson is refreshing, smart, candid and compelling – a real person who is taking on some of the toughest challenges in the country (and suffering some of the most vicious attacks from the fossil fuel lobby). No publisher suzanne blcs home 2012-01-27T21:57:43Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/farm-to-fly-report-signifies-milestone Unlike other biofuel sectors, where producers are the prime impetus for development, the aviation industry is driving green jet fuels from the consumer demand side. No publisher suzanne home 2012-01-26T17:56:39Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/i-can-use-2018good2019-and-2018politician2019-together-in-the-same-sentence Gov. Brown manages to resonate with core values of both the conservative and the progressive in me. Workable solutions to our greatest challenges will make ‘common sense,’ from our various perspectives – and pull us together, up out of the muck of stale political rivalries. No publisher suzanne home 2012-01-25T19:02:04Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/2012-which-way-will-we-go We view 2012 as fundamentally about drawing the line in the sand about fossil fuels through some very high profile issues: the Keystone XL Pipeline, fossil fuel subsidies, coal exports off the West Coast and hydraulic fracking. No publisher gregg home Montana Washington Oregon 2012-01-24T19:12:40Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/keystone-keelhauled.-go-team Read it as you will, but the Keystone drama proves at least this much: passionate, courageous people can quickly and significantly change the game. And when they do, leaders take heart. No publisher kc home 2012-01-23T17:33:48Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/unpave-paradise-get-rid-of-the-parking-lots There are thousands of square miles in our country that we might convert from lifeless pavement to something better. No publisher suzanne home NBI 2012-01-16T20:26:55Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/why-did-the-elephant-wear-a-green-felt-hat It’s hardly surprising that the coal industry would want to conceal the nature and immensity of its export schemes. Once folks know what they’re really up to, they’ll have the thankless task of convincing us that we’ll be better off letting our communities become conveyor belts and launching platforms for an epic expansion of global fossil fuel trafficking. No publisher kc home Washington 2012-01-10T19:49:24Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/2011-was-a-year-for-gaining-ground-on-northwest-clean-energy-projects Energy projects on farms and rural businesses are helping to drive local economic recovery. This past year we saw steady progress in moving beyond policy debates and “proof of concept” installations to real practical and profitable clean-energy project. No publisher suzanne home 2012-01-05T17:42:37Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/less-coal-in-our-stockings The U.S. EPA’s announcement of new standards for mercury is a "really big deal." In the Northwest, coal emissions from China are already the single biggest source of mercury pollution. With increased coal-burning in Asia, that would be a lot more mercury and carbon pollution in our air.　 No publisher ross blcs home Washington Oregon 2012-01-04T19:47:12Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/we-don2019t-have-to-choose-between-jobs-and-clean-air Investments driven by the EPA’s two new air quality rules will create nearly 1.5 million jobs, or nearly 300,000 jobs a year on average over the next five years – and at a critical moment for a struggling economy. No publisher suzanne home Montana 2011-12-16T22:36:49Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/mapping-carbon-sequestration-potential-across-the-nation “This is truly groundbreaking research that, for the first time, takes a landscape-level look at how our lands naturally store carbon and explores how we can encourage this capability in ways that enhance our stewardship of natural resources,” said Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes. No publisher suzanne home NBI 2011-12-15T17:47:25Z Blog Entry http://climatesolutions.org/cs-journal/top-northwest-companies-lead-in-taking-climate-friendly-actions Northwest leaders Nike, Starbucks and Microsoft were recognized last week as the companies in their sectors that were doing the most to increase sustainability and address climate change. No publisher ross blcs home Washington Oregon 2011-12-13T17:28:02Z Blog Entry