Climate and clean-energy action in Washington

Climate Solutions is working to grow our clean-energy economy and protect important state laws already in place that will help us achieve our goals. If you’re willing to help with our legislative agenda, please contact Joelle Robinson.

Join Climate Solutions in our 2012 legislative agenda.

While this session will be dominated by the state’s budget situation, Climate Solutions is excited to support several pieces of legislation that, if passed, will grow the state’s clean-energy economy and reduce global warming pollution.

One of our top priorities was passing legislation to authorize Mileage-Based Insurance. Unfortunately it looks like this bill, sponsored by Representative Ryu, will not move forward in the Legislature. We’re continuing to work to see if it’s possible to make any progress on this important policy this year. 

One bill that continues to move through the Legislature builds off of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels NW project that Climate Solutions managed last year and is designed to help Washington produce more sustainable aviation fuels. This bill will help to grow this important sector in the state, and we’ll continue to work to get it across the Legislative finish line. 

We’re also excited to continue work on a proposal to create jobs throughout the state by increasing the energy efficiency of public buildings. Many of the details of this package are still being finalized. It is important to us that money collected under the Model Toxics Control Act be used for toxic clean-up projects, but we are strongly supportive of the Legislature moving forward a package that builds off of the successful work already happening to modernize schools.  Read more about the success of these projects here.

And we continue to oppose bills that would weaken our important climate and energy policies or change state laws to make it easier to build coal export terminals in Washington.

Read of rest of Climate Solutions’ legislative agenda here.

If you’re willing to help with our legislative agenda, please contact Joelle Robinson.

Power Past Coal

Coal companies are targeting Northwest Ports as the gateway for coal export terminals that would send staggering quantities of U.S. coal to Asia. While Washington invests in clean technology jobs for wind, wave, and solar energy, the coal export terminals would reverse major commitments to reduce the state’s contribution to global warming pollution. We won’t let Washington become a way station for dirty coal. 

• Please join us by signing a petition urging elected officials to oppose West coast coal export terminals.
• Learn more about this effort - visit PowerPastCoal.org