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Thriving political careers for GOP's turncoat "Cap and Tax 8" Aug 06, 2010 Solve Climate: Both DiPeso and Beth Doglio, campaign director for the Pacific Northwest advocacy organization Climate Solutions, said Reichert was open-minded when they broached him about global warming.
Climate change: It's time to talk, and act, tough Aug 04, 2010 LA Times: Fossil fuel is wrecking the one Earth we've got. It's not going to go away because we ask politely. If we want a world that works, we're going to have to raise our voices
Let’s have national incentives on clean energy Jul 30, 2010 Puget Sound Business Journal: Businesses Want a Comprehensive Federal Clean Energy Bill: Policy will level the playing field and provide more predictable environment for investment
Does the weakened climate bill have a silver lining? Jul 27, 2010 The Faster Times: “We need to move toward a comprehensive policy on climate, increase our efficiency and break the iron grip that fossil fuels have on our political process. We’re just going to keep working toward what we know needs to get done.”
Act now to lessen the economic pain of climate change Jul 26, 2010 The Wenatchee World: Washington is renowned for its great snow and the ease of access to ski areas. Unfortunately, climate change causes earlier snow melt and less snow fall. Ski seasons are getting shorter and this will again adversely affect the tourism and recreation industries.
Don’t give up on energy bill | Failure to pass bill could delay reform for years Jul 25, 2010 The Register-Guard: Democrats should rethink this white-flag strategy, which takes hand-wringing heed of the fall elections but ignores the need to ease the nation’s addiction to oil and to start mitigating climate change.
This is an opportunity to cut dependence on oil imports Jul 25, 2010 Tacoma News Tribune: In the coming weeks, our elected officials in Washington can move America toward cleaner, safer energy choices. U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray of Washington have critical roles to play in leading the Senate to deliver comprehensive action on clean energy and climate.
Demand Is Growing for Clean-Energy Jobs Jul 22, 2010 The Kitsap Sun: With our economy in the doldrums, we need to focus on jobs. And we need sustainable jobs that will not only improve our economy now, but provide long-term opportunities in the kind of community that we all want to live in.
Northwest should lead America's clean-energy revolution Jul 05, 2010 The Oregonian: Oregon and Washington are blessed with an abundance of natural resources and are equipped with the bold vision to lead the country's energy revolution.
Business groups pressing Congress to address climate change are preparing for the summer solstice. Jul 04, 2010 E&E News/Climate Wire: As lawmakers ponder their future, the solar power industry, outdoor recreation companies and a group called Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy, or BICEP, assert that the BP oil spill should help promote alternatives to oil and moves to slash greenhouse gases.
Now's the time for an energy plan Jun 23, 2010 The East Oregonian: How about a bold plan from our President and creation of a bi-partisan steering committee of senators and congressman to turn this tragedy into something positive. The oil industry should join in too. Most all of us would vote for that kind of political action.
Solving America’s oil vulnerability Jun 22, 2010 The Hill: In order to start making real progress, we need an oil independence roadmap that sets aggressive, but realistic, targets for oil reduction and accompanies those targets with a comprehensive plan for meeting them.
How Montana can maximize renewable resources Jun 21, 2010 The Great Falls Tribune: One important question now facing Montanans is how the state can leverage its renewable resources to cultivate a broader green economy that generates jobs, taxes, and investments.
Staying competitive in the clean energy race Jun 21, 2010 The Idaho Statesman: As President Obama seeks ways to facilitate global economic growth at Toronto's G-20 summit he also should also reflect on how to further stimulate the growth of our own clean energy economy at home. This includes finding a way to bring together leaders in Congress to develop a comprehensive climate and energy policy.
Oil spills not only peril of dependence on petroleum energy Jun 13, 2010 The Seattle Times: The tragic oil spill may have masked the actual gorilla in the room when it comes to our nation's dependence on oil. The silent threat of ocean acidification has the potential to cause long-term, catastrophic impacts far beyond even the damage of a massive spill.
Poll shows support for energy bill Jun 04, 2010 The Olympian: A poll of state voters released Thursday shows support for a Senate bill that advances clean energy and calls for a cap on greenhouse-gas emissions.
NW businesses push for climate legislation Jun 04, 2010 MSNBC: Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
Northwest businesses call for Senate action on climate change Jun 03, 2010 Oregon Business Journal: Climate Solutions gathered a handful of Northwest employers, including Nike Inc. and Weyerhaeuser Co., on Thursday to call for U.S. Senate action on climate legislation.
NW businesses push for climate legislation Jun 03, 2010 The Seattle PI: Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
Nike, Weyerhaeuser push for Senate passage of climate and energy bill Jun 03, 2010 The Republic: Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
NW businesses push for climate legislation Jun 03, 2010 My Northwest - KIRO FM: Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
Nike, Weyerhaeuser, Outdoor Industry Assn. Join NW Business; Urge Action on Climate Bills Jun 03, 2010 Sun Valley Online: Leaders representing the breadth of Northwest businesses, from Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho will express their strong support for immediate action on comprehensive clean energy and climate policy during a during a phone based news conference at* 11:00 AM. PDT on Thursday, June 3, 2010.
NW businesses push for climate legislation Jun 03, 2010 Statesman Journal: Representatives from the companies spoke during a teleconference today organized by Climate Solutions, an environmental advocacy group that says hundreds of Northwest businesses support the legislation.
Businesses urge action on climate change and clean energy Jun 03, 2010 The Seattle Times: In the face of the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Senate must pass a clean energy and climate change bill now. That urgent call today came not from the usual environmental advocates but from business leaders who see their economic landscape eroding along with the melting glaciers without some immediate action.
Outdoor Industry Association pushes for climate legislation Jun 03, 2010 RV Daily Report: The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), which represents many of the largest outdoor recreation companies in the nation’s $730 billion outdoor recreation economy, today announced it is joining Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP), a coalition of major American businesses pushing for passage of comprehensive climate and energy legislation in the United States.
NW businesses push for climate legislation Jun 03, 2010 KNDO/KNDU: Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
NW businesses push for climate legislation Jun 03, 2010 Tacoma News Tribune: Weyerhaeuser and Nike are joining other Northwest companies and environmental groups to urge the U.S. Senate to pass a climate and energy bill.
NW Businesses Back Global Warming Bill Jun 03, 2010 KPLU Radio: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business lobbies have pushed hard against the global warming bill under consideration in the Senate. But a group of Northwest companies say the measure will be good for business, and is calling on lawmakers to support it.
County energy consultant sees jobs if Congress acts soon Jun 02, 2010 The Bellingham Herald: Entrepreneurs are already capitalizing on clean-energy opportunities - the fastest growing sector in global investment - creating jobs building globally competitive industries.
Northwest Businesses Seek Legislation On Clean Energy, Climate Jun 02, 2010 Oregon Public Radio: Hundreds of businesses across the Pacific Northwest are expected to come together Thursday to call for immediate legislative action on both clean energy and the climate. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports.
Spill brings more urgency May 30, 2010 The Everett Herald: Backers of a comprehensive climate and energy bill have focused their gaze on Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who helped write the bill introduced this month by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).
Former White House advisor: BP oil spill 'a criminal act' May 27, 2010 The Seattle PI: Van Jones was in town to headline a Climate Solutions breakfast sponsored by Boeing, Vulcan, Microsoft, Starbucks, K & L Gates and other luminaries of local business and corporate law.
An American Green Hero…Van Jones in Seattle! May 27, 2010 eco-maven: Van Jones did not disappoint as the keynote at the Climate Solutions 2nd Annual Fundraiser breakfast in Seattle this morning. He evoked the oil spill disaster in the Gulf as a learning opportunity and catalyst for moving us away from fossil fuels and towards a national climate policy.
BP will get bailed out — by all of us May 16, 2010 The Everett Herald: Until Americans are shocked into realizing there is an energy crisis, most of us will continue to do nothing. You can witness that complacency every day along America’s freeways, airports and cities, where our behavior gives no hint of a looming energy crisis.
West Coast lawmakers band together to request drilling ban May 14, 2010 Washington News Service: Both Washington senators have joined colleagues from Oregon and California to introduce a bill to permanently ban oil drilling off the West coast.
Does the Climate Bill Have a Shot? May 14, 2010 The Faster Times: In the aftermath of the Gulf spill, the climate draft bill that Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced in the Senate yesterday faces an uphill battle to secure 60 votes.
NW fishermen say "Don't let an oil spill happen here" May 14, 2010 KPLU: Several Northwest fishermen say they're having deja vu watching the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Those who felt the impact of the Exxon Valdez spill more than 20 years ago say it's crucial not to allow a similar disaster here.
State's senators urge reinstating drill ban: Conservationists: Gulf is impetus to wean U.S. off oil May 14, 2010 iStockAnalysis: Several West Coast senators, including Washington Democrats Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, introduced legislation Thursday to permanently ban offshore drilling in all federal waters off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington.
Shell faces final hurdles for 2010 Arctic drilling May 14, 2010 Atlanta Journal Commerce: Shell Oil won a court victory in its quest to drill exploratory wells in Arctic waters this summer but still faces several regulatory hurdles, a company spokesman said.
Gulf spill exposing cracks in oil industry May 13, 2010 The Seattle PI: With oil industry nabobs shifting blame, and a blowout preventer with a dead battery in its control pod, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is assuming aspects of low farce as well as large disaster.
Ban oil drilling off West Coast, senators say May 13, 2010 The Seattle PI: After watching the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, U.S. senators from Washington, Oregon and California on Thursday introduced legislation to permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf off the three West Coast states.
Shell faces final hurdles for 2010 Arctic drilling May 13, 2010 Tacoma News Tribune: Shell Oil won a court victory in its quest to drill exploratory wells in Arctic waters this summer but still faces several regulatory hurdles, a company spokesman said.
Fishing industry holds teleconference on offshore drilling May 13, 2010 KTUU: Representatives from the fishing industry discussed some of the problems with offshore drilling during a teleconference Thursday.
Senators push bill to ban drilling off West Coast May 13, 2010 The Olympian: Several West Coast senators, including Washington Democrats Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, introduced legislation today to permanently ban offshore drilling in all federal waters off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington.
West Coast senators propose offshore drilling ban May 13, 2010 King 5 News: Senators from California, Oregon and Washington have launched legislation to ban oil drilling off the West Coast. The measure would amend an existing act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, to permanently ban drilling off of the three states.
Turn disaster into progress May 02, 2010 Everett Herald: As with the destruction caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska 21 years ago, it’s impossible to watch today’s heartbreaking images of oil defiling the shores of Louisiana without some anger. And if we’re to be honest with ourselves, much of it should be directed inward. Our modern lifestyles, and the economy that supports them, depend on extracting fossil fuels from the earth. “Drill, baby, drill” is a catchy slogan, but the risk that comes with it runs deep.
Federal rules aim to clamp down on car exhaust Apr 02, 2010: The Obama administration approved new rules Thursday that ramp up fuel economy in cars and crack down on global-warming pollution in vehicle exhaust.
Obama proposes rebates for energy-saving home improvements Mar 02, 2010 Washington Post: President Obama detailed Tuesday his plan to offer government rebates for home retrofitting, saying the measure would both create jobs and save energy.
Baucus, Tester prepare to take up legislation to cap greenhouse gases Feb 14, 2010 The Missoulan: Montana's U.S. senators are preparing to dive in on another big national issue - climate change and energy legislation - but it appears they're facing a divided state electorate on the subject.
Ask citizens to help boost job creation through a Jobs Act bond measure Jan 25, 2010 The Seattle Times: The Jobs Act is a bond measure for $850 million in projects around the state. This money will pay for needed repairs — such as replacing the roof on an elementary school. Then the school can undertake energy-efficiency work, such as installing better insulation and heat pumps, that will pay for itself in energy savings. So with an investment of $850 million from the state, taxpayers get $2.5 billion worth of projects — and save $190 million a year in lower electricity bills.
Muzzle Murkowski, let EPA do its job Jan 24, 2010 Seattle Times: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, revived an old routine from the Bush administration that even the U.S. Supreme Court found pointless and irritating. She wants legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
The case for a climate bill Jan 23, 2010 The New York Times: President Obama can start to prove conventional wisdom wrong by making a full-throated case for a climate bill in his State of the Union speech this week.
Green jobs, not green tasks Jan 14, 2010 The Seattle Times: Federal and state investments in green jobs look ahead to future employment and future skills.
City Club Missoula speakers detail greenhouse gas cap systems Jan 11, 2010: The key to decreasing carbon emissions is a cap on pollution, Keegan Eisenstadt told Monday's City Club Missoula forum. "The answer is weaning ourselves off our addiction to fossil fuels," said Eisenstadt, the chief executive officer of ClearSky Climate Solutions. "We need a binding cap that slowly decreases over time."
Three Oregon clean energy projects land $87 million in federal tax credits Jan 08, 2010 The Oregonian: Three clean-tech companies with Oregon operations, or plans for one, captured $87 million in tax credits Friday as the White House announced $2.3 billion in credits to help create jobs.
UM's Running says expect shorter winters, more forest infestations with climate change Jan 08, 2010 The Missoulan: Winters in the northern Rocky Mountains will shorten and the region's forests will become more susceptible to insect infestation and severe forest fires as a result of climate change over the next century, according to a recently released study.
Enviro group plans Senate call-in on climate bill Jan 06, 2010 Greenwire via The New York Times
Kitsap to share in federal money for green jobs Jan 06, 2010 The Kitsap Sun: Washington state is receiving $13.5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to train people for green jobs. The Washington money includes $3.9 million for an energy training partnership in Kitsap, King, Snohomish, Pierce and Clallam counties
Olympic College lands a grant to train home energy auditors Jan 06, 2010 Kitsap Sun: Nearly 500 people in five Western Washington counties, including Kitsap, will be trained to conduct energy audits and weatherize homes and businesses under a $3.9 million federal grant announced Wednesday.
Montana laborers to receive better training for new energy jobs Jan 06, 2010 Office of US Senator Jon Tester: A Montana organization will be better equipped to train skilled laborers for new jobs in Montana’s emerging renewable energy industry, thanks to a grant announced today by Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester.
Growing new jobs in a greener world Jan 06, 2010 The Oregonian: Even in the midst of this recession, research indicates that clean-energy jobs are poised for significant growth. In fact, according to a recent study by The Pew Charitable Trusts, employment opportunities in Oregon's clean-energy economy increased at a rate of 50.7 percent, while total jobs grew by only 7.5 percent overall between 1998 and 2007.
It’s time to build our clean economy Dec 26, 2009 Everett Herald: The world met in Copenhagen this month to cool down our climate. Now it’s our job to heat up our economy and secure our energy future with solutions to global warming — solutions like the ones we’re pioneering right here in Snohomish County and surrounding areas. We need action from Congress to accelerate these solutions.
Off to the Races Dec 20, 2009 New York Times: NYTimes Op-Ed columnist Tom Friedman on how the US can win the global race to create clean energy jobs & businesses
Montanans in Copenhagen: Eyes of the world focused on U.S. Senate’s action on climate change Dec 16, 2009 Billings Gazette: As the world haggles in Copenhagen over international agreements to slow global warming, there is intense interest in the U.S. Senate’s pending action on climate-change policy, Montanans attending the Copenhagen conference said Wednesday.
Promote enlightened self-interest at the climate talks Dec 15, 2009 Seattle Times
Church bells to toll today to call attention to global warming Dec 13, 2009 Eugene Register-Guard: No, the historic chimes at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the heart of Eugene are not malfunctioning and the bell ringers at First United Methodist Church haven’t gone bonkers. We are tolling 350 times this morning to call attention to the 350 Campaign (www.350.org), a worldwide effort to reduce CO2 emissions until the atmosphere returns to a sustainable level of 350 parts per million (ppm).
Climate pact needs Obama’s salesmanship Dec 13, 2009 The News Tribune
Seattle's leadership on reducing carbon emissions and what comes next Dec 11, 2009 Seattle Times: Sunday, I will arrive in Copenhagen, leading the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the next round of international negotiations on climate change. It's a good time to reflect on what we have accomplished here, and what we must continue. The bottom line: Despite the haggling and setbacks, the world will continue to take steps to address climate change. And cities that embrace change early will develop a competitive advantage in the global economy against those that don't.
A warm climate for our most vulnerable Dec 11, 2009 The Oregonian: Over the years, I've witnessed our state blaze a trail toward sustainability, from the landmark bottle bill to visionary land-use planning. True sustainability must recognize that taking care of the planet and its people is one and the same goal. That should be our guiding principle as we confront the threat posed by global warming.
EDITORIAL: A countdown in Denmark Dec 10, 2009 Register-Guard: Industrialized and developing countries have been at odds over how to fight global warming for years, making unrealistic demands of each other and seizing on their differences as justification for avoiding their own responsibilities. But the Copenhagen summit provides an opportunity to bridge that gap and produce the framework for a fair and effective deal — and just as important, a timetable for turning it into a treaty.
EPA uses its power on climate change, finally Dec 08, 2009 Seattle Times: The Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that greenhouse-gas emissions are a public health hazard is part of an orderly regulatory process that sets the stage for action. Congress has the power, and legislation before it, that can direct what happens next.
The heat is on in Copenhagen Dec 06, 2009 The Oregonian: It's vital that over the next two weeks all the scientists and world leaders who gather in Copenhagen talk not only among themselves, but also raise their voices and speak strongly about these issues to people around the world
Oregon vies for green dollars Apr 03, 2009 Oregon Portland Business Journal: There’s about $71 billion for investments in clean energy and energy efficiency within the massive federal stimulus bill. Climate Solutions, a nonprofit based in Olympia, Wash., estimates the Pacific Northwest could snag as much as $9.2 billion of that money.

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