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Oregon has big climate goals: heat pumps get us there
Heat pumps are an essential piece of the puzzle for meeting our climate and affordable housing goals. They both reduce climate emissions and provide long-term energy…
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Clean energy offers resilience in the face of extreme heat
Extreme heat events like this are a dramatic example of the dangers of burning fossil fuels. We need clean energy solutions that protect our climate AND our communities.
Gina McCarthy at Climate Solutions' annual dinner 2024
Let’s be brave now, so our children don’t have to be forced to be braver later.
Gina McCarthy, Gov. Jay Inslee and other climate champions raised the roof at our annual event in Seattle.
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Winning on climate in WA: the importance of perseverance
We notched some clean energy victories in Olympia this year, but there's more work yet to do. And nothing is over until it's over.
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Oregon Legislates: Our Climate Priorities for 2024
A Climate Budget brings an equitable and rapid transition from fossil fuels to clean energy closer within reach while increasing the resilience of our communities.
  • This time, no rubber stamp for Big Coal

    by Joëlle Robinson on

    Washington State's Department of Ecology and Cowlitz County has announced that they will take a broad look at the impacts of the proposed coal export terminal in Longview in southwest Washington. There will be no quick rubber stamp for this big coal project, but a rigorous review instead.

  • Get old. Get free. Get over oil.

    by KC Golden on

    I’m going to burn my driver’s license when I turn 75. Maybe sooner. I’d like to do it at the offices of Koch Enterprises, if I can get a ride home.

  • New Center Aims for Infrastructure Paradigm Shift

    by Rhys Roth on

    The US needs to invest trillions just to keep our nation’s basic infrastructure--energy, transportation, water, and waste systems--in working order. Will we lock in inefficient, carbon-polluting systems for decades to come? Or will we invest in innovative programs better adapted to a world with too much carbon?

  • Bringing Nature into Cities Is Good for You and the Planet

    by Jenna Garmon on

    Cool examples of the practical benefits of maintaining--or reintroducing--natural elements and environments into our urban landscapes.

  • Like Oil for Chocolate

    by Kimberly Larson on

    Who knew that oil and chocolate had anything in common beyond its color? A few thoughts for Valentine's Day. 

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