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Taking out the trash just got cleaner and quieter

City of Roses (COR) Disposal & Recycling is making history as the first trash hauler in Portland to operate zero-emission electric garbage trucks.

The Climate Protection Program is back!

It’s official! Oregon renewed its commitment to address the climate crisis while helping to build a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient future for everyone. We did…

Lower bills AND less fossil fuel expansion? Yes, please!

The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently delivered a significant victory for utility customers and the climate, requiring NW Natural Gas to end the charging…

Clean energy partnerships rising in Eastern Washington

Inspiring new clean energy projects are on the rise in Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Moses Lake. But a big challenge remains: accessing the clean electricity needed.

Oregon, it's time to get involved!

Are you wondering where you can engage in person? Look no further—four events are coming up that you should consider attending!

Regional climate leadership, global climate impacts
by Dae Dahlquist on April 29, 2015

We're inspired by this young activist who described, at a recent Climate Solutions event in Olympia, what climate activism means to him. We think you'll be inspired too.
Not one but two oil-by-rail terminals? That’s just crude
by Joëlle Robinson on April 29, 2015

Vancouver, WA is already facing one proposed oil terminal on their waterfront. Now there's a second one? Let's make sure that city officials take all potential harms into account and say NO to crude-by-rail!
Tar sands and oil trains and Shell, oh my!
by Ross Macfarlane on April 28, 2015

A new report reveals that the Pacific Northwest is the next frontier of the tar sands invasion. Desperate for routes to get their crude oil from land-locked Alberta to refineries and export markets, the tar sands industry has its sights set on our communities and coastline.
PV power surging ahead — no thanks to Moore’s Law
by Seth Zuckerman on April 27, 2015

Biologists tally bird deaths at power tower, Tesla to offer home battery plus solar panels you can lease, Obama finds his climate anger, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
Cities aim to go all renewable
by Elizabeth Willmott on April 27, 2015

Local governments and utilities in the Northwest are making great strides to meet the challenge of providing affordable, renewable energy, This news digest from our New Energy Cities program highlights some current examples.