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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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Protect the Northwest from Big Oil!
by Joëlle Robinson on October 21, 2015

We don't have to let Big Oil turn the beautiful Northwest into a dangerous oil train superhighway. But that's what they're trying to accomplish with new terminal proposals along our coast. Here's how we can say no!
Tools of the Trade
by Elizabeth Willmott on October 21, 2015

Urban leaders are looking beyond their typical toolbox of policies, programs, and partnerships, and experimenting with new approaches to achieve carbon reduction through cleaner energy supply, building energy efficiency, and low-carbon transportation.
Canadian Tories get booted, net metering ends in Hawaii
by Seth Zuckerman on October 20, 2015

Toyota to replace plain internal combustion cars with hybrids and fuel cell vehicles by 2050, BP’s chief economist admits some oil must stay in the ground, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Climate Solutions' 7th Annual Dinner

Register now! Climate Solutions' Seventh Annual Dinner in Portland is less than a month away, on Nov. 12. Our keynote speaker is Danny Kennedy, sustainability activist and cofounder of Sungevity.
A Stronger Energy Code to Cut Carbon
by Elizabeth Willmott on October 16, 2015

A package of hugely important changes to Washington State codes are needed to make buildings more energy efficient and ready for solar and electric vehicle charging.