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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.

Oregon's curvy road toward clean energy
by Kristen Sheeran on July 15, 2015

The 2015 Oregon legislative session concluded last week, and the outcomes for climate were decidedly mixed. With a clear win on clean fuels, there remains much to do to help transition our state from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Community solar rising, electric jet crosses Channel
by Seth Zuckerman on July 13, 2015

Carbon Tracker finds $283 billion in LNG plants unnecessary, BMW rolls out electric 18-wheeler, dossier exposes oil firms’ dissembling on climate issue, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
A Little Something for Everyone to Hate
by Erik Gonzales-Kramer on July 13, 2015

As new terminal proposals threaten to increase rail transport of coal, Bakken shale and tar sands oil across Washington State, Spokane finds itself at a dangerous choke point.
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by Nina Byers on July 10, 2015

A clean tech company in Portland, Oregon is taking strides to make sure that your windows take your breath away, not your warmth.
California Dreamin'
by Seth Zuckerman on July 9, 2015

Solar and wind power are getting cheaper all the time. California is seizing the day, showing the rest of us how to power up renewable energy on a tremendous scale.