Reflecting on 25 years of creative advocacy and effective action on climate, and how our past victories prepare us for serious work ahead
Not one but two oil-by-rail terminals? That’s just crudeby Joëlle Robinson on
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
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 Lawby Seth Zuckerman on
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 renewableby Elizabeth Willmott on
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.
Something good lurking in the FOG: Gresham turns waste into wattsby Jenna Garmon on
Sometimes good things lurk in the FOG. In this case, FOG is a waste product—fats, oils, and grease—and it’s a major reason why the City of Gresham was able to turn its wastewater treatment plant from an energy hog into the first net zero energy plant in the Pacific Northwest.
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