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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!

Does the Washington State Senate need science lessons?
by Ben Serrurier on March 12, 2015

Funding education is a top priority for the Washington State Legislature this year. But this week, it was legislators' own climate science education that came into question.
Seattle tells Port Commission: “Shell No” to Arctic drilling
by Beth Doglio on March 12, 2015

Given the state of our climate crisis, it’s well past time that we draw a clear line in the sand. That’s why a nationwide movement has succeeded (so far) in blocking the Keystone XL pipeline, and it’s why we cannot allow Shell to use Seattle as a home port for Arctic drilling.
You, Dub: Divest!
by KC Golden on March 11, 2015

Student divestment activists are meeting with University of Washington Regents to press the case for going coal-free. The Regents could have saved a bundle by divesting when the students first asked. Will they act now?
Utility wants to buy a coal plant ... just to shut it down
by Seth Zuckerman on March 9, 2015

Solar plane begins round-the-world journey, India levies coal tariff to pay for renewables, McKibben floats ‘fossil freeze,’ and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
A Rubber stamp for the nation's biggest oil-by-rail proposal?
by Joëlle Robinson on March 9, 2015

Despite the growing controversy over exploding oil trains and their obvious potential for disaster, the Army Corps of Engineers intends to rubber stamp the largest oil-by-rail terminal proposed in the US using a one-size-fits-all nationwide permit. This is unacceptable.