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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!

A world roiled by climate change, a future buttressed by clean energy
by Devon Downeysmith on August 23, 2017

A worldwide whirlwind of renewable power; solutions in the Northwest; the electric revolution, and more of the latest news on climate and clean energy
$Oregon regulators reject PGE plan for fracked gas$

We stopped PGE’s fracked gas plants!
by David Van't Hof on August 10, 2017

In another step toward a 100% clean energy future in the Northwest, the Oregon Public Utility Commission rejected Portland General Electric’s proposal for new fracked gas plants.
Big wind, big oil, and big work ahead
by Devon Downeysmith on August 8, 2017

When willl big oil begin its last breath? The good, the bad and the downright ugly in climate and clean energy in this week's ClimateCast.
100% clean energy is where we’re headed. Tell Transalta no!
by Joëlle Robinson on August 3, 2017

Fossil fuel gas is not really a "bridge fuel" that takes us where we need to go.
The resistance is as strong as it is creative
by Devon Downeysmith on July 25, 2017

From ranchers blocking Keystone with solar, to counties suing big oil over sea level rise, grassroots action to protect the climate and our communities.