by Richard Woo on March 5, 2014

The financial tools being put to use are the divesting of fossil fuels and investing in renewable energy / sustainable alternatives.  The goal is to redirect financing, fuel innovation, and accelerate the shift to a lower carbon economy—which in the popular vernacular might literally “Save the World.”

by Elizabeth Willmott on March 5, 2014

The work of choosing and executing strategies that add up to large-scale carbon reduction must begin in earnest. In the Northwest and around the United States, we are seeing early signs that elected officials are responding to this call and starting down the path of hard work.

by Keeley O'Connell on March 4, 2014

The Puget Sound estuary has the potential to store 8.9 million tons of CO2, the equivalent of 1.76 million cars. That’s almost as many cars as are registered in Snohomish and King Counties – the most densely populated part of Washington State.

by Joëlle Robinson on March 4, 2014

Last week, state legislators in Washington announced their budgets. The House budget was great news for climate solutions and the Priorities Coalition. However, the Senate budget dropped the ball.   The House budget closed the Big Oil Tax Loophole.  Will you thank your representatives in the House for standing up for our environment, health, safety, and economy?   The House budget includes a proposal to close the Big Oil Tax Loophole – an “accidental loophole” from 1949 that wasn’t intended for oil companies.

by Chris Bast on February 25, 2014

Join a growing coalition of businesses and organizations supporting a clean fuels standard for Washington.  

by Jenna Garmon on February 24, 2014

With CO2 levels surpassing safe limits, carbon storage may be the most important life-supporting function Northwest forests provide the planet.

by Joëlle Robinson on February 21, 2014

Washington State's Department of Ecology and Cowlitz County has announced that they will take a broad look at the impacts of the proposed coal export terminal in Longview in southwest Washington. There will be no quick rubber stamp for this big coal project, but a rigorous review instead.

by KC Golden on February 19, 2014

I’m going to burn my driver’s license when I turn 75. Maybe sooner. I’d like to do it at the offices of Koch Enterprises, if I can get a ride home.

by Rhys Roth on February 19, 2014

The US needs to invest trillions just to keep our nation’s basic infrastructure--energy, transportation, water, and waste systems--in working order. Will we lock in inefficient, carbon-polluting systems for decades to come? Or will we invest in innovative programs better adapted to a world with too much carbon?

by Jenna Garmon on February 18, 2014

Cool examples of the practical benefits of maintaining--or reintroducing--natural elements and environments into our urban landscapes.