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Imagine a world where we invest billions of dollars in improving ecosystem resilience to help combat climate change, all because doing so sucks up vast amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and provides pure oxygen in return.
by Chad Kruger on
This blog was originally posted Nov 20, 2012 by Chad Kruger here. Chad serves as Advisor to the Northwest Biocarbon Intiative and is the Director of Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.
by Sam Bliss on
One of the hottest selling items in the City of Bainbridge Island, WA is a mini split. No, it is not some new fashion statement. A mini split, also known as a ductless heat pump, heats and cools buildings of all types in ways that save money and increase comfort.
by Patrick Mazza on
While the East Coast still struggled to recover from Superstorm Sandy, a Nov. 13th Climate Risk Roundtable convened in San Francisco to explore the challenges of keeping society’s vital systems running as the climate grows more turbulent.
by Sam Bliss on
A group of high-minded, like-minded, smart-minded, mindful, mind-bogglingly inventive individuals convened in Seattle Center's Intiman Theatre on Friday, September 7, to talk about the future of transportation fuels.
by Ross Macfarlane on
A new expert report warns that the dramatic increases in coal train traffic from the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal may severely damage property values along the proposed route
by Bobby Hayden on
With charging stations in Bellevue and all along the West Coast, electric vehicle drivers can now travel the I-5 corridor from Canada to Mexico without needing a drop of gasoline. The city of Bellevue has successfully completed its nine American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded grant projects.
by Elizabeth Willmott on
Climate and clean energy policies are a boon to Massachusetts economy.
by Eileen V. Quigley on
Washington and Oregon have six excellent residential energy efficiency programs that are working hard to make our homes more efficient, bring comfort and financial savings, and lower the region’s carbon footprint.
by Patrick Mazza on
Sitting down to talk about his work to focus the climate-saving power of soil carbon, Peter Donovan starts off with a trick question. “What’s the major greenhouse gas?” I fall right into it. “Carbon dioxide.” “No, it’s water vapor.” Of course, he’s right, and I know it. I have answered the question I thought I heard – What is the human-emitted pollutant that is the largest source of climate change? But in terms of actual gases in the atmosphere, good old H2O is hands down the greatest heat trapper.
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