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Positioned to win: Northwest climate progress in 2019

by Gregg Small on

What’s ahead for major climate and clean energy action in the Pacific Northwest this year... and what it’s going to take to get there. 

Americans want progress on clean energy

by Devon Downeysmith on

Multiple polls confirm US enthusiasm for clean electricity. Also, cleaner cars are coming soon to a highway near you. That and more in 2019's first ClimateCast

In Bellingham, we’re feeling 100% optimistic.

by April Barker Michael Peñuelas and Jill MacIntyre Witt on

Bellingham and Whatcom County are two Washington communities leading the way to a 100% clean electricity future. Now it's time for the whole state to join them.

Climate agreements await climate action

by Devon Downeysmith on

Three years into the Paris agreement, climate advocates are still pushing hard for progress.

NW governors optimistic on climate action

by Climate Solutions on

On Friday, Dec. 14, Climate Solutions hosted a live Twitter Q&A with Governors Jay Inslee and Kate Brown. At the time, international climate negotiators were meeting in Katowice, Poland for the COP 25 conference, we marked the third anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement passed, and both governors had announced climate priorities for 2019 and beyond. Below is a selection of tweets from that Q&A.

Climate action 2019? We are IN

by Joëlle Robinson on

On the anniversary of the historic Paris climate accord, the world met again in Katowice. Now the Washington legislature prepares for what could be a historic session for climate action.

November election did not temper voters' taste for climate action

by Climate Solutions on

As Governor Inslee announces his climate agenda for 2019, a new post-election poll shows that a majority of voters support policies to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.

Maneuvering for climate action: state, national and international

by Devon Downeysmith on

Responses to the latest National Climate Assessment; prioritizing climate in Oregon 2019, and more recent news on clean energy

What we're in for (unless we act fast)

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

The latest iteration of the National Climate Assessment gets particular about the risks our region faces without fast climate action.

A standing ovation for... building codes? Believe it!

by Climate Solutions on

Hal Harvey fired up the crowd at our 20th anniversary dinner in Portland.

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This fall, the Northwest won big on climate action

Despite a bleak outlook for climate action nationally, the people of the Pacific Northwest showed up in a big way this November, demonstrating that when communities get organized and work together for a healthier future, we can accomplish remarkable victories.