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by Meredith Connolly on
The Lake Oswego Sustainability Network (LOSN) is hosting its annual Electric Home and Vehicle Fair on Saturday, September 23.
by Climate Solutions on
On August 9, the Department of Ecology held its first allowance reserve auction under the Climate Commitment Act, raising an additional $62.5 million for needed climate solutions across the state. This auction is a mechanism built into the CCA to stabilize costs and ensure that carbon allowances are obtainable and reasonably priced for entities covered by the CCA.
by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on
Hawaii wildfires and the aftermath Several wildfires tore across the idyllic landscape with terrifying speed on the Hawaiian island of Maui. At least 111 people have been confirmed killed, hundreds of residents have been displaced, and the historic town of Lāhainā has been destroyed.
by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on
Oregon could benefit from new source of clean energy to reduce climate pollution and reduce fossil fuel dependency
by Greer Ryan on
[PRESS RELEASE] A historic settlement in a contested rate case between Oregon’s second-largest gas utility and intervening organizations will require Avista to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, dramatically expand low-income weatherization programs and restrict political spending by the gas company that undermines state climate law.
by Jonathan Lawson on
The battery component lithium is a key ingredient for the clean energy transition. But sourcing the mineral comes with chalenges and compromises. Also: holding the oil industry accountable, and more clean energy action in the Northwest
by Kurt Ellison on
Maritime shipping can and must change course to address the climate crisis.
by Leah Missik on
Oil companies have a long history of lying—about their climate culpability and about the true costs of gas. Let's hold them accountable.
by Jonathan Lee on
Calling all fleet managers, sustainability directors, and C-suite executives of companies with fleets: Don't miss the 12th Annual Green Transportation Summit and Expo.
by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on
If extreme heat doesn’t freak you out about climate change, your brain may have melted Only a few years ago, it was quite rare to see news weather coverage linking extreme storms or heat waves to climate change.
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Amidst another extreme and record-breaking heat wave, affordable and energy-efficient cooling is essential for everyone. Electric heat pumps can make that happen.