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I walked in to work today full of fire.

by Gregg Small on

We, too, now live in a part of the world in which climate change, and its threats to our health and security, are an entirely personal matter.

ClimateCast: A Storm we could see coming

by Devon Downeysmith on

The aftermath of storm Harvey, everyone agrees on the importance of cutting pollution, climate threats to agriculture, and more of the latest in climate and clean energy news.

We have no time to lose

by Savitha Reddy Pathi on

Let's help victims of recent flooding--and let's understand Harvey as a particularly urgent warning of crises ahead.

A world roiled by climate change, a future buttressed by clean energy

by Devon Downeysmith on

A worldwide whirlwind of renewable power; solutions in the Northwest; the electric revolution, and more of the latest news on climate and clean energy

We stopped PGE’s fracked gas plants!

by David Van't Hof on

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. 

Oregon Public Utility Commission rejects PGE's fracked gas proposal

by Mara Gross on

(Salem, OR) – Today, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not acknowledge plans by Portland General Electric (PGE) to build two new power plants that burn fracked gas at the Carty Generating Station near the site of a retiring coal-fired power plant in Boardman, OR.

Big wind, big oil, and big work ahead

by Devon Downeysmith on

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

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

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

Assessing climate progress at the Oregon legislature

by David Van't Hof on

Oregon’s 2017 legislative session goes down as a mixed bag for climate and clean energy. We stopped a major rollback and secured funding for transportation, but with global warming already harming our health, economy, and natural systems –that's just not good enough.   

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“The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging”

What does Kamala Harris' candidacy mean for the future of American clean energy and climate action? Plus: checking in on the successes of the federal IRA and Washington State's Climate Commitment Act