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The tyranny of uncertainty

by KC Golden on

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt (and other oil industry apologists) show resilience and adaptability...in their attempts to deny the urgency of responding to climate change. 

Let's show up for clean energy!

by Joëlle Robinson on

The Clean Energy Transition Act gets a hearing at the Washington State Legislature on March 14. Let's fill the room and show our support!

Western states bring it together for clean energy

by Kelly Hall on

This week the utility regulators of three western states committed to lead on climate again, signing an agreement to promote clean energy resources and infrastructure. 

EPA to put mpg gains on hold, but EVs grow anyway

by Seth Zuckerman on

Oregon lawmakers weigh competing bills to price carbon pollution, China’s coal consumption falls for third straight year, Trump’s EPA budget calls for deep cuts, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.  

A little-known Washington state agency has a big job in tackling climate change

by Kelly Hall on

Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission rarely makes headlines, but it plays a critical role in assessing the growing cost of investments in fossil fuels and its impact on consumers. 

Clean energy turns utility economics upside-down

by Seth Zuckerman on

Solar prices down 20 percent in one year, new study questions blanket subsidies for biofuels, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips write down their tar sands reserves, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy. 

Wind power rises in South; Pruitt takes over at EPA

by Seth Zuckerman on

Oroville Dam survives critical week, US solar installations nearly double in 2016, Toshiba chairman resigns over $6 billion in nuclear construction losses, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

To protect the Oregon we love, now is the time to act on climate change

by David Van't Hof on

The Oregon legislature is getting to work, and the state has a great opportunity to grow its clean energy economy.

Solar power now cheaper than coal at Indian auction

by Seth Zuckerman on

Australia, Arctic, and Oklahoma bake in heat waves, Sioux tribes sue over pipeline construction, US wind capacity now exceeds hydropower, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

What problem is the "conservative solution" a solution to?

by KC Golden on

When it comes to a "conservative climate solution," can ideas appealing to "conservative values" move conservative policymakers? And can elite-driven planning result in truly equitable policy?

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