The setting: climate crisis. The story: clean energy on the rise.
As we mark the second anniversary of the Paris climate accord, US cities and states are maintaining momentum to do our part for emissions reduction.
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?
Seattle made history by divesting nearly $3 billion from a bank whose investments are profoundly out of alignment with our hopes for a just, clean-energy future. What other cities will follow?
Audi president tells dealers that EVs will dominate market within a decade, Toshiba to quit building nuclear power plants, Sweden plans to be climate-neutral by 2045, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
The Washington State Legislature is talking about climate: specifically about putting a price on carbon pollution. Can we move from talk to action? Can we win climate and clean energy solutions that are fair, practical and effective? We think that we can, and we are all in.
After the Women's march on cities across America, here are four next steps forward.
New approvals for wind in Wyoming and off North Carolina; thinking about “base cost” renewables instead of “base load” power; saving climate info in the Data Refuge, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
There's no time like the present to demand a better future. Washington folks: please contact your state legislators and tell them we need their leadership on clean energy and clean transportation now!
The fossil fuel age's days are numbered... but not just any number will do. We don’t have time to waste on prolonging our transition to clean energy. An incoming administration full of oil men won't be able to stop the transition—but we're still progressing too slowly to avoid catastrophic climate disruption.
China to invest $361 billion in clean energy over five years, Chevy Bolt wins Car of the Year award, VW executive arrested in Miami over emissions fraud conspiracy, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
Hawaii to meet 100% RPS five years ahead of schedule, Democrats to target Pruitt and Tillerson in hearings, Bangladesh tests ‘swarm electrification,’ and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
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As we mark the second anniversary of the Paris climate accord, US cities and states are maintaining momentum to do our part for emissions reduction.
Oregon Governor Brown's recent executive order calls for energy efficient design in new buildings that will save people money on utility bills and make a big difference in reducing the building sector’s contribution to the climate crisis.
This holiday, try to talk climate with your concerned cousin in the kitchen.
Our annual dinner with Kate Gordon in Portland this week laid the groundwork for a season of effective climate action in Oregon and Washington.
This just in, re. the Paris climate agreement: US businesses, civil society, state and local governments, and in fact the United States itself, are all Still In.
The Trump administration's fossil-fueled presence in Bonn seems mainly focused on flipping the bird at the rest of the world. But the world seems determined to press ahead on climate–possibly more so in spite of Trump's intransigence.
Let’s get real, baseball fans. We need a serious federal commitment to short-term and long-term recovery.
Of course, none of us think of ourselves as climate deniers. But something makes us flinch from bad news, hard conversations, and uncomfortable conclusions.
We need more from the media than rain-soaked newscasters reporting from hurricane regions to help audiences understand the climate crisis and what we can do solve it.
Devastation in Puerto Rico, a major win against coal, hope, frustration, and more in our climate and clean energy news roundup.