Cities Get Clean Energy
City leaders across the United States see that energy efficiency means not only carbon reduction but also good government and sound economic policy
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A Remembrance of Billy Frank, Jr.
“I don’t believe in magic,” Billy once said. “I believe in the sun and the stars, the water, the tides, the floods, the owls, the hawks flying, the river running, the wind talking.
Good News Abounds for Storing Carbon Naturally
Our forests and coastal wetlands store more carbon than we thought. We bring you all of that good news and more in this first Northwest Biocarbon Initiative Digest of 2014.
Getting down and dirty for dense carbon storage
The Puget Sound estuary has the potential to store 8.9 million tons of CO2, the equivalent of 1.76 million cars. That’s almost as many cars as are registered in Snohomish and King Counties – the most densely populated part of Washington State.
Like Oil for Chocolate
Who knew that oil and chocolate had anything in common beyond its color? A few thoughts for Valentine's Day.
British farmland missing huge natural benefits potential
Farm support programs that target only food production miss huge opportunities to generate natural benefits, a new British study documents.
Biocarbon Summit a silo-busting event
A capacity crowd of 160 thought leaders and innovators gathered on June 10, 2013 at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture in Seattle for the first-ever Northwest Biocarbon Summit.
Fast-talking innovators show the way to our biocarbon future
One of the special highlights at the Northwest Biocarbon Summit–for me and many others–was a remarkable series of “Speed Talks” by real-world Northwest practitioners who brought to life the full portfolio of biocarbon solutions.
Blue carbon turning the tide on greenhouse gas emissions
By preserving and expanding areas of coastal vegetation such as mangroves, sea grass beds, and marshes, we can mitigate some of the effects in burning fossil fuels and turn the tide on our rising greenhouse gas emission
Guest Blog: More livestock to save the planet?
A conversation between Chad Kruger, Director of WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Allan Savory, Presiden
Urban ecosystem services: the promise of green infrastructure
Urban green infrastructure is increasingly seen as an effective way to meet regulatory obligations for control of polluted runoff or high stormwater flows, while also generating an array of ecosystem service co-benefits.
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