The second episode of Years continues a storyline in which Harrison Ford travels to Indonesia to investigate massive slash and burn deforestation projects, which are making way for gigantic, illegal palm oil plantations. The destruction of Indonesia's peat lands - the burning of both the forests' trees and carbon rich soils - now accounts for 4% of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions alone.
What if the farms, rivers, mountains and cities of the Northwest experienced a drought measured in years, rather than months?
With CO2 levels surpassing safe limits, carbon storage may be the most important life-supporting function Northwest forests provide the planet.
The State Department's latest review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline proposal only proves Gandhi's dictum that "we must be the change we wish to see in the world."
The message is spreading that changing the way agriculture is done can draw heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere into farm soils to improve the viability of agriculture overall.
While the East Coast still struggled to recover from Superstorm Sandy, a Nov. 13th Climate Risk Roundtable convened in San Francisco to explore the challenges of keeping society’s vital systems running as the climate grows more turbulent.
Lost in the current debate over how best to control greenhouse gas emissions from combustion of fossil fuels is the simple fact that it won’t be enough.
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Explore climate change as a moral issue, and learn about current climate legislation and how to effectively offer your views to legislators.
Cost (including lunch): $20 general and $10 students. For more information about the event (including the agenda) and to register, download a registration brochure. Check back soon for online registration. Sponsored by EMO’s Oregon Interfaith Power & Light and other faith groups to be announced.
Copenhagen neighborhood re-engineered for high water, new day-and-night solar plant on line in California desert, “Uber for trucks” makes freight transport more efficient, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
In December 2014, 37 local elected leaders from across Washington State sent a clear statement of support for bold state action on climate change and clean energy. New Energy Cities is helping local officials advance clean energy in the 2015 state legislative session.
2015 is shaping up to be a year of potentially significant progress on climate change and clean energy. And nowhere in our country is the promise of action greater than here on the West Coast,
Solar jobs up 22 percent last year, carbon market comes to South Korea, fossil-free Danish island inspires Maine utilities, and more stories of the week in clean energy solutions.
The 2015 Washington State Legislature gets underway in Olympia, and local officials across Washington are ready.
Elected officials from King County and 12 cities commit to an ambitious carbon reduction agenda for 2015.
Study says which fossil-fuel deposits should stay buried, Republicans back solar energy in Florida, Keystone fight emboldens opponents of other Big Carbon projects, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
Washington has an important window of opportunity to advance the region's leadership role on climate change. This year Governor Inslee is set to push forward cap and trade legislation at the State level and grassroots movements are also gearing up to push for state-wide carbon pricing policy. At this critical juncture of time this panel discussion brings together experts and leaders on climate change to explore the future of climate policy in the State of Washington and the challenges ahead.
