In a game-changing move, the Lummi Nation are invoking their treaty rights and standing up to oppose a giant coal export facility on their shores. Let's stand with them!
Working together, local groups in Portland's Cully neighborhood are redefining sustainability and development as an anti-poverty strategy.
In perseverance, in humility, and in gratitude: that's how we keep making progress.
"The challenge to create a sustainable economy is global – and requires a global response – but I know the Northwest can show the way."
Renewable fuels advance; carbon pricing on the docket; increasing opposition to oil-drilling; China to cap coal by 2020; global warming impacts far and wide.
On Oct. 27, more than 100 businesses launched the Washington Business Climate Declaration, citing "a clear and present need for action on climate change."
Abundant renewables drive coal off the grid in Scandinavia and the Baltics, new study shows fossil gas is no boon for the climate, activists blockade Australian coal port, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
On-the-ground urban carbon reduction strategies are essential with or without carbon pricing, as they are the bricks-and-mortar pathways to a low-carbon future.
Do you remember the 21st of September? Generation Y and Z don’t want the credit for making history on the day of the largest climate mobilization EVER, but they deserve a lot of it.
It’s been an eventful Fall already in the world of climate and clean energy, with more in store. Check out the latest news and upcoming events from the Oregon team.
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The Race and Climate Justice group invites you to our next bimonthly community event, a participatory evening exploring the impact of racism on each of us, our society, and our environmental movements. No charge; everyone welcome!
Workshop summary:
Broad coalitions for climate action took bold steps this week in Oregon and Washington, announcing plans to put climate and clean energy measures on the 2016 ballot.
The time for Climate Action is NOW. In Seattle, join a diverse coalition of communities of color, workers, immigrants, activists and everyday folk on October 14 to send a message: Our communities are united in the fight against climate change.
#PeoplesClimate actions are taking place across the country on Oct 14! In Seattle, join author Naomi Klein and a diverse coalition of local leaders bringing hope and action to the fight against climate change.
Solar prices dropping, global temperatures rising, wind farms producing more energy for every megawatt of capacity, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
We need to wage and win a clean energy revolution—a bold and just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. Fossil fuel industries are working against us, but together we can stand up and get the job done.
At Got Green? they know a grassroots movement led by frontline communities is necessary in order to create the world where people and the earth can thrive. Guests from the Cordillera Human Rights Alliance - Audrey Beltran, Cynthia Dacanay-Jaramillo, and Nelson Salvador - are making a stop in Seattle as part of their Canada-US tour, leading up to the International People's Tribune in DC.
Bellevue, WA has been quietly earning accolades for its achievements in sustainability, clean energy and energy efficiency. What's next for this leading city?
In this real-life David versus Goliath story, we—all of us—scored an important victory against the oil company making plans to build what would be the largest oil-by-rail terminal in the nation. The fight is not over yet, but this win shows that people have the power to stand up to big oil!
With Seattle at the forefront of the fight for climate action, where else would pranksters the Yes Men choose to premiere their latest film?
