Climate + Energy
The Northwest Needs More Midsize Solar
While distributed solar can’t solve the region’s transmission woes alone, Idaho and Washington would be smart to follow Oregon’s lead in boosting it for a cleaner future.
What Washington, DC, Can Learn from the Other Washington about Climate Policy
Six lessons from the Evergreen State for America's national leaders.
It’s Time to Stop Subsidizing New Gas Pipes
Regulators across Cascadia should end line extension allowances, the subsidies ratepayers finance that expand utilities’ pipeline infrastructure.
Is There a Future for Gas Utilities? It Could Be Heating and Cooling Your Home (from the Ground)
"GeoNetworks" are being piloted in New York and Massachusetts. Cascadia should be next.
The High Cost of Unplanned Oil Refinery Closures
Measuring the employment and tax losses to communities and how oil companies are avoiding or delaying cleaning up their long-polluted sites. Plus, looking ahead for Washington state planning.
New Report Charts Need for WA to Plan Ahead for Oil Refinery Closures
A spate of recent shutdowns across the US holds urgent lessons for local communities.
Northwest States Need to Build New Power Lines, Fast
Otherwise, Oregon and Washington will miss critical climate targets.
Heat Pumps a Win-Win for Cascadia’s Now Hotter, Drier Summers
The heat dome bolstered the case for cleaner home cooling and heating technology and for decarbonizing the region’s economy.
The Pipeline Giant Behind Keystone XL Wants to Expand a Major Fracked Gas Pipeline in Cascadia
TC Energy is hoping no one will notice.
