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Thurston County audits emissions.
Energy audit findings have Thurston County leaders looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The results revealed two major factors for the county’s energy footprint: the courthouse and vehicles driven by county employees. Olympia Olympian, Washington. 25 August 2010.
Study: Biochar could fight climate change.
The most comprehensive analysis yet of the worldwide potential of biochar — a charcoal-like substance — shows it could offset up to 1.8 billion metric tons annually of the world's human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications. Bellingham Herald, Washington. 16 August 2010.
To its shame, U.S. is playing a starring role in disaster.
With extreme weather events certain to become more common unless serious steps are taken soon, lawmakers’ failure to take action on emissions could doom future generations to an Earth that is a much more dangerous place to live. Tacoma News Tribune, Washington. Editorial, 16 August 2010.
Mitigation of global warming.
We can't help noticing the global weather this year: the most nations experiencing record extreme heat in a single year; an all-time record 6-months global heating, all-time Russian heat records, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China rain and flooding records, droughts in the Sahel and Niger, and huge glacial islands calving off Greenland and Antarctica. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. Opinion, 15 August 2010.
Clean energy: China charges ahead of world.
China's Shanghai Expo has drawn more than 30 million visitors and showcases the country's ambitions to become not just a factory to the world but a global leader in technologies of the future — particularly green energy. Seattle Times, Washington. 8 August 2010.
Space Needle monitors urban carbon.
Scientists studying climate change typically measure carbon dioxide emissions away from cities. That's so they don't confuse local concentrations of the greenhouse gas with overall global levels. But a project that gauges CO2 from atop Seattle's iconic Space Needle seeks to understand urban carbon emissions. Seattle KPLU Public Radio, Washington. 5 August 2010.
The other Gulf oil crisis.
A recent article in the journal Environment estimates that greenhouse gas emissions from protecting supertankers in the Persian Gulf total 34.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, results that are critical for deciding whether to encourage substituting biofuels for gasoline. Bellingham Herald, Washington. Opinion, 3 August 2010.
What's next on climate change?
Now that Congress has failed to pass a climate bill, attention is shifting back to Washington and other West Coast states. So, what happens now on climate change in the Northwest? Seattle KPLU Public Radio, Washington. 2 August 2010.
Oysters a sign of trouble from Puget Sound acidity.
Pacific oysters in the wild on Washington's coast haven't reproduced in six seasons. Scientists suspect ocean-chemistry changes linked to the fossil-fuel emissions that cause global warming are helping kill these juvenile shellfish. Seattle Times, Washington. 1 August 2010.
Warming could change aquifer, research shows.
A warming climate could diminish the volume of water in the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to most of Spokane and Kootenai counties. Spokane Spokesman-Review, Washington. 20 July 2010.
New 'ocean acidification' monitoring equipment deployed off LaPush.
Scientists are optimistic that sophisticated monitors now operating off the North Olympic Peninsula coast will help them understand acidity levels that are skyrocketing both in the ocean and in Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News, Washington. 18 July 2010.
Executive outlines county 'green' energy plan.
King County Executive Dow Constantine debuted a plan last week to cut energy use, stimulate the development of “green” technology and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Issaquah Press, Washington. 14 July 2010.
Air pollution making Puget Sound, Hood Canal more acidic.
The waters of Puget Sound and Hood Canal are becoming more acidic as a result of rising carbon dioxide from industries, power plants and vehicles. Seattle Times, Washington. 13 July 2010.
Scientists: Acidity in much of the Sound can be lethal.
The acidity has risen so much in parts of Puget Sound that it has become lethal to shellfish larvae, report scientists from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Washington. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. 13 July 2010.
Acidity added to list of Hood Canal's water woes.
Hood Canal’s low-oxygen problems are widely known, but new research has revealed that our inland waterways are becoming more acidic – a factor that could in time disrupt the entire food web. Kitsap Sun, Washington. 13 July 2010.
Boeing, Alaska Air, SeaTac hunt biofuels.
Northwest aviation industry leaders — including airport and aircraft operators and airplane builders — have launched a project to free flight from petroleum. Puget Sound Business Journal, Washington. 13 July 2010.
Candidates for Senate deeply split on energy, climate.
If you were to vote for the next U.S. senator from Washington state based solely on energy and climate issues, you couldn't complain for lack of choices. climate and energy legislation remains one of Congress' last major pieces of unfinished business before the November elections. Seattle Times, Washington. 12 July 2010.
State to bring electric vehicle charging stations to I-5.
Crews will install an electric vehicle charging station and information booth at a rest area near Custer, welcoming British Columbia visitors as part of a project to "electrify" Interstate 5. Bellingham Herald, Washington. 4 July 2010.
Nuclear energy, version 3.0 - Time to revisit this low-carbon energy source.
Have things really changed to warrant putting our faith back into nuclear power? Well, actually, yes. Quite a bit in fact. Seattle Times, Washington. Opinion, 3 July 2010.
Washington gets $1.3M for I-5 electric car charging stations.
Washington state will get $1.32 million in federal stimulus funds to install electric vehicle charging stations along Interstate 5. Puget Sound Business Journal, Washington. 29 June 2010.
Chefs now offering low-carbon diets to help save the planet.
Bon Appétit Management Co. and other corporate food-service operators are turning to lower-carbon foods like chicken in an effort to change eating habits while reducing their carbon footprints. Seattle Times, Washington. 20 June 2010.
Biofuels are growing up quickly.
The development of aviation biofuels has occurred at a speed that has surprised everyone. The challenge will be introducing aviation biofuels on a large scale. It likely could still take years before 50 percent of flights are powered by biofuel. Everett Herald, Washington. 20 June 2010.
Big Oil's new gusher.
It's time -- NOW -- to move out from the dark muck and corruption of the carbon economy, and into the sunlight of a new energy future. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. Opinion, 9 June 2010.
Scientists study wind-farm risks to birds.
Biologist Orah Zamora's monitoring at the Windy Flats project is part of a larger series of surveys to assess how the wind-power boom is impacting birds that must now share air space with the towering turbines. Seattle Times, Washington. 7 June 2010.
Peninsula College second in state in carbon dioxide emissions.
Peninsula College is making a name for itself on the carbon footprint front two years after joining a higher-education-based nationwide program to reduce carbon emissions and integrate lessons on "sustainability" into the curriculum. Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News, Washington. 4 June 2010.
Businesses urge action on climate change and clean energy.
In the face of the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Senate must pass a clean energy and climate change bill now, urge business leaders. Seattle Times, Washington. 4 June 2010.
Oregon cellulosic ethanol plant breaks ground.
Buoyed by a $25 million federal grant, a Colorado-based biorefining company on Wednesday broke ground on a demonstration plant in Boardman, Ore., that will turn Northwest poplar into ethanol for motor fuel. Seattle Times, Washington. 3 June 2010.
As wind power booms, so do the challenges.
Billions of dollars of investment during the past decade have created a wind power corridor that stretches more than 170 miles along the Columbia in Eastern Washington and Oregon, vaulting the Northwest to the leading edge of national efforts to develop this renewable energy source. Seattle Times, Washington. 31 May 2010.
Olympia to be latest site for auto-charging stations.
Add Olympia to the list of Puget Sound communities about to receive a batch of public charging stations in preparation for the next generation of electric vehicles. Tacoma News Tribune, Washington. 28 May 2010.
As wind power booms, so do the challenges.
The fickle, roller-coaster nature of generating electricity from the wind is also placing large new strains on efforts to manage the regional power grid. Seattle Times, Washington. 26 May 2010.
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