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Washington Utilities Now Need to Consider Emissions
We were heard!! Great news for everyone who participated in PSE’s 20-year plan hearing in February. The Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) formally “acknowledge” the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which means that PSE adhered to the letter of the law … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate, Energy
Tagged Avista, carbon, carbon cost, carbon emissions, climate, coal, colstrip, Eastside, emissions cost, environment, integrated resource plan, IRP, liquid natural gas, LNG, Pacific Power, PSE, Puget Sound Energy, regulators, Rosebud, Rosebud mine, social cost, Tacoma, transmisison, utc, utilities, utilities and transportation commission, WA, WA utilities
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PSE 20-Year Plan Hearing PACKED
Wednesday, February 21st, Renton, WA at Puget Sound Energy’s 20-year Integrated Resource Plan hearing before the Utilities and Transportation Commission — More than 250 people packed the room to protest PSE’s 20-year fossil fuel plan. 100s rallied outside in the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate, Energy
Tagged 20-year plan, 350.org, bainbridge island city council, carbon-free, coal, coal plant, coal-generated energy, colstrip, Congresswoman Hayman, Dow Constantine, Energy Independence Act, fossil fuel, fossil fuels, gas, gas peaker plants, HB 2839, integrated resource plan, IRP, King County Executive, methane, Montana, Montana wind, noLNG, PSE, Puget Sound Energy, Puyallup Tribe, Re-define Tacoma, renewable energy, Renewable Portfolio Statndard, renewables, renton, SB 6424, sierra club, Students for the Salish Sea, Tacoma LNG, utc, utilities and transportation commission, Vashon Climate Action Group, washington state, wind energy
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Join Low Carbon Girl and Hundreds of Concerned Citizens
Ask for a Path to 100% Renewable Energy Join me and hundreds of other concerned citizens as well as groups such as 350.org, Backbone, Redefine Tacoma, Vashon Climate Action Group, Indigenous environmental activists, Puyallup Tribal Nation, Puyallup Water Warriors, Indivisible … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Energy
Tagged 350, climate, coal, coal free pse, electric energy, energy, Feb 21st, fossil fuels, gas, gas plant, integrated resource plan, IRP, liquid natural gas, LNG, Olympia, PSE, Redefine tacoma, renewable energy, renewables, sierra club, Tacoma, Tacoma LNG, utc
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From the Ashes – Hope
If you haven’t seen From the Ashes, a National Geographic documentary, it is well worth renting. Along with Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth sequel, which our local nonprofit environmental groups (EcoAdapt, Climate Action Bainbridge, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Island Power and Sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged Al Gore, C02, carbon dioxide, Citizen's Climate Lobby, Climate Action Bainbridge, coal, EcoAdapt, fossil fuels, From the Ashes, ghg, green house gas, Inconvenient Truth, Island Power, National Geographic, natural gas, sustainable bainbridge
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The Fox is in the Hen House …
… and, being offered tea. Fox: [in a velvety baritone voice] “I’m just here to help you keep the eggs warm. You know if the eggs aren’t warm they might DIE. Hens: [clucking to each other] “You know that nice … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged activist tips, bainbridge, bainbridge island, ballot, ballot measure, carbon-neutral energy, city of bainbridge, city utility, climate, climate change, coal, coal-generated electricity, COBI, feedback loops, greener energy, initiative, Island Power, islanders, local control, nov ballot, November ballot, public power, Puget Sound Energy, reliability, tips, utilities, utility
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Divestment and You
If you don’t manage a stock portfolio you might be thinking: “divestment has nothing to do with me.” However, if you’re employed and over 40, even if you don’t own stocks, you probably have a 401K or retirement fund or … Continue reading
Posted in At Work, Green Ideas, Saving Money
Tagged 401K, bonds, ceres, clean energy bonds, clean energy investing, climate change, coal, fossil fuels, funds, Goldman Sachs, green stocks, investing, investors, natural gas, portfolio, reduce risk, retirement, risk mitigation, solar, Solarcity, stocks, water consumption
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Climate Change: What Can the Average Joe or Josephine Do?
So, what can the average person do about climate change? Plenty, actually. Even though climate change is HUGE and impacts millions of interconnected ecosystems, many of which cannot be properly modeled to anticipate all of the possible outcomes, one thing … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, At Work, Food, Shopping
Tagged alaska, Annie Leonard, arctic, arrow of consumption, beyond coal, biking, climate change, coal, EPA, Forks Over Knives, Glaciers, government shutdown, intergovernmental panel on climate change, IPCC, mission blue, nonprofits, off grid, plant based, polar bears, renewable engery, sierra club, solar, Story of Stuff, sustainable, sustainable business, sylvia earle, travel, vegan
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Shout out to the Greenpeace Guys
Greenpeace is canvasing Bainbridge Island today (yesterday was Port Townsend, where they signed up 59 people – come on BI – don’t let PT beat us!). To the left is a picture of Todd, me and Peter who caught me … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Servers
Tagged bainbridge island, coal, Greenpeace, port townsend, seattle
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