Category: Public Policy

Washington Governor and Presidential candidate Jay Inslee has announced the second major piece of his Climate Mission Agenda: The Evergreen Economy Plan. The plan is a “comprehensive vision to build a clean energy economy that will create 8 million good jobs during the next 10 years. The plan catalyzes roughly $9 trillion of investment — with […]

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By Tom France, Crosscut, May 14, 2019.  “There is a looming problem, and it is approaching quicker than anyone might think,” he said. “It is kind of like the sideview mirror on your car: Objects may be closer than they appear.”  He’s right about Bonneville. The agency faces unprecedented pressure from a rapidly changing energy […]

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Source: Chad Lewis, KingCounty.gov, May 9 The county’s new Forest Carbon Program offers local companies the opportunity to offset a portion of their carbon emissions within King County where their employees and their families can explore and enjoy the protected forests in both urban and rural communities. “We are making it possible for local companies to help […]

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Source: Washington Department of Commerce, May 6 OLYMPIA, WA — The Washington State Department of Commerce, in partnership with the Thurston Economic Development Council’s Center for Business Innovation, has launched ScaleUp, a new program designed to help established small businesses achieve financial mastery, operational efficiency and marketing expertise necessary to expand. Patterned after the Thurston center’s highly successful […]

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Source: Coltura, May 6 Here are the latest advances by various countries and the United States for a gasoline phaseout related to vehicles: Non-U.S. Countries (and a province) 1.    British Columbia: legislation introduced to ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2040 2.    Denmark: plans to ban gasoline vehicles by 2030, and hybrids by 2035 3.    Egypt: working […]

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The Canadian Consulate in Seattle has announced the arrival of their new Trade Commissioner (Life Sciences & Cleantech), Julie Bennion, who comes from to their office from the Washington State Department of Commerce. Julie has over 15 years of experience in the field of international commerce and brings to us a great local network in […]

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Source: Department of Energy, May 3 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $79 million in funding for bioenergy research and development including biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. This funding supports DOE’s goal of providing consumers and businesses with a range of domestic energy options that are affordable, reliable, and secure. “At DOE, we are […]

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In the coming weeks, Governor Inslee will roll out a series of climate policy announcements intended to create the most ambitious climate policy put forward by a presidential campaign. This first plan looks to build upon, accelerate, and redefine the movement for 100% clean energy — taking it from the power sector and applying it […]

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DOE InnovationXLab Summit on Advanced Manufacturing:  DOE will host the InnovationXLab: Advanced Manufacturing Summit at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory on May 7-8. Secretary Perry will provide remarks, tour the innovative XLab exhibits, and unveil a major computing announcement. More info: https://xlabmanufacturing.ornl.gov/ 2019 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit: This summit, being held July 8-10 in Denver, Colorado, is an annual […]

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Building technology: DOE announced a funding opportunity of $47 million for flexible building technologies; heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); and solid-state lighting. The purpose is to increase energy productivity – both within and beyond a building’s walls – by supporting the R&D and performance verification of flexible and energy-efficient technologies for residential and commercial buildings. Artificial […]

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