Tag: climate change

The Obama administration will take the next step today in its multi-year effort to cut emissions and reduce oil use by getting better fuel economy from trucks. In action that does not require congressional approval, Obama aims to build on the first-ever fuel standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that now cover model years 2014-18. […]

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By John Stang, originally published by Crosscut Temperatures are rising on Mars. Jupiter too. And on Triton, the largest of Neptune’s 14 moons. And none of these solar system bodies has any sport utility vehicles driving around on their surfaces. This is what climate change expert Jay Lehr, a physicist with the Chicago-based Heartland Institute, told the […]

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Governor Inslee, Senator Ranker and Representative Fitzgibbon put forth the following recommendations. Click for the full report. SUMMARY 1. Proposed Actions to Meet Washington’s Carbon Pollution Statutory Limits To meet the statutory charge, we propose the following five programs be developed and implemented in Washington: 1) A cap on carbon pollution emissions should be established. It should […]

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Dr. Craig Cogger dishes the dirt: soil is a world teeming with billions of microorganisms and a carbon pool with the capacity to help us fight climate change. Dr. Craig Cogger is an Extension Soil Scientist and Soil Scientist at Washington State University in Puyallup. He conducts research in sustainable use of organic materials (biosolids, compost, […]

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Changes are already happening to Earth’s climate due to the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and large-scale agriculture. As changes get more pronounced, people everywhere will have to adjust. “Adapting to an evolving climate is going to be required in every sector of society, in every region of the globe. We need to get going, […]

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By Silvio Marcacci, Clean Technica 74% of voters support EPA’s proposals to limit power plant emissions. That support cuts across states Barack Obama (73%) and Mitt Romney (73%) as well as party identification for Democrats (92%), independents (72%), and Republicans (58%). “The anti-environmental message is a losing argument with the American people,” blogged Gene Karpinski, LCV President. The […]

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This report examines potential GHG reduction policies implemented in other jurisdictions, and considers their applicability to Washington. Two broad categories of policies are presented: comprehensive economy-wide efforts and sector-specific or technology-specific programs. The coverage of GHG emissions regulated in comprehensive carbon pricing programs can involve virtually the entire economy of the host jurisdiction. However, these programs […]

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report today ending the debate of human influence on our climate. “It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. The evidence for this has grown, thanks to more and better observations, an improved understanding of the climate […]

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Gov. Jay Inslee and UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker signed a “joint declaration” that will allow for greater collaboration as the UK and Washington state work on market-based solutions to climate change. The agreement could lead to greater cooperation among western U.S. states and the UK, too. When Gov. Jay Inslee signed […]

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Back in 2011, when SSA Marine laid out plans for a major coal-export terminal in Northwest Washington, international markets were on a tear as the demand for coal pushed prices to record levels. But this summer, export prices have plunged by more than 40 percent, prompting some coal-export projects in Australia to be scaled back or […]

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