January 2, 2014
Washington's 2013 Climate Report Card
By Martha Baskin, Crosscut Energy: B+ Energy, hands down, gets the highest marks, particularly when it comes to grid power for buildings and housing. The most significant carbon slayer here is energy efficiency: insulation, retrofits and thermal wraps of windows, doors and roofs. It may not sound sexy, but it’s a conservation measure that’s been […]

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December 16, 2013
Guest: Decarbonizing Our Future
By Sid Morrison and K.C. Golden, Originally published by The Seattle Times. WE have met the enemy, and it is not us. It is not civilization. It is not energy production per se. It is carbon. It’s our excessive reliance on energy systems that dig ancient carbon — fossil fuels — out of the ground and release it […]

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