June 5, 2014
Congressman McDermott Introduces 2 Pieces of Environmental Legislation
May 29, 2014 – Washington D.C. McDermott Introduces Bill to Help Forge Clean Energy Solutions WASHINGTON, DC – Jim McDermott (D, WA-7) has introduced the Investing to Modernize the Production of American Clean Energy and Technology Act of 2014 (H.R. 4753). By promoting strategic, targeted tax credits and closing oil company tax loopholes, this legislation seeks to ignite […]

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June 4, 2014
China plan to cap CO2 emissions seen turning point in climate talks
BY KATHY CHEN AND STIAN REKLEV, REUTERS Original article here. China said on Tuesday it will set an absolute cap on its CO2 emissions from 2016 just a day after the United States announced new targets for its power sector, signalling a potential breakthrough in tough U.N. climate talks. Progress in global climate negotiations has often […]

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May 23, 2014
McCarthy Touts Collaborative Effort In Developing Power Plant Emissions Rule
Friday, May 23, 2014 from Energy and Climate Report By Paul Shukovsky May 22 –The Environmental Protection Agency has written its proposed rule to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants with collaboration in mind and will continue listening to interested parties, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said May 22 in Seattle. Speaking in advance of the […]

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May 20, 2014
Inslee wants to wean state’s electric utilities off coal
By Phuong Le, Associated Press With an abundant supply of hydroelectric power, Washington state currently gets less than 14 percent of its electricity from coal. Gov. Jay Inslee wants to take that down to zero over time. To wean the state off coal-generated power, the Democratic governor will have to persuade the state’s three private electric […]

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May 12, 2014
City of Seattle Addressing Climate Change & GHG Emissions
Seattle has been a leader in addressing climate change for years. Most recently, the City released its ambitious 2013 Climate Action Plan, a package of actions intended to put Seattle on a path to carbon neutrality by 2050, which is defined as zero net emissions. The Plan focuses on a set of core emissions sources […]

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