Tag: pollution

April 29, 2014 | David Postman, Governor Inslee’s Communications Office, 360-902-4136 Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an executive order outlining a series of steps to cut carbon pollution in Washington and advance development and use of clean energy technologies. “This is the right time to act, the right place to act and we are the right people to act,” Inslee […]

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By Mary Beckman, PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. – The first study that combines different scales — cloud-sized and earth-sized — in one model to simulate the effects of Asian pollution on the Pacific storm track shows that Asian pollution can influence weather over much of the world. The results show that using multiple scales in one model […]

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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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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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By Calvin Quek, Head of Sustainable Finance at Greenpeace East Asia China’s long-awaited and much touted Air Pollution Plan was released on Sept 12th, in response to the country’s “airpocalypse.” Air pollution and environmental issues are quickly becoming top concerns among the Chinese public, sparking thousands of protests or “mass incidents.” The dire environmental issues are, according to China’s official […]

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Airborne gases settle in smog particles from which they cannot escape. The results of a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could explain why pollution computer models underestimate organic aerosols. Atmospheric chemist Alla Zelenyuk at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory evaluated millions of the artificial smog particles […]

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Source: Port of Seattle Press Release, February 17, 2012. The Port of Seattle presented its 2nd Annual Green Gateway Partners Awards recognizing the comprehensive environmental achievements of the port’s cruise and containership operators. This year’s award winners are APL Ltd., Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Line, Matson Navigation, COSCO Container Lines America’s Inc., Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruise […]

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Source: Robert McClur (InvestigateWest) and Katie Campbell (KCTS Earthfix), Crosscut, December 16, 2011. In Washington wood smoke is now the leading cause of air pollution, leaving residents of Tacoma and other highly-polluted areas, literally, gasping for air. The warning label on the wrapping of neatly split firewood is one we’re more accustomed to seeing on […]

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