Growing jobs in rural Washington Why is so much climate tech taking root in small towns and rural counties? This excellent piece in GeekWire notes there are “many burgeoning climate and clean tech companies landing in Washington’s rural towns and smaller cities,...
2nd CCA auction results released The landmark Cap-and-Invest Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which went into effect in January of this year, held its second quarterly “emissions allowance auction,” on May 31 with revenues revealed June 7 for climate-resilience programs,...
The road ahead for clean trucks Trucks and buses represent just 10% of vehicles on Washington’s roads and highways, but are responsible for 30% of the state’s on-road GHG emissions, and disproportionately contribute to low air quality in low-income and historically...
A $2B boost for WA’s clean energy economy Washington state leads the nation with the best state economy, per WalletHub. And we’re near the top of the list in per capita Gross Domestic Product by state: Our economy is built on innovation, from aviation and agriculture...
How will CCA funds be invested in Clean Energy? During these last two weeks of Session in Olympia, the Washington State House and Senate will finalize bills and make biennial budget decisions that will impact our progress toward a clean economy for years to come. ...
Dogs love electric cars They say readership goes up if you feature dogs. We, of course, would never stoop to such manipulative gimmicks to drive newsletter clicks. We’re a data-driven, research-obsessed organization, after all. So… we want to share news about a...