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Clean & Affordable Energy Conference Digest – Fall 2024
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the NW Energy Coalition hosted over 200 attendees at our fall Clean & Affordable Energy Conference in Seattle, WA. We featured three panel discussions on balancing energy affordability as we decarbonize, exploring opportunities to further advance Tribal-led energy development, and achieving a new governance structure that opens the opportunity for…
Read MoreJuly 2023 Newsletter – New staff, OR legislative session, Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
The Energy Activist July 20, 2023 July 2023 Newsletter To read this newsletter on our website, click here. Featured New staff members join the NW Energy Coalition! Alma Pinto, Energy Justice Policy Associate Alma joined the Coalition in July 2023 as an Energy Justice Policy Associate. Prior to her role at the coalition, she worked…
Read More2022 Fall Conference Digest
Delivering Community Clean Energy November 17, 2022 Session 4: Smart Energy Siting and Replacing Lower Snake River Hydropower After a brief break, Nancy Hirsh welcomed attendees back to the fourth and final panel of the Delivering Community Clean Energy Conference. As moderator, Nancy opened the session by emphasizing the importance of salmon recovery and the…
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Delivering Community Clean Energy November 17, 2022 Session 3: Siting Issues of New Resources Before we begin coverage of the second day of the Delivering Community Clean Energy Conference, we’d like to acknowledge that we promoted a community and equity-focused conversation during this panel, and we were unable to fully deliver on that promise. We…
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Delivering Community Clean Energy November 14, 2022 Session 2: Round Table on State Funding After a quick break, Nancy Hirsh welcomed attendees back to the Delivering Community Clean Energy Conference for the second and final session of the first day. The session, Round Table on State Funding, was a fitting follow-up to the first session,…
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Delivering Community Clean Energy November 14, 2022 Session 1: Federal Funding: Inflation Reduction Act & Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act NW Energy Coalition (NWEC) hosted our annual Fall conference virtually across two half-day sessions in November. This year’s conference centered on Delivering Community Clean Energy. The first day focused on the recent influx of funding…
Read MoreWashington’s 2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
Every year, the Washington State Legislature gathers in Olympia, WA to craft, debate, and pass legislation that will be sent to the Governor and, if signed into law, will impact their constituents for years to come. The 2022 session recently ended on March 10. In this year’s session, the NW Energy Coalition worked hard to…
Read MoreLunch & Learn: Creating Carbon Based Performance Standards for Seattle Buildings
Building performance standards are a powerful policy tool to help reduce the energy used and emissions created from existing buildings. In 2019, Washington State passed the first statewide BPS policy in the nation. However, to address the climate crisis, the state and cities like Seattle have committed to becoming carbon-neutral, which will require even deeper…
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Spring Member Meeting Updates
May 11, 2021 at 10AM – 12PM (PST) FlexCharging is now managing EV charging in Australia with AGl, and enabling carbon optimized charging, beginning this week. LWV of Idaho is working on climate, and starting a project to survey local government on their actions. NRDC’s latest adventure with Jim Morton is a joint brief (by Chuck Magraw)…
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