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Members The Coalition has around 100 member organizations, including: environmental, civic, and human service organizations, unions, utilities, and businesses and individual members throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. Together with our members we advocate for renewable energy, energy efficiency, low-income and consumer protection, and restoration of fish and wildlife on the Columbia and Snake…
Read MoreGiveBIG for Clean and Affordable Energy Solutions on May 2!
Please join us on Wednesday to build solutions for a clean and affordable energy future. Make a gift to the NW Energy Coalition this Wednesday, May 2nd and the Coalition will receive additional matching funds through the Seattle Foundation to support clean and affordable energy. All supporters of a clean and affordable energy future in any state are welcome to participate.
Help bring together diverse voices and unparalleled policy expertise to build clean and affordable energy solutions.
GiveBIG this Wednesday, May 2!
Read MoreSpring NW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
Mark your calendars for our 2012 Spring Conference and Board Meeting. This year we’ll be at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in beautiful Kalispell, Montana.
Read MoreCelebrate 30 years of clean & affordable energy advocacy!
Join us in Seattle on Dec. 2 for our Fall Conference and a memorable celebration with dinner, drinks and clean energy supporters from throughout the region.
Read MoreNW Clean & Affordable Energy Conference – Dec. 2-3
Federal Judge Rules for Columbia and Snake River Salmon
U.S. District Court Judge James Redden ruled today that the NOAA Fisheries Service again failed to produce a legal and scientific plan to protect imperiled Columbia-Snake River salmon from harm caused by the operation of federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Today’s court action – which has been ongoing for almost a decade – is a landmark decision for fishing and conservation groups, the state of Oregon and the Nez Perce and Spokane tribes, all of which have opposed the federal biological opinion, or BiOp, in court.
Read MoreStop Congress from repealing light bulb efficiency standards that save you money and energy
Believe it or not, a bill before Congress aims to roll back energy savings measures that passed in 2007 with bipartisan support. The House plans to vote as soon as Monday, July 11, to repeal national energy efficiency standards for light bulbs. These standards will save consumers more than $10 billion a year and avoid about 100 million tons of global warming pollution, equal to the annual pollution of more than 14 million cars.
Contact your representative and urge them to vote NO on the BULB act!
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Read MorePortland getting solarized
Several companies have been working with the Energy Trust of Oregon and the city of Portland to solarize the city. The project goes from neighborhood to neighborhood, with hundreds of customers signing for installation of photovoltaic cells. So Portland is experiencing a huge penetration of solar power at very reasonable costs thanks to economies of scale…
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