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Keeping our information nicely chilled: Green datacenters on the rise
Tech Blog Ars Technica has an extensive article about how energy efficient technologies, both old and new, are helping to reduce the energy consumption of the datacenters powering the modern world.
Read MoreSixth Northwest Power and Conservation Plan, Part II
The Transformer: A cheaper bright future
The region’s new power and conservation plan closely tracks NW Energy Coalition’s Bright Future analysis and provides an even lower consumer cost estimate for achieving our clean energy vision…
Read MoreSixth Northwest Power and Conservation Plan, Part I
The Transformer – Energy efficiency brings good things to life
The new official power and conservation plan for the Northwest confirms that more than enough inexpensive energy efficiency is availability to meet most new electricity needs.
Read MoreEnergy Matters Update – March 16, 2010
Moving the region toward a Bright Future: The new Sixth Northwest Power and Conservation Plan
Every five years the region’s official power planning agency, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, produces a new 20-year forecast of growing electricity needs and a prescription for meeting them. The recently approved Sixth Northwest Power and Conservation Plan charts an aggressive clean energy path for our region’s future.
Read MoreGreenest building in Seattle planned
The Seattle Times is running a story on how the Bullit Foundation, a Coalition funder, is preparing to build a new headquarters that would also serve as a showplace for cutting-edge green engineering and architecture.
Read MoreIDACORP Shareholder Activists Receive Climate Advocacy Award
The investor activist group that spearheaded a stunning Idaho Power shareholder resolution on climate change last year was awarded the 2009 NGO Activist award by the Climate Change Business Journal last week.
Read MoreWash. Legislature passes landmark bill on recycling fluorescent lights
The State Legislature has passed a bill to create a convenient residential recycling program for compact fluorescent lights and other lights that contain mercury. The bill, ESSB 5543, now awaits only the governor’s signature to become law.
Read MoreProtect the integrity of Clean Energy Initiative 937
Clean Energy Initiative 937, passed by voters in 2006, requires WA state’s major utilities to increase the amount of new renewable resources to 15% by 2020. We will once again be tracking any legislative attempts to amend 937 in 2010 and we’ll need your help and full support to ensure that no changes to 937…
Read MoreEnergy efficiency: The key to our clean energy future
Coalition director Sara Patton discusses how The Northwest’s official electric power planning agency has confirmed, once again, that energy efficiency is the best and cheapest way to cover the next generation’s electricity needs in today’s Oregonian guest column.
Read MoreActivists seek more public input on Centralia coal plant’s future and urge earlier shutdown
Clean energy activists from across Washington state braved wind, rain and soggy footing to bring the coal-free message to the State Capitol in Olympia on Saturday, Feb. 27. Learn more about the event and see photos inside.
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