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NW Energy Coalition regrets US withdrawal from Paris Agreement
Today, the NW Energy Coalition released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Benefits of leaving are illusory, costs of climate change are…
State releases Deep Decarbonization Analysis for Washington State
The Spring 2017 Energy Activist included a feature previewing the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Analysis for Washington State, a new study that identifies specific strategies to help Washington achieve its statewide goals…
The Trump budget’s misguided energy policy
A harmful abdication of federal responsibility. Clean, reliable, and affordable energy isn’t just an economic imperative, it’s an environmental and human imperative as well. That’s why the deep and far-reaching…
NWEC condemns BPA divestiture proposal
Trump Budget calls for sale of BPA transmission assets Seattle, Wa. — According to a report published by E&E News, the Trump administration’s expanded budget request, due to be released…
BPA announces a better solution for I-5 corridor congestion
Seattle, Wa. — The NW Energy Coalition applauds today’s announcement by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) that it will not move forward with construction of a proposed 80-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission…
A region finding its way to a clean energy future
Dispatch from the NW Energy Coalition Spring 2017 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference At a time when the federal government seems poised to reverse policies designed to reduce pollution, cut greenhouse…
Settlement achieved in Microsoft bid to buy energy directly
For the last several months, the Coalition has been involved in a case at the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) under which Puget Sound Energy (PSE), in response to…
NWEC joins utilities, business, and environmental groups in opposing punitive Montana bill
The NW Energy Coalition has joined a variety of environmental advocates, utilities, and business groups in opposing a Montana senate bill that would discourage all kinds of energy development in…
NWEC weighs in on Trump environment actions
Seattle’s channel 13, a Fox affiliate, reported on local reactions to President Donald Trump’s recent executives orders that target the Clean Power Plan and the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions.…
This shouldn't be happening in Oregon. Save Residential Energy Tax Credits!
At a time when energy efficiency is under attack in Washington DC, it’s also under attack in Salem where the legislature must pass HB 2681 in order for Oregonians to…