What the 2024 Election Means for Climate Change “We will continue to engage locally, advocating and implementing our Climate Opportunity Action Plan for Benton and Franklin Counties.”
Initiative 2117 would gut the Climate Commitment Act "If I-2117 is approved by voters in November, all of the CCA funding goes away."
Can climate solutions address other systemic issues? "by passing carbon fee and dividend legislation ... we can make progress on a variety of economic and environmental issues..."
Benefits of whole, plant-based foods "There is a much more personal reason to refrain from eating beef: it’s bad for your health."
Loss of power reliability calls for a stronger grid "...a hidden crisis in the Pacific Northwest, where climate change has created a feedback loop leading to higher emissions and dirtier air."
Ecosystem Health "Biodiversity has suffered tremendously. Domesticated livestock mass is 14 times greater than wild mammal mass."
Opportunities when the Republican Party is a mess “Few Republican politicians have publicly supported the carbon fee and dividend policies that CCL advocates.”
Your Choice of Food Affects Climate Change “Your food choices can have a substantial impact on global warming.”
Methane as a Greenhouse Gas “We can therefore reduce the radiative forcing of global warming by 14% within decades if we can eliminate methane emissions from human activity.”
Coalition unites to stop gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest “Some of the project’s worst environmental impacts — hidden from local communities — stem from extraction of the gas itself.”
How climate policies work together Let’s see how climate policies work together to limit global warming.
The New Climate War "Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt, and denial of the human role in climate change isn’t the only way that effective action on climate change is opposed."
What's in the air? "Benton/Franklin hospitalization numbers of patients with COPD/Bronchiectasis were almost twice as high as the average in Washington state."
Dirty permit reform: A new way to resist clean energy improvements "With Republicans taking control of the U.S. House in 2023, they have their own interpretation of what permit reform means: easier approval of fossil fuel projects."
Electrification and efficiency “The Inflation Reduction Act provides generous subsidies for installation of electric heating and cooking systems.”
Healthy forests and climate change “We must stop deforestation and replace fossil fuel combustion as much and as quickly as possible.”
What you can do about climate change “Which of these actions are you already doing — or which do you resolve to do?”
Compelling international climate solutions "We can compel nations to work together with the carbon border adjustment."
Climate solutions are available “The capacity of these solutions is sufficient to reduce net emissions to zero.”
Greenhouse gas emissions “Reducing emissions by 50% will stop the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but it won’t stop the warming.”
‘Walk the talk’: Reduce your own greenhouse gas emissions “Here's how to estimate your personal carbon footprint, how to reduce it, and what to do about the carbon emissions you haven’t eliminated.”
‘Other Side of the Hill’ documentary offers hope on climate change and politics “Other Side of the Hill offers good news on two topics that may surprise you: climate change and politics”
