aggregated from: Cascade Chapter

THE BELLINGHAM HERALD- KIE RELYEA BELLINGHAM - The city has received a $350,000 federal grant for a project to reduce carbon emissions by reducing energy use. The money comes from the Environmental Protection Agency through its new Climate Showcase ...

topics: climate-change, emissions

aggregated from: Cascade Chapter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2010CONTACT: Josh Dorner, 202.675.2384 Washington, D.C.-- The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today issued three new draft guidance documents with regards to the implementation of the National En...

topics: climate-change, emissions, environment, global-warming, pollution

aggregated from: Cascade Chapter

Not only does King County Metro have a major funding shortfall, but Community Transit is proposing to end all Sunday service and Pierce Transit is looking at cuts of 50% unless new revenue is found. Needless to say, preserving transit is essential i...

topics: emissions, environment, transit

aggregated from: Slog

Say what you will about Mayor Greg Nickels and his claims to green leadership, but these results released today by the mayor's office are pretty compelling.Mayor Greg Nickels today announced that Seattle s greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were 7 perc...

topics: emissions, greenhouse-gas, mayor, pollution

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How to 'Finish the Job'?: Obama may add 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.Obama Will Speak in Copenhagen After All: Promising US greenhouse gas emission reduction.Still More Bodies: In the Philippines.19-Year-Old Pimp: First in the state to go down for hu...

topics: economy, emissions, greenhouse-gas, obama, westlake

aggregated from: Cascadia Prospectus

Blogging from Kabul, Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton is struck by how the post-Taliban proliferation of private vehicles has boosted smog and air pollution, threatening public health. Now picture the possibilities in places such as China and India...

topics: carbon-tax, climate-change, economy, emissions, environment

aggregated from: Cascadia Prospectus

Blogging from Kabul, Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton is struck by how the post-Taliban proliferation of private vehicles has boosted smog and air pollution, threatening public health. Now picture the possibilities in places such as China and India...

topics: carbon-tax, climate-change, economy, emissions, environment

aggregated from: Slog

Wild-eyed French socialists announce a new carbon tax.France's Le Monde newspaper says the tax will cover 70% of the country's carbon emissions and bring in about 4.3bn euros ( 3.8bn) of revenue annually. Suggesting that we do the same is now offici...

topics: carbon-tax, emissions, tax

aggregated from: Cascadia Prospectus

In a significant return to a controversial topic - the positive mention of which once earned him a sharp public rebuke from President Barack Obama's press secretary - U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood today in Chicago reiterated the possibility of ...

topics: climate-change, economy, emissions, greenhouse-gas, tax

aggregated from: Cascadia Prospectus

A rendering of an eTec fast-charge station. Source: Sustainable IndustriesOn Wednesday, President Obama announced a $2.4 billion grant program for manufacturing advanced batteries and other components for electric cars, according to the New York T...

topics: development, emissions, housing, kirkland, technology