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Repower Washington

2009 Climate Agenda for the Washington State Legislature

By repowering and rebuilding Washington with clean energy, efficient buildings, and transit-oriented communities, we can stimulate our economy while cleaning up the pollution that threatens our way of life.Real climate change solutions are real econo…
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Washington State’s 2009 Environmental Priorities

The 2009 Environmental Priorities are focused on promoting a vibrant and growing green economy. Now is the time to create new jobs, build new infrastructure, and promote new economic stimulus in a way that will drive us towards healthier, more effici…
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Let’s profit from green energy

The clean energy transition represents a tectonic shift in the global economy, promising every bit as much economic opportunity as the industrial and information revolutions. By leading this change, we can attract good green jobs, pump our energy dol…
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Sustainability – Your Businesses Best Defense Against Recession

In these uncertain economic times, companies often gravitate towards budget cuts and to scale back sustainability or “green” programs because of the notion that they take away from the bottom-line.In reality, this thinking is the exact opposite of wh…
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Working High in the Sky

The first few times Rose Kelly climbed the 300 foot wind turbine tower she had white knuckles. And it took her several more climbs before she could look down. Now, after three months on the job, it’s old hat.Kelly is a wind technician for Granite Int…
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Clean Air Jump-Start

Though the Clean Air Act is one of the most successful pieces of environmental legislation in American history, it has been largely neglected as a tool that can help solve the climate crisis. An article from the current issue of Environmental Finance…
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Securing Idaho’s Energy Future

The Role of Energy Efficiency and Renewables

Idaho leaders can take steps to shield Idaho families, farms and businesses from increasingly volatile global energy markets, according to a new report. Securing Idaho’s Energy Future: The Role of Energy Efficiency and Natural Resources suggests Idah…
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Oregon Solar Plants Offer Economic Sunshine

Salem city officials expect a groundbreaking in the capital today to inject a ray of hope into a cloudy economic week for Oregon.Sanyo North America Corp. is launching construction of an $80 million factory that will initially employ 200 people makin…
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Northwest’s largest solar project

Oregonian

Portland General Electric announced today that it will on Tuesday unveil the largest solar project in the Pacific Northwest, which will produce up to 1.1 megawatts of electricity.The company expects the power generated from solar panels on three Port…
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Solar Energy: Feasible and Affordable in the Pacific Northwest

Monday, October 13, 7:00 - 9:00 pm, MIXX 96 Meeting Room - 1st floor, Washington & State, Olympia. Do we get enough sun? What about in winter? Will it heat my water? How much will it cost? Are there tax breaks? How can I get a quote? More!Learn a…
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