| Excerpt: | It's time to accelerate the clean energy revolution in the Pacific Northwest! Let's get HB 2020 passed and to the desk of Governor Kate Brown to be signed into law. |
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| Published at: | 2:33 PM on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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Category Archives: Our Environment
Oregon poised to enact groundbreaking “cap and invest” legislation with HB 2020
Senators call on NBC to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential debate
| Excerpt: | Three Democratic senators have released a letter calling on NBC News to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential primary debate. |
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| Published at: | 7:46 PM on Friday, May 31st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, US-Pres |
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Fracking now banned in Washington; Jay Inslee drops support for dirty gas projects
| Excerpt: | Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill to ban fracking in Washington and dropped his support for two dirty gas projects, further burnishing his green credentials. |
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| Published at: | 12:14 PM on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton: Persistence and patience key to state’s big clean energy breakthrough
| Excerpt: | Founding NPI boardmember Gael Tarleton led the way in making Washington's new one hundred percent clean electricity bill a reality. Read her bill signing remarks. |
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| Published at: | 1:14 PM on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution |
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Five landmark pollution fighting bills signed into law by Washington Governor Jay Inslee
| Excerpt: | Caring for the Earth, our common home, is a value people across Cascadia share. The State of Washington has affirmed that value by committing itself to a one hundred percent clean electric grid by 2045. |
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| Published at: | 6:16 PM on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power |
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Washington State Legislature adjourns Sine Die; Jay Inslee says session a huge success
| Excerpt: | The 2019 Washington State legislative session has adjourned Sine Die. Read NPI's recap of the session. |
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| Published at: | 12:55 AM on Monday, April 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power, Fiscal Responsibility, Insurance & Coverage, Nondiscrimination, Pollution |
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Big Earth Day victory: 100% clean electricity bill goes to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk
| Excerpt: | We've just taken another step towards a future where we meet our energy needs more sustainably and responsibly than we have for the past few centuries. |
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| Published at: | 8:31 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution |
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Bill requiring a clean electric grid clears Washington State House, returns to Senate
| Excerpt: | Landmark legislation that would commit Washington State to a renewable energy future is one step closer to reaching Governor Jay Inslee's desk. |
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| Published at: | 7:33 PM on Thursday, April 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Energy & Power |
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces climate-focused presidential campaign
| Excerpt: | Our own Governor Jay Inslee has officially joined the 2020 Democratic presidential field. |
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| Published at: | 11:29 AM on Friday, March 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, US-Pres |
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Mammoth public lands bill gets resounding vote of support on final passage in U.S. House
| Excerpt: | A bill that will expand our national parks system and permanently reauthorize the Land & Water Conservation Fund has cleared Congress. |
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| Published at: | 9:12 PM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Historic Preservation |
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Documentary Review: “Silas” will take you inside the fight against corruption in Liberia
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Silas" a documentary about the fight against corruption and exploitation in Liberia. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Views & Reviews, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation, Film, Seattle International Film Festival |
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate votes to ban fracking in oil and gas production
| Excerpt: | Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could soon be banned in Washington State if a bill approved by the Senate on February 13th, 2019 becomes law. |
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| Published at: | 12:53 PM on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power |
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Individual Number One forces out Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior
| Excerpt: | Ryan Zinke is leaving office, but the environmental destruction he's been the face of will sadly continue. |
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| Published at: | 9:15 AM on Saturday, December 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation |
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SIFF Documentary Review: Reconnect to the effort to save Alaska’s salmon with The Wild