The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | The climate crisis is a truly global concern. It has intensified in equatorial regions, yes, but also impacted our livable region and extended to both poles. |
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| Published at: | 11:18 AM on Monday, July 10th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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| Excerpt: | This must-read, highly illustrated story depicts how one of Canada's largest dirty petroleum infrastructure projects has become a feast for connoisseurs of ugliness. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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| Excerpt: | Republicans seem to be calculating that once Washingtonians are frustrated enough with high gas prices, public support for policies like the Climate Commitment Act will evaporate. However, our research suggests they are wrong. |
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| Published at: | 3:04 PM on Monday, June 26th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | Consequences of climate damage have hit home this spring, from waters of the Atlantic Ocean to boreal forests of Alberta to the Mariana Islands of the Pacific Ocean. As our politicians fiddle with manufactured issues, the Earth burns. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, June 17th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation |
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| Excerpt: | "Zero shade for the New Yorkers dealing with this - it's awful - but it's wild to see the way East Coast media is suddenly doing wall-to-wall coverage of something that's been reality on the West Coast for a decade," noted Rachel Alexander. |
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| Published at: | 8:12 PM on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Wildfires |
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| Excerpt: | A lawsuit that seeks to halt the southeast Alaska commercial salmon troll fishery has become a big topic of discussion in the Last Frontier and in the PNW's fishing communities after a federal court judge recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, putting the upcoming fishing season in jeopardy. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Diane Jones |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Conservation, Sustainable Farms |
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| Excerpt: | In 2022, Amazon stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags shipped from their European fulfillment centers, and stopped using plastic air pillows in Europe and Australia. Yet, Amazon has not made similar commitments in the United States, its largest market. |
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| Published at: | 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Pam Clough |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Zero Waste |
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| Excerpt: | The pipeline, owned by TC Energy, carries up to 600,000 barrels a day of heavy oil from the tar stands of northern Alberta to Cumberland, Oklahoma. This isn't the first time it has ruptured. |
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| Published at: | 7:35 PM on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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| Excerpt: | “We are on a mission. Protecting and restoring our salmon is personal to me — it’s a legacy left to us by previous generations and we should do the same for our grandchildren,” Inslee said from underneath a large Swinomish Cedar Hat. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Conservation, Resilient Fisheries |
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| Excerpt: | Situated in the remote Four Corners area in New Mexico and reached by a rough road, Chaco Culture contains remains of stone buildings and Great Houses that were once among the largest structures in North America. |
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| Published at: | 4:08 PM on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Conservation, Energy & Power |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the opening plenary session at Netroots Nation 2021, which featured Rashida Tlaib, Mandela Barnes, Joe Neguse, Jennifer Granholm, Gina McCarthy, and several other speakers. |
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| Published at: | 11:22 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Events, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Climate Crisis, Netroots Nation |
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| Excerpt: | The ruling nixes the development permits approved by the Trump regime, which were not withdrawn by the Biden-Harris administration, stopping the drilling scheme from moving forward for at least the time being. |
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| Published at: | 7:45 PM on Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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| Excerpt: | The Court's decision means that lawyers for two Republican-controlled, pro-coal state governments will not get the opportunity to further plead their case to the six member right wing majority of justices. |
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| Published at: | 4:22 PM on Monday, June 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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| Excerpt: | Keystone XL represented an effort by extremely powerful, polluting interests to keep the United States and Canada wedded to fossil fuels, while increasing the profits of billionaires like the Koch brothers, who are already very wealthy. |
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| Published at: | 10:25 PM on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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