Celebrating Washington’s Clean Energy Success
NW Energy Coalition receives Seattle Business magazine’s Legacy Award
Portland Tribune: Oregon hits 2010 emissions target
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Three years after the fact, Oregon can now boast that the state reached its first official milestone for stemming climate change — halting the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 and starting to reduce those emissions.
But the state is nowhere near where it needs to be to hit its second milestone — ratcheting back greenhouse gas emissions to 10 percent below 1990 baseline levels by 2020…
Read the full article at The Portland Tribune.

Headwaters Award presented to Scott Jenkins at Safeco event
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
It was a pleasure to have you with us as we presented the Headwaters Award to Scott Jenkins for being the force behind the incredible increase in energy efficiency and dramatic reduction in waste at Safeco Field.
We all soaked in the sun at the game, enjoyed good food and great conversation, and felt the wonderful support for clean and affordable energy…

New Pilot Unlocks Deep Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
For the first time, an electric utility is testing a 20-year model to purchase metered energy efficiency savings. The agreement between Seattle City Light and the Bullitt Foundation is designed to make deep energy efficiency in new and existing commercial buildings economically feasible…

Billings Gazette – Program focuses on energy savings as a business goal
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
A pilot program in Eastern Montana is attempting to make managing energy costs a systematic part of company business planning, on par with other priorities like safety training. The program is a joint effort of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance of Portland, Ore., and NorthWestern Energy. NEAA conducted the first programs in cities in Washington and Oregon, then turned to Montana.
Read more: billingsgazette.com

Inslee and Kitzhaber can lead a Columbia resolution – Editorials – The Olympian
Friday, June 7th, 2013
For 12 years, Washington and Oregon have been on opposite sides of the Columbia Basin salmon deadlock. But Washington’s new governor, Jay Inslee, is the right leader at the right time to partner with Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber so the two states can lead the Northwest to shared and lasting solutions for salmon, energy and agriculture.




