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Energy Matters Update - October 1, 2008

After years of trying to sell its massively polluting proposed coal-powered plant as a clean power solution, Energy Northwest has finally thrown in the towel on the Pacific Mountain Energy Center (PMEC), the proposed 793-megawatt coal-powered facility in Kalama, Wash...

The Energy Activist - Summer 2008

Victories in the fight against coal, British Columbia's first of-its-kind carbon tax and the cross-country adventures of a giant fish named FIN are all featured in this edition.

Attend June 4 Hearing: Assure that Puget Sound Energy remains a clean energy leader and offers fair rates for gas and electricity

In May and June, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) will be taking public comments on two important cases involving Puget Sound Energy: its request for a rate increase and the proposed acquisition of the utility by an investor consortium. PSE gas and electric customers should express their support for energy efficiency, low-income energy services, renewable energy and strong greenhouse gas emissions-reduction policies at any of the following hearings...

Bill would help local governments invest in efficiency

If state agencies and local governments didn’t have to pay sales tax on certain energy-efficiency upgrades in public buildings, they could put those dollars into additional energy- and money-saving projects. A new bill would provide a sales-tax exemption to state and local governments that engage in “performance-based” contracts for energy efficiency projects.

Carbon Cap & Trade Policy: A Debate

On Oct. 12, 2007, NW Energy Coalition stalwarts Ralph Cavanagh of Natural Resources Defense Council and Jim Lazar, Consulting Economist went toe-to-toe in a fascinating debate over how to create a fair and effective cap-and-trade system. The debate, a highlight of the Coalition’s fall board conference in Seattle, was recorded by the Seattle Channel and is now available for online viewing...