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Bellingham considers taking this environmental step two years before Washington law ​Bellingham City Council members will consider a measure to ban Styrofoam and other kinds of single-use plastics to reduce the amount of plastic going into the waste stream as recycling becomes more difficult. Who does this affect? Bellingham restaurants, grocery stores, lodging, and other…

King County’s 30-year Forest PlanA 30-year forest plan released Tuesday by the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks aims to mitigate climate change, improve forest health, increase the tree canopy in unincorporated cities, improve public access to forests, enhance salmon habitat, improve water quality and supply, and support a sustainable timber industry. Along with forest…

Solar Mountain Could Power Burning Man with clean energy Mumbai architecture firm NUDES wants to address this by proposing a permanent installation called Solar Mountain. Solar Mountain has been designed to power the entire 3,800-acre ranch of Burning Man with 300 MWh of solar power. ‘Solar Mountain’ could hint at the future of eco-friendly architecture The new design…

Learn more about the Carbon Conservation Trust at the Huxley College speaker series  this week on May 6 at 4:30 PM PST. Register at https://lnkd.in/gCJq-24.   ​

Milestones in Green EnergyEnergy accounts for two-thirds of total greenhouse gas. Embracing cleaner sources is key to fighting climate change. And while the energy transition still has a way to go, renewable energy is nonetheless on a roll, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The energy transition is an “unstoppable” trend, the agency said. Here…

Replacing Fossil Fuels With Community-Led Clean Energy One thousand power plants known as “peaker plants” are still operational across the US.  Peaker plants tend to be older and inefficient, says Carlos Garcia, energy planner with the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA). Their name derives from the function they serve, shifting from idle to burning gas…