Controversy continues over proposed coal export terminals
Trainloads of coal from Montana and Wyoming will soon be shipped through Northwest ports to Asia, if Seattle’s SSA Marine gets its way.The company has filed several permit applications with Whatcom...
View ArticlePuget Sound Energy target of 'Beyond Coal' campaign
The Pacific Northwest has made headlines for its efforts to become the first coal-free region in the United States. Washington’s last coal-fired power plant, in Centralia, is scheduled to be shut down...
View ArticleObama's climate speech renews call for utilities to divest from coal
“It’s the change we have been waiting for.” That’s the response from the Sierra Club to President Obama’s speech on climate change. A major part of his action plan is new limits on carbon emissions...
View ArticleControversy continues over proposed coal export terminals
Trainloads of coal from Montana and Wyoming will soon be shipped through Northwest ports to Asia, if Seattle’s SSA Marine gets its way.The company has filed several permit applications with Whatcom...
View ArticlePuget Sound Energy target of 'Beyond Coal' campaign
The Pacific Northwest has made headlines for its efforts to become the first coal-free region in the United States. Washington’s last coal-fired power plant, in Centralia, is scheduled to be shut down...
View ArticleObama's climate speech renews call for utilities to divest from coal
“It’s the change we have been waiting for.” That’s the response from the Sierra Club to President Obama’s speech on climate change. A major part of his action plan is new limits on carbon emissions...
View ArticleWhatcom County Council Races Attracting Big Money Over Coal
An unprecedented amount of outside money has been pouring into local elections in Whatcom County to fund both sides of the fight stemming from the proposed coal export terminal at Cherry Point.Four of...
View ArticleExpansion Of 13-Year-Old Oil Terminal Just Now Getting Environmental Review
An expansion of the Northwest’s largest oil terminal will be the subject of a public hearing before the Army Corps of Engineers Thursday evening in Seattle. Environmentalists are calling for limits on...
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