Archive for October 2021

By: Tom Crawford | Thurston Climate Action Team Board President The cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater, along with Thurston County, are currently examining how to implement the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP).  During this phase of the Plan (called Phase 3), a Climate Action Steering Committee (composed of elected officials from all four participating…

By Tom Crawford | Thurston Climate Action Team Board President In early September, Thurston Climate Action Team, with support from the Emerald Cities Collaborative, conducted two workshops to develop the outlines of a design that can be used in funding proposals for clean energy in our region’s residential buildings.  These workshops involved individuals with a…

The Role of Heat Pumps in Adapting to Increasing Heat Waves By Alice Grendon | TCAT Communication CoordinatorAdapted from Faith Action Climate Team’s Information for Congregations We’ve made it through multiple unprecedented heat domes, a summer drought, and the warmest Pacific Northwest spring on record. As we know, the warming will only continue if we do not radically alter the…