Posts by Samara Almonte

  Northwestern tribes and the University of Washington climate group have joined forces to help protect salmon, roots, trees, and other important resources. Erica Gies February 21, 2019 | Hakai Magazine Historically, snow from the Cascade and Blue mountains would melt slowly over months, releasing a flow of cold water that sustained salmon and other wildlife…

By Jeff Johnston The Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT)/ Carbon-Free Thurston Team has worked over the past several months to meet with organized labor in Thurston County to involve them in the important climate mitigation work taking place locally, request their support for this work, and ensure that labor’s concerns are incorporated. As the city councils…

©2013, Milkweed Editions Review by Bob Ziegler, Olympia, ZieglerBob AT msn.com In my career in working as a wetland and aquatic systems biologist, I used linear logic that could get us to the wrong answer because while our logic was linear, the biologic reality was often not. So I am excited about the book, Braiding…

Shawna De La Rosa | South Sound Business January 17, 2019 A new program in Tenino, called the Tenino Innovation and Education Through Renewables project (TIER) aims to modernize the power grid and create educational opportunities that allow for job training and the growth of clean energy. The venture — which launched this morning and is…

Scientists say it may still technically be possible to limit warming to 1.5C if drastic action is taken now [Studies such as these illustrate that it is more important than ever to hold lawmakers to the strong targets of the Thurston Regional Climate Mitigation Plan ~ Ed] Climate change could be kept in check if a…

Katie Hayes | The Daily Chronicle Jan 18, 2019 The city of Tenino, Tenino School District and a Portland-based nonprofit are spearheading a more than $10 million project that would turn the school district into a regional hub for training in renewable energy technology. The project is called “Tenino Innovation and Education through Renewables,” or…

Jim Lazar, Economist | January 5, 2019 When the cost of clean energy is lower than the cost of dirty energy, the end of the game for the fossil fuel industry will come into view.  And we are getting very close.  For electricity, we are already there. Wind costs came down to a competitive price…

Chris van Daalen | Northwest EcoBuilding Guild This new resource was published last month by the Shift Zero Alliance to help Cities craft and implement impactful green building incentivesand related policies. Myself and a team of green building leaders from around the state founded Shift Zero in 2017, and subsequently brought together our collective policy insight and market experience into…

“Thurston Climate Action Team supports the introduction of legislation for 100% clean energy by 2030, as introduced by 350 Seattle in their November 21, 2018 letter to Rep. Tarleton, Sen. Ranker, Governor Inslee, and Legislators. TCAT further calls on our elected officials to prioritize science over deal-making in determining our state’s energy and climate policies”.…