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| 2010-01-28 | |
| When President Obama addresses both houses of Congress tonight, we expect solving global warming and jump-starting a clean energy economy to be an underlying theme, building on the success of the clean energy investments in last year’s economic recovery act. | |
| 2010-01-08 | |
| President Obama announced today that the Department of Energy will issue $2.3 billion in clean energy manufacturing tax credits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act– the vast majority of which will be used to spur more energy efficient buildings and wind, solar, and fuel cell power. | |
| 2009-09-09 | |
| Seattle, WA - A new national report finds that Washington households would save an average of $200 per year and 14,100 sustainable jobs would be created in the state over the next ten years if Congress acts now to include strong energy efficiency improvements in energy and climate legislation. | |
| 2009-04-20 | |
| The President's budget would have both financial and environmental benefits for Washington, according to a new Environment Washington report. The report, titled "Vision 2010: President Obama's Budget, Clean Energy and the Environment" includes a map highlighting the locations that would receive the biggest boost. | |
| 2008-12-15 | |
| Environment Washington joined a coalition of national environmental groups to recommend that President-elect Obama and the new Congress make critical investments in the clean energy and green infrastructure that will protect the environment and rebuild the American economy. | |
| 2008-12-02 | |
| America’s Economic Future Must Be Built On a Foundation Of Clean Energy New Report Lays out Blueprint for Economic Recovery and Environmental Protection | |
| 2007-11-15 | |
| Seattle- Washington receives a gold star for its energy policies across the board, according to America’s Clean Energy Stars, a new report released today by Environment Washington. The report highlights the states that have taken strong action to reduce global warming pollution and increase their energy efficiency. | |
| 2006-09-27 | |
| SEATTLE—The Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) today launched a new campaign calling on congressional candidates to support policies to move America beyond oil and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| 2005-04-21 | |
| OLYMPIA—By a vote of 85-13, the Washington House of Representatives passed legislation to make certain appliances and machinery sold in Washington more energy efficient. The bill, ESHB 1062, establishes minimum efficiency standards on 12 appliances not already covered by federal efficiency standards. The Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development estimated that the legislation will save Washington consumers and businesses over $500 million and 1.7 billion gallons of water by 2020. | |
| 2005-01-21 | |
| OLYMPIA—In a campus-wide referendum that ended last week, The Evergreen State College students voted to offset the campus' electricity use with energy from clean renewable sources such as wind and solar power. A new student fee of $1 per credit will pay for the purchase of Green Tags (renewable energy certificates) equal to the amount of electricity used by the campus each year. Green Tags, often sold by electric utility companies such as Puget Sound Energy, are a way of subsidizing the production of renewable energy. The students overwhelmingly supported the initiative by a vote of 1102 to 112. | |
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