All in all, HB 1216 is a product of tireless work from sponsors & , , and a broad coalition of stakeholders to get this right. Once signed into law, this bill will bring us one step closer to a #100percent #cleanenergy future in WA!
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This will make siting & permitting in WA more efficient, without stripping away critical safeguards for our environment and our communities. In fact, HB 1216 creates new opportunities for community engagement and Tribal consultation throughout the siting process.
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HB 1216 also creates a more coordinated permitting process and expands Washington's capacity to review more projects.
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HB 1216 will help us build #cleanenergy quickly! It improves the process for identifying and permiting sites by doing much of the environmental impact analysis and community engagement work early & upfront, saving time when new projects are proposed.
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More on the #cleanenergy siting bill HB 1216 just passed by #WALeg, paving the way for more #cleanenergy development in WA
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Update: #Cleanenergy project siting bill HB 1216 has passed and is on its way to the Governor's desk! That means more clean energy production and jobs right here in WA, while protecting the environment and local communities. Thanks to for the #climateleadership
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FROM THE WINGS: To meet our climate goals we need to grow clean energy production across Washington state.
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon sponsored HB 1216 to streamline facility development and generate jobs while protecting our environment.
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A lot of debate on this site over whether carbon removal is capturing too much attention/funding and too little CO2 -- when what we really need to do is cut emissions. Here's a pitch from inside the industry for how to make material progress on both.
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Amazon's glass house: it takes a pair to wave a "climate pledge" flag while planning to build fossil-fuel-powered data centers in Oregon. #ClimateCast
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Head of the : "the push by some companies and governments to build new large-scale fossil fuel projects is not only a bet against the world reaching its climate goals — it is also a risky proposition for investors who want reasonable returns on their capital"
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The clean energy economy is emerging much faster than many people think and this needs to be taken carefully into account by governments, industry & investors
My op-ed for today's @FT on how solar, electric cars, heat pumps & more are changing the game 
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BREAKING 🚨 endorses #YESforEugene effort to defend local climate policy from the fossil fuel industry.
Learn more and pledge to vote YES: yesforeugene.org 🗳🔌🏡
Read full press release: breachcollective.org/highlights/yes
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Looking for resources explaining how your community can benefit from the clean energy, climate, and equity investments unleashed by the #InflationReductionAct? Check out this from
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The #WALeg Senate is considering a bill to responsibly streamline development of #cleanenergy—a must-have to meet our climate goals. Thanks for your leadership on HB 1216, !
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In Central Washington, Link Transit is transitioning to all-electric buses! The shift will mean cleaner air and lower operating costs.
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Turn your passion to power! Oregon urgently needs #ORClimateAction to make our homes & buildings healthy, affordable, and resilient, with less pollution. Join fellow Oregonians to be community lobbyists for on April 20 in Salem!
RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/4l_5FpWmdU6IOK
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Politico offers a "nerd's guide" to the EPA's new push for clean vehicles. Includes explanation of why this is a BFD, the economic as well as climate benefits, and why government action is needed to get where we need to go.
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A #justtransition must include affordable, accessible housing options for all people experiencing homelessness to transition into safe, adequate and affordable permanent homes, with affordable energy, heating and cooling.
NW Natural Gas is bankrolling the effort to overturn Eugene’s clean energy policy for new homes at the ballot box. Voters have the opportunity to defend the city’s climate policy by voting #YESforEugene on the Clean & Safe Homes Measure in November 🗳 yesforeugene.org
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The Biden administration just approved a massive Alaskan LNG project that would have a carbon footprint of 2.7 BILLION metric tons, 10X the pollution of the Willow Project.
Once again throws his promises to be a climate leader out the window🤦♀️
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#WALeg--let's join CA in pushing for more #cleantransportation. We can do more to cut heavy vehicle emissions, clean the air, protect public health, and slow climate change.
Electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should be a budget priority.
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ICYMI: the #WALeg House and Senate passed legislation allowing greater housing density in cities statewide. Apart from helping solve the state's housing crisis, density is a key climate solution, reducing vehicle travel needs and thus carbon emissions.
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Taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize the greedy oil industry. So why does this keep happening?
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No one sweats the details like --and this 'detail' will go a long way toward determining how much the planet sweats. The Biden administration simply can't give into the fossil fuel industry on this one!
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Amazon said it wants to accelerate clean energy in Oregon. But Rep. Marsh said she is “increasingly skeptical of Amazon’s commitment to clean energy given their behavior on this.”
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HB 1181 was re-approved by the House today, meaning it is headed to the Governor's desk.
Washington cities updating their comp plans in 2025 (Vancouver, Bellingham, Olympia) or later will have to incorporate climate change planning.
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HB 1181, updating Washington's growth management act to incorporate planning around climate change, just passed the state senate 29-20. twitter.com/typewriteralle…
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Responsible planning takes climate into consideration. Thanks to all the lawmakers and advocates who are helping send HB 1181 to Gov. Inslee's desk!
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Big victory! After years of hard work by advocates and enviro champions, this bill is one step closer to becoming law! We’re hopeful communities across WA will soon see more climate-friendly planning and development for a sustainable future. #WALeg @FuturewiseWA
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3/30/23, State Rep. Khanh Pham spoke on the harms of household gas stoves, calling NW Natural out for "taking a page out of the tobacco industry" and spending nearly $1M on aggressive political campaigns in Eugene. TY for sharing!
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Amazon's glass house: it takes a pair to wave a "climate pledge" flag while planning to build fossil-fuel-powered data centers in Oregon. #ClimateCast
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The annual Banking on Climate Chaos report was released today. It’s the go-to resource for campaigners around the world fighting to end financing for fossil fuels.
bankingonclimatechaos.org
Here are some takeaways. 🧵
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Turn your passion to power! Oregon urgently needs #ORClimateAction to make our homes & buildings healthy, affordable, and resilient, with less pollution. Join fellow Oregonians to be community lobbyists for on April 20 in Salem!
RSVP:
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Why do we need permitting reform for clean energy? These are my two favorite slides from a massive new report:
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Extreme precipitation events, like yesterday's flood in Ft. Laurderdale, are becoming more common and more severe throughout the U.S. and around the world.
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We got 50,000 pages of records Energy Transfer fought to keep secret. Unprecedented detail about a fossil fuel company’s counterinsurgency-style playbook for defeating Indigenous-led water protectors at Standing Rock & beyond 1/ w/ +
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History of Racism Leaves Black Californians Most at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling, New Research Shows | News & Community | KCET
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"Every LNG terminal that comes online risks locking-in decades of avoidable climate pollution and environmental injustice.... It would be a climate and environmental justice disaster if the G7 was hijacked to support LNG" sierraclub.org/press-releases. #noLNG
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A fossil fuel economy requires 535x more mining than a clean energy economy. Every year, about 15 billion tons of fossil fuels are mined and extracted. That’s about 535 times more mining than a clean energy economy would require in 2040. 🌱
#sustainability #climatechange #mining
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A catastrophic flood event is unfolding across Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this evening as nearly stationary thunderstorms have dropped 20 INCHES of rain just today.
A rare Flash Flood Emergency has been issued.
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Will all the new electric vehicles tax our aging electricity grid? The EPA claims the status quo won't change much. The agency estimates the rules would require a small, 0.4% increase in electricity generation to meet new EV demand by 2030.
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Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life
And why is it
Looking through a 758-page regulatory PDF
To understand how the EPA will handle vehicle size
In its new carbon rules
That apply in Model Year 2027?
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