Higher Prices, Rolling Blackouts: The Northwest Is Bracing for the Effects of a Lagging Green Energy Push
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Oregon and Washington are nowhere near achieving their clean energy goals. The dramatic consequences are already being felt.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-washington-green-energy-consequences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oregon #Washington #Energy #Sustainability #Green #Environment
The world is drowning in plastic.
Experts say we need to stop making so much. But the plastics industry is peddling a "solution" that works like magic.
Don't be fooled.
(Published June 2024)
https://propub.li/4eYp8RR
Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.
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The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks.
#News #Sustainability #Environment #Wildlife #Fish #Energy #Biden #Oregon
Just a reminder that 0% of fediverse admins took on debt to support their communities.
https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112399842395585906
#fediverse #SocialMedia #sustainability #bluesky #VentureCapital
Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue
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Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.
#News #Washington #Data #Energy #Climate #Labor #Taxes #Tech #Sustainability
