It’s a new year and a new decade, and that gives us an opportunity to think about not only where we’ve been, but also where we hope to go in the decade ahead. The decade of the teens, 2010-2019, may indeed be a pivotal time that determines whether our grandchildren can enjoy the quality of
Kerry-Boxer Climate Change Bill Includes Forest and Ag Provisions that May Reward Existing Carbon Sequestration
No one should hold their breath, but climate change legislation is beginning to move in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive climate change bill last July, but it has been “resting” in the Senate, while the Senate grapples with health care reform. President Obama’s hope for a bill to be
Illuminating Ideas: New Energy-Efficient Light Sources and the (Premature?) Death of the Incandescent Light Bulb
Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the practical incandescent light bulb. The incandescent bulb that most of use today to light our homes hasn’t had many technology upgrades from Edison’s day. In its most basic form, an incandescent light bulb is a (carbon) filament, encased in glass, where the filament heated with
2009 Legislature Tackles Energy Efficiency in Buildings
The Department of Ecology’s Climate Action Plan (January 2009) projects that energy efficiency and green building strategies applied to buildings could result in a reduction of 5.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions (MMtCO2e) by 2020. SB 5854, adopted by the 2009 Legislature and signed by Governor Gregoire, attempts to set the state