LEARN the Facts

Systems ecologist William E. Rees. Professor Rees outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin - ecological overshoot. "We are embedded in a culture that has a set of beliefs, values and assumptions; narratives that have been constructed in an era of abundance during which completely ridiculous and false assumptions didn't matter, and we have spread them around the world."

Building codes to phase out natural gas in commercial buildings in unincorporated King County, and the King County Green Building Ordinance.

A look back at 12 months of key summits, devastating weather and alarming discoveries.

The burning of fossil fuels as like filling a bathtub with far too much water. “It is overflowing with too much carbon. The world can’t absorb any more.”

The movie Don’t Look Up is satire. But speaking as a climate scientist doing everything I can to wake people up and avoid planetary destruction, it’s also the most accurate film about society’s terrifying non-response to climate breakdown I’ve seen.

Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.

Ten of 2021's most extreme weather events in the world were driven by climate change and caused a total of $170.3 billion in damage — with the deadly Hurricane Ida that struck the U.S. the most costly, per a new study.

To achieve a 45% reduction in GHG's by 2035 will require a behavioral change not seen since the industrial revolution itself.

New York City Council passed a ban on gas-powered heat and stove appliances in newly constructed buildings. The move makes it the largest city in the country to pass such a ban, which will take effect in 2023 for buildings under seven stories, while taller buildings have until 2027 to make the switch.

To uncover the major sectors where emissions originate, the graphic from Our World in Data pulls in data from 2016 courtesy of Climate Watch and the World Resources Institute, when total emissions reached 49.4 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents (CO₂e).

If we are going to avert the worst impacts of climate change and if we are to avoid another financial crisis potentially far more dire than that of 2008, it is critical that we address emissions from the industry that is both fueling the climate crisis and threatening economic stability: the US financial sector.

NYTimes series of photojournalism showing earth's climate changes that are happening right now.

Climate scientists are overwhelmingly impressed by the film’s accurate depiction of their struggle to communicate to the public and policymakers the urgency of the climate crisis.

Several dozen activists, experts, government officials, and business and labor leaders are asked what can be done to accelerate decarbonization in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia

Commitments and limits require additional policies, investments, and partnerships. In a 2022 policy and budget proposal, Inslee puts forward a $626.5 million investment in a climate strategy

How Thurston County created a Climate Action initiative.

Ithaca is the first U.S. city to establish such a plan, which the city says will cut Ithaca's 400,000 tons per year of carbon dioxide emissions by 40%. The timeline to achieve its goal is much sooner than what other cities around the world have pledged to do.

On climate, it turns out that the household is where individual and collective action come together. I’m hopeful that individual property owners will take the concern they’ve spent on recycling, eating less meat, and driving less to make a far more significant impact on our carbon emissions by simply replacing their gas appliances with electric ones.

Major new report concluding that the world cannot avoid some devastating impacts of climate change, but that there is still a narrow window to keep the devastation from getting even worse.

This video takes you through how putting a carbon tax on fossil fuel companies works its way through the economy to move us to clean energy, and how a carbon cashback, or dividend, makes it affordable for people and small businesses.

Establishing the San Juan County Climate and Environment Commission to advance climate action, the protection of our environment, and the implementation of San Juan County Resolution 20-2020 by providing oversight and support to San Juan County’s department responsible for environmental stewardship and reduce and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Research for the climate campaign group Possible says that, in the US, just 12% of people take two-thirds of flights. The government's advisory Climate Change Committee wants a levy on frequent fliers.

In 2018, the historic Camp Fire destroyed the town Paradise and killed 85 people. In its wake, the community gathered to talk about their values and enact them in the rebuilding. Their vision ensured housing and employment for the survivors, and an economy and community that are resilient in disaster.

Thurston County and the cities of Lacey, Olympia, and Tumwater are partnering to reduce climate polluting greenhouse gases while maintaining - and even improving - our quality of life.

Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?

The wind power industry sees an opportunity in allowing wind turbines to be pushed into deeper water.

A concerted effort to help Thurston County and the broader South Puget Sound region prepare for and adjust to climate change.