Overriding a veto by Spokane Mayor David Condon, Spokane’s City Council stepped up once again, voting 6-1 to commit the city to the goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030, and to the appointment of a Sustainability Action Committee that …
September 17, 2018
To: Spokane City Council
RE: Ordinance C35668 – Sustainability Action Committee
350 Spokane is a local, volunteer-run community organization working to support a just transition to 100 percent fossil-free energy and a low-carbon economy that works for …
This afternoon Mayor Condon announced that is vetoing the ordinance forming a Sustainability Action Committee and establishing the goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
As citizens of Spokane we are disappointed that our Mayor has decided to put the …
What better place to capitalize on solar power than a city whose name translates to “Children of the Sun”?
And in Spokane there’s been no better time to go solar, with handsome state and federal incentives due to taper off …
We did it! Before a packed room of supporters, the Spokane City Council adopted an Ordinance establishing a Sustainability Action Committee to plan for climate resilience, achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions, and support the goal of 100 percent renewable electricity …
Monday, Spokane may join the list of 76 U.S. cities that have pledged to move to 100% fossil-free energy. Your City Council votes Monday evening, August 20th, on an ordinance to create a volunteer Sustainability Action Committee tasked with finding …
“The greatest lesson I will take from 350 Spokane is hope.”
-Madison Dougherty
This spring semester of my sophomore year I have had the pleasure to be an intern for 350 Spokane. This has been a unique experience for me. …
Because transportation activities contribute the largest portion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in both the U.S. and Washington State, transportation choices are an important area for us in the Inland Northwest to consider if we want to mitigate …
As a reader of this blog there’s a good chance that you’re concerned about the climate. As an American, you’re probably also worried about retirement, given that fewer than half of us have any kind of retirement savings account or …
As a principal cause of climate change, transportation also offers some of the best ways to solve it. In Washington State transportation has long been the largest carbon pollution source, accounting for nearly half of all emissions. Now Climate …