Personal tools

Green Jobs Day of Action
On Saturday, September 27, 1Sky Washington helped organize events as part of a nationwide “Green Jobs Now” Day of Action. Citizens rallied to urge candidates and elected officials to become leaders on advancing climate solutions and building an inclusive green economy for our state, and the nation.

Click here to view photos from the Green Jobs events in Bellevue & Bremerton.

Western Climate Initiative
The Western Climate Initiative is made up of seven Western states and two Western Canadian provinces working together to reduce our region’s output of global warming pollution.  The WCI set overall reduction goals during the summer of 2007 and this September, they released  recommendations for a design of how to achieve those goals. Read a statement on the recently-released WCI framework.

Climate Action Team
Governor Gregoire convened this stakeholder group which issued a set of initial recommendations in February and is continuing to meet to propose specific policies for adoption in 2009.  The specific areas the team is looking at include transportation, waste reduction, and green buildings and energy efficiency.

Recent Success
Click here to learn more about the real progress made on key climate bills during the most recent state legislative session.