News items for November 15, 2018

Grain country is now gas land. Wheat, barley, oats and canola crops may still be grown in abundance—but fossil fuel companies call the shots.

North Seattle Lateral Upgrade has Snohomish County reverse its permit approvals because of new information and environmental concerns.

Even if Dems have the House, the chances of enacting meaningful climate legislation next year are close to zero because of the Senate. So what’s the strategy here?

The company has said that they believe car-sharing gives people more freedom to move, and so they’re expanding their coverage accordingly.

For much of the past century, Wall Street valued companies by their oil and gas reserves. Now, after poor results and superfluous spending, Wall Street punishes companies that fail to exercise “capital discipline” and reward those that actually give cash back to investors.

Republicans have a few weeks until they cede control of the House, but the first big post-election GOP vote won’t address taxes or border wall funding.

You’d think the revelation that $260 billion in off-the-books, environmental debt, against a mere $1.6 billion in security deposits collected, might garner more sustained interest.

The green one. 12 mayors, both Democrats and Republicans, who follow pro-environmental policies won elections. Is… is this hope we smell?

Oregon’s Energy Trust is now offering eight to 12 grants to help groups provide solar for low- and moderate-income Oregonians within PGE and Pacific Power territory.

“It’s very important to point out that this is one of the adverse health impacts of climate change. Unquestionably,” environmental epidemiologist Ralph Delfino said. Drought, early springs, late rains and dried-out plants result in bigger, more intense fires, he said. Delfino paused speaking to cough. Smoke had spilled into Irvine, too.