People are continuing to switch from gas cars to electric vehicles (EVs). In April 2026, Washington residents owned 237,000 EVs. That is 37,000 more than the number of EVs...
Since Feb. 28, the U.S. military has been dropping bombs on Iran. In return, President Trump has gained the gratitude of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabia’s...
I was asked for a short presentation for folks who have not yet learned about global warming. I thought it might help to share the presentation here to get...
Washington electric vehicle ownership is up 21% year-over-year, according to data from the Washington State Department of Licensing. EVs are up 21% in spite of a worsening economy, a...
People ask me where we will put all the solar panels when everyone drives an electric car and heats their homes with heat pumps. The curiosity is whether solar...
There are some very inexpensive cars out there that are safe, reliable and cost less than $5,000. What makes these cars so inexpensive is that you plug them in...
The Trump administration has been terrible for climate protection. We can stop some of what the administration is trying to do, and we can slow down some more. Our...
Last month, a reader asked what China is doing about climate change. I’m grateful for the question. China is one of the two largest countries in the world. China...
These last couple of weeks, there were flash floods in new places in Texas, more wildfires in California and Europe, and worse heatwaves in Europe, China, and the Eastern...
You might wonder why some people want to boycott fossil fuels: Gasoline, natural gas and coal. Here’s what is going on.
The greenhouse gases that drive our manufactured global warming...
Our transition from fossil fuels continues. Every three months, I report here how the transition is going. With recent events at the federal level, I was reluctant to look...
Electric vehicles will be a big part of stopping global warming, but you don’t have to buy an EV. We will stop global warming by stopping burning fossil fuels:...
During summers in college, I worked as an orderly in psychiatric hospitals. One day, a group of teenage patients wanted to play hearts. I had never played the game...
The effects of future population growth on water quality – including stormwater runoff and related pollution – were among the concerns identified by Mountlake Terrace Stormwater Program Manager Laura...
In November, the Duwamish Longhouse held what is called a “climate café,” a get-together to talk about climate change. The Duwamish Longhouse climate café aimed to inspire action.
Another kind...
If you were around at the end of 1995, you were here when U.S. gas stations sold their last gallon of leaded gas.
From the 1920s to the 1970s, almost...
This election, Washington state chose to keep our Climate Commitment Act. That keeps us on track to stop most of our greenhouse gas pollution by 2050. I’m grateful. Countries...
