Benjamin Woodard
@benjamdub.bsky.social
Climate Lab (CLAB) at The Seattle Times
They answered the call: “California would do the same thing for us.”
Then they stared down the inferno.
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Then they stared down the inferno.
Story by @isabellabreda.bsky.social
WA firefighters face 'otherworldly' conditions as they battle Los Angeles blazes
The devastating Los Angeles County blazes have so far killed at least 27 people and razed thousands of structures.
www.seattletimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They answered the call: “California would do the same thing for us.”
Then they stared down the inferno.
Story by @isabellabreda.bsky.social
Then they stared down the inferno.
Story by @isabellabreda.bsky.social
File this under New Climate Reality: WA lawmakers may make it easier to cancel classes because of extreme heat. Snow days --> Heat days
From wildfires to waste, here are the environmental bills WA's Legislature is considering
Don't expect any big legislative actions this session. But a lot is on the line for climate change and other environmental goals.
www.seattletimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
File this under New Climate Reality: WA lawmakers may make it easier to cancel classes because of extreme heat. Snow days --> Heat days
If you've given carbon capture/removal an eye roll like I have — this cuts through a lot of the BS to tell us where we stand with an emerging tech.
Washington is turning into a hotbed for carbon capture, removal and storage work.
What the heck is all that stuff anyway? Does it, like, work? Or is it all hype?
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What the heck is all that stuff anyway? Does it, like, work? Or is it all hype?
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WA is a hotbed for carbon capture research. What is it anyway?
The concept of carbon capture, removal and storage is fairly simple, but in practice it's much more complicated and controversial.
www.seattletimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you've given carbon capture/removal an eye roll like I have — this cuts through a lot of the BS to tell us where we stand with an emerging tech.
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
WA fire crews head to California to help battle blazes:
"King, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish and Mason counties are sending a total of six structure engine strike teams, 30 engines total, to Southern California."
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"King, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish and Mason counties are sending a total of six structure engine strike teams, 30 engines total, to Southern California."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
✍️ @isabellabreda.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
WA fire crews head to California to help battle blazes:
"King, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish and Mason counties are sending a total of six structure engine strike teams, 30 engines total, to Southern California."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
✍️ @isabellabreda.bsky.social
"King, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish and Mason counties are sending a total of six structure engine strike teams, 30 engines total, to Southern California."
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
✍️ @isabellabreda.bsky.social
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
As the days grow shorter and colder, thousands of winter waterfowl migrate to Washington's Skagit valley, drawn to the region’s intertidal estuaries, marshes and rich agricultural lands.
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December 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
As the days grow shorter and colder, thousands of winter waterfowl migrate to Washington's Skagit valley, drawn to the region’s intertidal estuaries, marshes and rich agricultural lands.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
King County, Seattle sue over natural gas initiative passed by voters
King County, Seattle sue over natural gas initiative passed by voters
The initiative to protect natural gas access threw a wrench in the state’s long-term plans to ease reliance on climate-warming fossil fuels.
www.seattletimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:00 AM
King County, Seattle sue over natural gas initiative passed by voters
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
Prices in Washington’s fledging carbon market spiked this month, after the state’s Climate Commitment Act survived a hard-fought repeal effort in November. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WA’s carbon market prices increase after failed repeal effort
The auction was the first quarterly auction since the carbon-market program survived an initiative challenge last month. Initiative 2117 sought to repeal the state’s landmark climate change law.
www.seattletimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Prices in Washington’s fledging carbon market spiked this month, after the state’s Climate Commitment Act survived a hard-fought repeal effort in November. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Reposted by Benjamin Woodard
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December 5, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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