Tag: Washington
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Washington’s first carbon auction sold pollution for $300 million
Under the Climate Commitment Act, the money will go toward funding climate solutions and investing in communities that face environmental injustice. By Ashli Blow / Crosscut.com March 16, 2023 When the Washington State Department of Ecology opened its first carbon auction in February that put a price on pollution, bids flew in for three hours…
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By 2050, Washington might need to buy energy from other states
With the state’s power needs expected to double, it will have to import wind and solar to meet the demand. By John Stang / Crosscut.com February 3, 2023 For years, Washington has exported some of the electricity it produced. The state sent more than 18 percent of its generated power out of state in 2021,…
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Investors make a massive bet on crypto mining in a tiny NE Washington town
California owners want to build one of the biggest operations in the country, but concerns about energy usage, noise and sustainability stand in the way By Zachariah Bryan / InvestigateWest Usk, Wa. — In the bowels of the old Ponderay Newsprint mill, the piercing sound of loud, whirring fans echo off the walls, as thousands of…