Imagine a central energy plant that heats and cools multiple buildings – that’s district energy at its most basic. It’s an important strategy for increasing energy efficiency in Seattle and reaching our climate protection goals. It’s also complex and requires advance planning to identify the best opportunities in Seattle for… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know that the City’s current goal is to reach 70 percent recycling in the residential sector by 2025? Could we reach that goal by 2022 instead? Now’s your chance to let Seattle Public Utilities know what you think of the draft update to the Solid Waste Management Plan…. [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle could cut its per-capita greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30 percent by 2020 and up to 90 percent by 2050 by implementing an aggressive set of climate strategies in its transportation, building energy and waste sectors, a report commissioned by the City shows. Getting to Zero: A… [ Keep reading ]
The Trees for Neighborhoods program is happy to offer free trees to Seattle residents again this year. You can apply for up to four trees to plant in your yard (it is possible to plant in the parking strip, but you must let the program manager know to coordinate the required permit). There’s… [ Keep reading ]
The C40 is comprised of 40 of the world’s largest cities leading together on taking action to combat climate change. For the first time in history, half of the world’s people live in cities and roughly 12 percent of the world’s carbon emissions are produced in our metropolitan areas. This… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s urban forest is one of our most important assets – after all, we are the Emerald City. Our urban forest consists of all the trees in the city, including those along our streets, in our parks, and in our yards. Urban forests play an important role providing shelter to… [ Keep reading ]
OSE will be updating the Seattle Climate Action Plan starting this fall. The City is committed to doing its part to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in order to take us further down the path of a healthier, more sustainable Seattle. In order to achieve this goal, we need… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor McGinn was joined on July 13 by City Councilmember Jean Godden, City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco, and Greg Smith, founder and CEO of Urban Visions and owner of Stadium Nissan to introduce the first five all-electric Nissan Leafs to the City’s fleet. Seattle is one of a handful of… [ Keep reading ]
Check out City Club’s latest event in their Environment and Sustainability luncheon series: “The Once – And Future? – Promise of Energy Innovation” on Friday, July 22. How can we continue to make progress on attaining a renewable energy future and how do we get there? Speakers include Councilmember Hilary Franz, Bainbridge… [ Keep reading ]
Faced with the rising costs of business-as-usual, Seattle building owners and property managers are coming together to prove that sustainability is not only better for society and the environment, it’s profitable too! The Seattle 2030 District is creating a collaborative model for how to build a vibrant “green” economy, with… [ Keep reading ]
