Where a booming oil market meets wind and solar alternatives, geopolitics happens ‘Peak oil, at this point, it looks like it’s around 2030, which used to sound far away, but it isn’t anymore.’ John O'Brien
Oil Demand Has Collapsed, And It Won't Come Back Any Time Soon The pandemic massively reduced the world's consumption of oil. Now two influential reports suggest that this state of affairs will continue well into 2021 — if not longer. Camila Domonoske
Northwest Clean-Energy Advocates Eye Pumped Hydro To Fill Gaps, With Tribes Noting Concerns Looking over the edge of a Columbia River Gorge slope, you can see the river more than 2,000 feet below. A former aluminum smelter sits to the left at... Courtney Flatt
Bellevue, Olympia residents petition to break away from Puget Sound Energy A group of residents want the east side of King County to stop using Puget Sound Energy. They call it the dirtiest utility in Washington state Paige Browning
State Supreme Court hobbles Inslee climate-pollution rule Whose pollution is it when a driver burns gasoline made by a big oil company? John Ryan
Seattle needs to replace its power poles more often, investigation finds Investigators say the city of Seattle needs to replace its electricity poles more often to prevent another collapse. Paige Browning
Air agency approves Tacoma gas plant. Foes vow to fight on Claims by the energy utility and its regulator that the plant would help the global climate are false. John Ryan
As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats' Natural disasters, protests and stark scientific reports are heightening concern over climate change. And companies are under pressure from banks and investors to green their corporate images. Avery Ellfeldt
Barge spills crude oil into Puget Sound A barge offloading 5 million gallons of crude oil from Alaska spilled an unknown amount into the waters of Fidalgo Bay, off Anacortes, Washington late Friday night. John Ryan
High-voltage power lines under appeal in Bellevue Community activists are appealing the plans for a high-voltage power line in Bellevue Paige Browning
