Thurston Green Business News
News, updates, and announcements regarding Thurston County’s effort to promote green practices in our businesses and communities.
Third Pacific Northwest city to prioritize health and clean air by cutting climate pollution from new buildings
On Tuesday, January 11th, the Olympia City Council unanimously passed a resolution that will accelerate the transition to all-electric buildings throughout the city. The resolution document starts out, “WHEREAS, climate change is an existential crisis [...]
Intercity Transit is Hiring
Intercity Transit is hiring a Bicycle and Pedestrian Outreach and Education Representative. This position will support Intercity Transit’s bicycle, transit, and pedestrian education and encouragement youth program called Walk N Roll. Intercity Transit offers a [...]
Puget Sound Energy | End-of-Year Commercial Savings Opportunities
2021 was a massive year for energy efficiency across Puget Sound Energy's service area; however, we anticipate 2022 to be even more significant, especially for our small business and large commercial customers. Below are [...]
Washington State’s Bag Ban Began on October 1
Washington's Statewide single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect October 1, 2021. Initially set to go into effect on January 1, 2021, it was delayed due to compliant bag supply shortages caused by the [...]
Imagine a Day Without Water on October 21
No water to drink, or wash your hands with. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry. Hospitals would close without water. Firefighters couldn't put out fires and farmers couldn't water their crops. [...]
The City of Olympia received two awards this year for work on improving its recycling program.
The City of Olympia received two awards this year for work on improving its recycling program. First, the Washington State Recycling Association’s “2021 Public Sector Outreach of the Year Award”. The WSRA is a nonprofit [...]
Olympia Farmers Market Announces Partnership with Olympia Community Solar and South Sound Solar
The Olympia Farmers Market, Olympia Community Solar and South Sound Solar are excited to announce a partnership to complete the Sunflower Community Solar Project. Community solar projects such as Sunflower expand solar access to those [...]
Thurston Green Business Celebrates 2021 Designations and Four Award Winners
Close to 100 businesses applied for a Thurston Green designation this year and the community celebrated them at the Thurston County Chamber's April Forum on Thursday, April 22 at on the virtual platform REMO. The [...]
2021 Thurston Green Business Awards
Close to 100 businesses applied for a Thurston Green designation this year and the community will celebrate them at the Chamber's April Forum on Thursday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. on the virtual platform REMO. [...]