The Healthy Corner Store Campaign Comes to Delridge on a Saturday Night
What happens when "food deserts", communities without access to healthy food decide to turn things around? Three years ago West Seattle's Delridge neighborhood joined the nationwide "Healthy Corner...
View ArticleSustainable Cattle Farming That’s Good for Cows, People and The Environment
The idyllic vision we may have of cows grazing on open fields under blue skies isn't a very realistic picture of cattle production today. The vast majority of cattle begin and end their lives in large,...
View ArticleUrban Creeks, Urban Run Off From You & Me And Puget Sound Water Quality
Lede: Polluted waters and oxygen deprived fish aren't unique to Hood Canal. Urban creeks and waterways all over Puget Sound are plagued by the same problem. Run off from vehicles and chemical...
View ArticleTalking With Women When Talking About the Clean Energy Economy
What do women talk about when they talk about clean energy? Is it different than what men talk about? It's a little bit of both with energy pricing, smart grids and federal energy legislation – or its...
View ArticleFooling Mother Nature When Real World Conditions Make the Going Tough: The...
Scientists call it the other CO2 problem. Oceans absorb a third of the world's carbon dioxide every day. Then the CO2 reacts with seawater, lowers its pH and reduces carbonate ions, an essential...
View ArticleCohabitation on Hood Canal: Fish, Humans and New Treatments for Human Waste
Hood Canal has long been considered one of the most scenic places in the Pacific Northwest. It also used to be one of the most productive water bodies, sustaining generations on its bountiful fish and...
View ArticleA Sneak Peak At R52, A Ballot Hybrid Promoting Energy Efficiency, Jobs and...
Mid-term elections are around the corner. If you're wondering whether there are any green issues you may have overlooked you'll have to wade through a Voter's Pamphlet almost an inch thick. On page 109...
View ArticleAlternative Fuels: The Pros and Cons of One Transportation Choice – Natural Gas
Alternative fuels - biogas, algae, natural gas, electric - are often cited as a silver bullet in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But are all environmentally smart alternatives? In this...
View ArticleReturn of the Southern Resident Orcas: Holding Steady in a Tough Environment
Lede: 'Tis the season for siting southern resident orcas in the Puget Sound. From November through February orcas leave their summer home in the San Juans to follow winter salmon runs. But with salmon...
View ArticleMoving the Clean Economy: Community Colleges Take the Lead Part I of III
If you're talking about job potential, community colleges operate in a parallel universe. Emerging as innovators in the field of sustainable energy education, the colleges are moving the clean economy...
View ArticleEducating A New Wave of Chefs in Sustainable Cuisine: Community Colleges Take...
Cultivating the art of producing healthy food that doesn't harm the environment is a viable job creation strategy across the country. At Seattle Central Community College, the Seattle Culinary Academy...
View ArticleAn Urban Superfund Site, An Urban River and the South Park Community
Lede: When the Duwamish River was declared a Superfund site ten years ago, the intent was to right the damage caused by one hundred years of industrialization. The Superfund law was enacted by Congress...
View ArticleSetting Environmental Priorities and Building Up Jobs in a Down Economy
Lede: As the recession continues into 2011 cash-strapped states and municipalities continue to stare at alarming amounts of red ink in their budgets. Washington State is no exception. Severe cuts have...
View ArticleExpanding the State’s Ability to Prevent a Catastrophic Oil Spill
After the release of a recent fact-finding commission on the BP oil disaster, state environmental leaders have proposed new measures to keep Washington waters safe. The legislation is designed to...
View ArticleFood Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas
The rapidly growing alternative food system is made up of people reclaiming their connections to their food and their health. In his new book, Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners and Smart-Cookin'Mamas:...
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