Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 191 other subscribersCategories
- Addiction (15)
- Advance Directives (12)
- Adventures (7)
- Advocacy (322)
- Aging Sites (167)
- Animals (163)
- Architecture (18)
- Art (151)
- artificial intelligence (6)
- Books (82)
- Business (124)
- Caregiving (22)
- CCRC Info (48)
- Civic Engagement Group (118)
- Climate (53)
- Communication (49)
- Community Engagement Group (6)
- Cooking (15)
- Crime (58)
- Dance (49)
- Dementia (97)
- Disabilities (22)
- drugs (7)
- Economics (50)
- Education (172)
- end of life (126)
- energy (5)
- Entertainment (104)
- environment (304)
- Essays (374)
- Ethics (24)
- fashion (1)
- Finance (75)
- Fitness (36)
- Food (74)
- Gardening (26)
- Gay rights/essays (2)
- Gifts (1)
- Government (496)
- Grief (34)
- Guns (36)
- happiness (132)
- Health (854)
- History (357)
- Holidays (77)
- Homeless (25)
- Hospice (8)
- Housing (9)
- Humor (1,003)
- Immigration (28)
- In the Neighborhood (478)
- Insurance (4)
- Justice (56)
- Kindness (40)
- language (8)
- Law (140)
- literature (22)
- Love (2)
- Media (56)
- Memory Loss (3)
- Mental Health (18)
- Military (40)
- Morality (25)
- motherhood (2)
- Movies (14)
- Music (210)
- Nature (179)
- nutrition (4)
- Obituaries (16)
- On Stage (8)
- Opera (23)
- Organ donation (1)
- Parks (36)
- Pets (14)
- Philanthropy (20)
- Philosophy (19)
- Photography (98)
- Plants (2)
- Poetry (50)
- Politics (595)
- Poverty (16)
- prayer (10)
- protests (23)
- Race (105)
- Recipes (1)
- Recycling (3)
- refugees (1)
- Religion (95)
- Remembrances (63)
- Retirement (16)
- Safety (63)
- Satire (57)
- Scams (41)
- Science and Technology (224)
- sexuality (1)
- Shopping (11)
- Singing (1)
- Skyline Info (56)
- sleep (9)
- Social justice (187)
- Space (3)
- Spiritual (17)
- Sport (18)
- Sports (57)
- Taxes (10)
- technology (14)
- terrorism (3)
- theater (14)
- Traffic (17)
- Transportation (76)
- Travel (33)
- Uncategorized (1,592)
- Vaccines (13)
- Volunteering (22)
- Voting (4)
- WACCRA (7)
- War (93)
- Women (7)
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 191 other subscribers
Category Archives: environment
Fall Back
Thanks to John R. (time to get out my Happy Light).
Posted in environment
Comments Off on Fall Back
Prescient Pogo
Thanks to Tom S. and SRA Climate Impact Subcommittee
Posted in environment, Health, Nature, Recycling, Science and Technology
Comments Off on Prescient Pogo
8 new bee species discovered in Washington
by Kiyomi Taguchi, University of Washington (thanks to Pam P.) Bee experts wouldn’t have previously expected to find the likes of Osmia cyaneonitens, Dufourea dilatipes and Stelis heronae in Washington. But this year, researchers added eight new bee species to a … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, environment, Nature
Comments Off on 8 new bee species discovered in Washington
DRAINING THE SWAMP: “ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ” SINKS UNDER ITS OWN CRUELTY
From Substack – Thanks to Pam P. For once, Florida’s Everglades delivered something other than corruption, mosquitoes, and humidity that feels like punishment. The notorious immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — Trump’s swamp-side monument to cruelty — is finally collapsing. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, environment, Government, Immigration, Race
Comments Off on DRAINING THE SWAMP: “ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ” SINKS UNDER ITS OWN CRUELTY
Beavers: The ultimate ecosystem engineers
As the sun sets over a forest stream, a beaver family gets to work. For millions of years, these large rodents—known for their bright orange teeth and flat paddle-shaped tails—have been reshaping landscapes. Their craftily constructed dams slow flowing water … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, environment
Comments Off on Beavers: The ultimate ecosystem engineers
Mexican first responders arrive in Texas to support flood relief efforts: ‘Solidarity without borders’
from GoodGoodGood – thanks to Bob P. Over the Independence Day weekend, catastrophic flooding hit six counties in central Texas, where, as of the most recent reports, at least 80 have been killed. In Kerr County, home to Kerrville and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, environment, Immigration, Kindness, Morality, Safety
Comments Off on Mexican first responders arrive in Texas to support flood relief efforts: ‘Solidarity without borders’
The Rise of the Japanese Toilet
Ed note: Given the personal hygiene problems as we age, I have to wonder why these toilets aren’t universal. We’ve had one for 15 years. In fact we carried this removable bidet/seat combo to Skyline and purchased a second one … Continue reading
Posted in Business, environment, Health
Comments Off on The Rise of the Japanese Toilet
These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project
by BY Adele Peters thanks to Pam P. It’s been less than a year since the world’s largest dam removal project was completed along 420 miles of the Klamath River, near the border of Oregon and California. But if you look … Continue reading
Posted in energy, environment, Nature
Comments Off on These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project
Seattle University is in bloom!
A great nearby place to take a stroll
Posted in environment, Gardening
Comments Off on Seattle University is in bloom!
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge gains recognition for trees more than 300 years old
Thanks to Pam P. for noting this small but significant contribution to Earth Day The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge has officially been recognized by the Old Growth Forest Network, a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and preserving ancient forests across … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, environment, Nature
Comments Off on Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge gains recognition for trees more than 300 years old
Earth Day
By Heather Cox Richardson Today is Earth Day, celebrated for the first time in 1970. The spark for the first Earth Day was the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. A marine biologist and best-selling author, Carson showed the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, environment
Comments Off on Earth Day
How, when and why Seattle started to shift into a bike-friendlier city
By Tom Fucoloro in the Seattle Times My note: Our first home (rental) in 1969 was near those railroad tracks and Matthew’s Beach. Sandy Wood and Jim Todd lived near us and we would gather the neighborhood to discuss world events. … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Government, In the Neighborhood, Transportation
Comments Off on How, when and why Seattle started to shift into a bike-friendlier city
Niagara Falls frozen due to extreme cold Weather
from the Sarajevo Times – thanks to Bpb P. Niagara Falls, formed over 12.500 years ago, are partially frozen due to low temperatures affecting much of the United States (U.S.). Extreme cold and record-low temperatures continue to be recorded in … Continue reading
Posted in environment
Comments Off on Niagara Falls frozen due to extreme cold Weather
In Praise of California
Paul Krugman in Krugman Wonks Out (thanks to Kate B.) One of the unwritten rules of American politics is that it’s OK to sneer at and smear our big cities and the people who live in them, while it’s an … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, environment, Government, Politics
Comments Off on In Praise of California
MORE PAVING, FEWER TREES. SO MUCH FOR A GREEN ‘ONE SEATTLE’
Thanks to MaryLou P. – from the Seattle Times For Seattleites who appreciate trees, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s “One Seattle” comprehensive plan ought to spark grave concerns. The city’s proposed 20-year blueprint for growth contains major changes for residential neighborhoods, paving … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Government, In the Neighborhood, Law, Parks
Comments Off on MORE PAVING, FEWER TREES. SO MUCH FOR A GREEN ‘ONE SEATTLE’
A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is finally returning home
from goodgoodgood, thanks to Pam P. In October 2023, a young Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found entangled in a net off the coast of the Netherlands — over 5,000 miles from her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, environment
Comments Off on A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is finally returning home
Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
by Esme Stallard in BBC News (thanks to Mike C.) More than nine billion tonnes of plastic has been produced globally with less than 10% recycled Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, environment, Government
Comments Off on Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
Every river has its people
If “every river has its people,” can The People restore their river? Thanks to Ed M. Davus Burge in Post Alley Of Native Americans and their world on Puget Sound, here ar the words of John, a Swinomish elder born … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, environment, Essays, History, In the Neighborhood, language, Social justice
Comments Off on Every river has its people
One rainbow – or two
Interesting arc late afternoon today over the soon to be completed Museum Towers. Can you see the faint double rainbow?
Posted in environment, In the Neighborhood
Comments Off on One rainbow – or two
Freeway Park October-November
Note: Volunteers needed for area cleanup – meetup 10 AM on Saturday the 19th at the Seneca Plaza to walk through First Hill. Tools and bags provided. Bring gloves!
Posted in environment, In the Neighborhood
Comments Off on Freeway Park October-November
Note about a friend in Ashville
Ed note: I received this note today from a friend who was able to contact a mutual friend in Ashville, NC. Hard to imagine. Are we ready here with water, supplies, sanitation and cash? “I had a good full talk … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, environment
Comments Off on Note about a friend in Ashville
Telecom giant AT&T to remove 8 miles of lead cables in Lake Tahoe after legal battle
A remnant of an old telecommunications system, the lead cables were forgotten for decades By Julie Brown Davis, Tahoe Editor (thanks to Pam P.) Lake Tahoe is one of the most protected bodies of water in the country — and yet, … Continue reading
Posted in environment
Comments Off on Telecom giant AT&T to remove 8 miles of lead cables in Lake Tahoe after legal battle
Nice to see PCC help with recycling
Thanks to Mary M. RECYCLE WITH SEADRUNAR Bring the plastic bags, wraps and films that aren’t accepted curbside to your neighborhood co-op. Our partner Seadrunar is breaking down barriers to recycling with a program that supports the wellbeing of planet … Continue reading
Posted in environment
Comments Off on Nice to see PCC help with recycling
Regressive Burden: WA’s Climate Act Taxes the Working Class
by Casey Corr in the Post Alley commentary — thanks to Ed M. Twelve years ago, I left my hometown of soggy Seattle and moved to dry Yakima, where my wife and I bought land overlooking acres of shrub steppe … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Economics, environment, Politics
Comments Off on Regressive Burden: WA’s Climate Act Taxes the Working Class
A whopping 80% of new US electricity capacity this year came from solar and battery storage
From Techspot – thanks to Bob P. In a nutshell: Solar and battery storage are having an absolute field day this year in the US. According to fresh numbers from the Energy Information Administration, the two sources accounted for a staggering … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, energy, environment
Comments Off on A whopping 80% of new US electricity capacity this year came from solar and battery storage