Category Archives: environment

Local Hikes

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Sometimes I’m asked about hiking in the Cascades or Olympics. There an incredible hiking web site from the Washington Trails Association, http://www.wta.org/. This gives you all the information you need: easy hike? elevation gain? trail condition and recent reports? It will … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Sunset at Coronado, CA. Please send me your favorite nature pictures!

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The green problem in the Olympic pools

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Something sounds fishy to me. Did someone dump green dye in the diving pool. But then I remembered from high school chemistry that copper compounds are greenish. That’s probably going on – too much copper in the water looks OK … Continue reading →

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Tom Leher – Pollution

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Leher, a Harvard and MIT mathematician is well known for his political satire. This is one of my many favorites which seems appropriate for the problems in the Olympics.

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I-123 threatens Seattle’s newly designed waterfront park

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Sent in by Tom Gibbs from the Seattle Times: “INITIATIVE 123 is not worthy of your vote on Aug. 2. It requires the city to pay for a new, expensive, elevated viaduct that has no plan, cost estimate or new … Continue reading →

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First Hill Improvement Association meets Tuesday July 12th

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Jim deMaine

The July meeting of the First Hill Improvement Association is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12th from 6:00 – 7:30pm at Swedish Hospital in the Glaser Auditorium.  Click here for more info.

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Have your grand-kids had their vitamins and dirt today?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Jim deMaine

As published in the NYT today, there may be some positives in unhygienic parctices by children! Nail biting and thumb sucking may have some benefits afterall. “In a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers drew evidence from an … Continue reading →

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