Category Archives: environment

Amazon Woman – kayaking down the Amazon

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Jim deMaine

From Berta Beveridge: My daughter-in-law, Darcy Gaechter, is once again scheduled to be on the Today Show to talk about her book, Amazon Woman.  Darcy and my son, Don, spent 142 days kayaking down the Amazon River, making her the first woman … Continue reading →

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18 Maps to think about

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Paul T. One can spend lots of time thinking about almost any one of these maps.  This is a fascinating set of maps showing a variety of similarities – and differences — in  the world as we think … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 4, 2020 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut by Courtney Flatt Mountain goats, mule deer and black bears all move across the rugged basalt cliffs, forest and grasslands that make up the Klickitat Canyon Conservation Area. Salmon and steelhead swim up the Klickitat River, Washington’s longest wild … Continue reading →

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Let’s Finish the American Revolution

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by Tim Egan from the NYT (thanks to Mary Jane F. for sending this) As baffling as it is to find statues of traitors, slaveholders and killers of Union soldiers ensconced in many a prominent square, consider the historical discordance … Continue reading →

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Gas price in Eastern Washington

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Jim deMaine

With oil prices below zero, will they soon pay us to fill up? Thanks to Mick C.

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12 Most Ambitious Abandoned Objects

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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The end of the lumberjack

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rosemary W. This equipment is amazing to see

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First Hill Improvement Association (FHIA) – Tree Replacements

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Jim Tanner

Ed.- from FHIA via Sue VanLeuven Good Morning Everyone,  I have some exciting news about our efforts to replace the trees that were removed by the 800 Columbia project! Yesterday, 4 replacement trees were planted along Marion Street from 8th … Continue reading →

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Get Ready, New York: The Plastic Bag Ban Is Starting – The New York Times

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Jim Tanner

A statewide law, which takes effect on Sunday [ed- 3/1/20], forbids businesses from providing the single-use bags that many shoppers rely on. New York is banning the distribution of single-use plastic bags statewide on Sunday, a move with the ambitious … Continue reading →

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Help Reduce Pollution From Plastic Bags

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks Diana C. Single-use thin plastic grocery carryout bags clog recycling equipment and pollute our waterways with trash and smaller bits as they break down. ESSB 5323 will prohibit such bags across the state. Grocery companies, recyclers, and trade organizations support this … Continue reading →

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The crisis of dumping plastics

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. for send this article to us

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Removing snow – how to!

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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The unofficial Australian national anthem

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Today our virtual walk in Australia begins. Lets celebrate this beautiful country and pray for better times for our friends down under who are going through hard times.

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Skyline’s virtual walk in the land down under begins Monday!

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Please consider participating in our walk in Australia. Starting this Monday, February 3rd we will celebrate this amazing country (as well as empathize with their current extreme hardships). During February there will be Australian movies, music, food and even wine … Continue reading →

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Carl Sagan talks to Johnny Carson

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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Food in the nude – NZ ditching plastic packaging of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. for sending this along ‘Food in the nude’ is a New Zealand campaign to end plastic packaging for fresh produce in supermarkets. Foodstuffs have signed the NZ Plastic Packaging Declaration which is committed to making all … Continue reading →

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30 facts about life in Japan

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G. Can we learn?

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New Seattle Aquarium will inspire next generation of conservationists

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Barb W. for send this along By Melissa Mager and Martha KongsgaardSpecial to The Seattle Times Water is life. The ocean produces nearly every other breath we take. A warmer ocean has less oxygen. A more acidic ocean produces less food. … Continue reading →

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Tribute displayed on Sydney Opera House

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. for finding this

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Seattle seasons – where are we now?

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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How to get off that crane

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G. Mountain climbers enjoy!

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Huh? Trump on windpower

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Jim deMaine

It’s hard to believe the following, or maybe it’s not. The fact checking site, Snopes, confirms the following from our current President. Thanks to Dorothy W. for finding this. “…We’ll have an economy based on wind. I never understood wind. You … Continue reading →

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Open letter to the Seattle Design Commission

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Jim deMaine
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David Attenborough on the Variety and Resiliency of Nature

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Jim deMaine

In the nineteen-thirties, in Leicester, England, a future knight of the realm named David Attenborough developed an obsession with finding fossils. He would ride his bicycle to old iron quarries and knock on rocks with a little hammer—some would fall … Continue reading →

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Earthquake – do you have a luggable loo?

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Jim deMaine

Here’s some added info from Put: No one at the Lander St Home Depot store knew anything about the buckets that might be adapted for sanitation.  When we got home, I looked online and discovered that REI sells the “Luggable … Continue reading →

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