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Category Archives: environment
Would you choose to live wild and free as a wolf, or have a job with benefits, like a sled dog?
From Aeon: “Swedish-born Sven Engholm owns and operates a dogsledding tour company in the extreme north of Norway, far above the Arctic Circle. In Vargsamtal, this prizewinning elite dogsledder tells the Swedish filmmaker Axel Byrfors how he took a group of … Continue reading
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The New York Times: Washington State voters will decide next week whether to impose a fee on carbon emissions. We hope they do.
From the NYT: “Will voters in Washington State breathe new life into the idea of taxing carbon emissions? Plenty of people worried about the earth’s future certainly hope so. Climate scientists and economists have long argued that the single best way to slow … Continue reading
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Safeguarding Health and Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe
Ed Note: The Washington State Physicians for Social Responsibility *WPSR) is sponsoring the presentation. The concerns have become even more relevant as nuclear rhetoric heats up: “The US national security adviser, John Bolton, has confirmed that the US will withdrawal from the … Continue reading
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Twin tower update – what’s up next at the big dig?
Ed Note: Thanks to Joan H. we’ve found the web site for updates for the construction of the twin towers between Skyline and the Frye Museum: http://www.707terryproject.com/. We’ll try to post their updates as they occur on their website. ABOUT THE … Continue reading
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Walking to Little Saigon
Walking south on 9th past Harborview and following it downhill across Yesler last Sunday, I found the new park quite lively situated among all the construction going on. There were lots of young families with kids on the well laid out … Continue reading
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Trick or Treat? Phantom on the deck
Fun photo by Diane S
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Join Your Neighbors at the Autumn Clean Up! Oct 13th
The First Hill Improvement Association is happy to be hosting the sixth Autumn Cleanup! Saturday, October 13th 10am-12pm First Hill Park (1201 University) Meet your neighbors and FHIA’s new Executive Director, learn about what’s going on in the neighborhood, and … Continue reading
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An I-5 Lid?
From Crosscut by Knute Berger: If Chicago is the City of Big Shoulders, Seattle is the City of Big Visions. We’ve literally moved mountains to create the city we know — we’ve redirected rivers (the Duwamish), connected the sea to … Continue reading
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How Washington’s bug ranching helps to feed fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=165&v=0E6i-BDJWSo From Crosscut: Every year millions of tons of fish are scooped out of the ocean, ground up and fed to the fish that we eat. It’s a massive waste of dwindling natural resources. But a nonprofit focused on protecting salmon … Continue reading
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This Adorable Sea Slug is a Sneaky Little Thief
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Dealing with plastic waste in the oceans
Sent by Dick Dion – thanks! I’ve been asked how to buy one of the bracelets made by this group. This is what I found on a Google search: https://4ocean.com/products/4ocean-bracelet
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Closing a highway to save Washington salmon
From Crosscut: “Washington state is on the hook for hundreds of road culvert projects ever since the Supreme Court let stand a mandate to remove fish barriers throughout the state. Swauk Creek runs through the dry dirt and the fir … Continue reading
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Factfullness: Ten reasons we’re wrong about the world – and why things are better than you think
Ed note: Hans Rosling has written a fascinating book that Bill Gates called the most important book he’s ever read. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think. Rosling explains how and why our thinking … Continue reading
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“You can breathe as long as you don’t inhale”
Ed note: Remember Tom Lehrer’s song called Pollution? Coming true? Seattle is now in the “unhealthy” range in terms of air quality – at least through tomorrow. Cliff Mass gives us some perspective (Beijing better than Seattle!) as reported in … Continue reading
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What’s under the ground?
To decipher all those color marks we walk by as the construction goes on – here’s the cheat-sheet from Gordon Gray.
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Air quality worsening through at least Wednesday
UPDATED: JOINT PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2018 AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PUGET SOUND REGION DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE This is an updated air quality alert for August 19, 2018, from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency … Continue reading
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Warning! Stay inside due to unhealthy smoke haze
From the Seattle Times today: “Regional wildfires have made the air quality so bad that five public-health agencies are jointly warning the public to beware of the haze. “The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA), alongside Kitsap Public Health District, King … Continue reading
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Tariffs affecting the farmer – speaking to the Presidnet
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The bee friendly flowering artichokes
From the Bug Squad Blog: “To attract honey bees to your garden, it’s a good idea to let the artichokes flower. “Sure, you could pick them for your dinner, but you’d be depriving honey bees of theirs. “At the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee … Continue reading
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Climate change – in-house expertise shows the path to CO2 control
Resident Bill Calvin has teamed up with Raz Manson (daughter of the Jacques) to bring about a literal “sea change” in dealing with the climate change crisis. For detailed information please click on their website: https://co2foundation.org/ “For 30 years, Bill has had … Continue reading
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Meeting of Review Board re 29 story apt. building at 815 9th Avenue
From Frank Conlon – “I suspect some Skyline folk may be interested in the forthcoming meeting of the East Precinct Design Review Board regarding the proposal to erect a 29 story apartment building at 815 9th Avenue (in the space now … Continue reading
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Would you commute from Tacoma? Some have made the choice.
From Crosscut: “When RJ and Ann Casey moved to Seattle from Chicago four and a half years ago, they landed a studio apartment for $1,800 a month. With RJ working as an editor at Fantagraphics, a comic book publisher, and … Continue reading
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The trees on 8th Avenue
Ed note: several of us have written to city offices about the trees on 8th Avenue. Here’s a thoughtful reply: “Dear Jim, I am sending this message to express appreciation for your time to express interest in the Seattle Department … Continue reading
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Sad disease of the trees around us
From Mike Caplow: “All of the trees on the west side of the Columbia between 9th Ave and Terry are dead from Dutch Elm disease. Trees on the west side of Terry between Columbia and Marion are being treated … Continue reading
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The towers around us are looming
Sue Van Leuven sent this along from the Daily Journal of Commerce. Note that the design review will be on July 25th at 6:30 PM. Tower proposed on First Hill has increased to 29 stories, 276 units By BRIAN MILLER Journal … Continue reading
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