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The whole world is watching

U.N. chief will pressure senators on climate bill 1
Posted 3 weeks, 4 days ago Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, said Monday that he plans to contact senators to urge them to pass a bill before December.
Friday music blogging: Here We Go Magic 0
Posted 3 weeks, 6 days ago Here We Go Magic is the new project from Seattle singer-songwriter Luke Temple. It is quite a departure from his previous albums under his own name, which were folky, hummable affairs. HWGM, on the other hand, is like krautrock meets Graceland meets Bon Iver meets ... a really big bong. Drony, pulsating, ethereal, gorgeous, occasionally latin tinged, this is an excellent album for the long, cold nights of winter. Snuggle up.
Join the 350 Movement!

In Seattle, rallying ‘round the needle 2
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago Scott Cooper, sustainability coordinator for EOS Alliance in Seattle, wants all his fellow Emerald City denizens to join him at the Space Needle this Saturday for International Climate Action Day.
No shit

Puget Sound saviors wage war on pet poop 14
Posted 2 months ago
A diverse coalition of 57 cities, counties, businesses, universities and advocacy groups in Washington State have launched a campaign to try and save Puget Sound.
You're not from around here, are you?

‘Localwashing’ in pictures—bogus marketing at its finest 32
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
"Local" is hot, so big businesses are muscling into the game. Citgo, Wal-Mart, Barnes & Noble, and Starbucks are just a few of the giants caught "localwashing."
It ain't over til it's over

Seattle’s bag-fee supporters still smiling despite setback 5
Posted 3 months ago
Seattle's proposal for a disposable-bag fee was soundly defeated in Tuesday's primary election, but bag-fee supporters feel confident that the war against plastic bags is going well.
Bag it

Seattle voters toss disposable bag fee 8
Posted 3 months ago
Thanks to hefty funding from the plastics lobby, Seattle's 20-cent fee on disposable bags has been, well, bagged.
Cap-sacs, fanny packs, and bindles, oh my

Just say no to disposable bags—here are alternatives 6
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
While Seattleites squabble over whether to impose a fee on disposable bags, we offer up alternatives to the nasty plasty.
Hop on the ban wagon

Disposable-bag restrictions around the U.S. and the world 4
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Seattle is considering a fee on disposable bags, but that hardly gives the city green b(r)agging rights. Cities around the U.S. and countries around the world have already imposed bag bans for all sorts of eco-reasons.
sack attack

Controversy heats up over Seattle’s proposed disposable bag fee 3
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
On Aug. 18, Seattle voters will decide whether to implement a 20-cent fee on disposable bags. Here's a quick overview of the proposal and who supports and opposes it.
Tour de fab

Would you trade your car for a bike? 3
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Would you trade your car for a bike? That's what the folks behind the Tour de Fat want to know. The cycle celebration is pedaling to Seattle and they'll be taking a car off the hands of one (lucky?) local driver and handing him a cool commuter bike in return.
Three minutes in a Tesla 1
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
On EV street

Tesla speeds past financial troubles, opens retail stores across country 11
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tesla Motors has rebounded from recent financial troubles and is starting to launch retail stores across the country. This weekend, they opened the doors of their Seattle showroom -- and their all-electric Roadsters.
Bag it

Better ways to spend $1 million on plastics 4
Posted 4 months ago
A plastics industry trade group plans to drop $1 million to fight Seattle's 20-cent tax on shopping bags. We suggest some better uses for the money.
Smarter cities

The 15 most sustainable U.S. cities 28
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Seattle is the most sustainable big city in the nation, according to a list compiled by Smarter Cities, an NRDC project that looks at the progress American cities are making toward going green. Find out which other 14 cities made the list.
Trip the light rail fantastic

Seattle light rail finally opens doors to passengers 4
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
It's been a long time coming, but starting this Saturday, it'll be "all aboard!" when Seattle's light rail trains pull into the station.
HAVEN'T GONE COUNTRY

Farm City author cuts the foodie-elite snobbery from urban farming 4
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Food writer and urban farmer Novella Carpenter is everything the elitist, foodie stereotype is not: she squat-farms near downtown Oakland, Cali., dumpster-dives to feed her rabbits, and offers to show anyone who still thinks otherwise exactly "what urban farming smells like." See what else she spilled during her visit to the Grist office.
She shoots, she scores

Seattle Storm WNBA team shoots 3’s for trees 0
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Every three-point shot made by a Seattle Storm player this season will be a slam dunk for a local forest. Their "3's for Trees" campaign plants one tree for every three-pointer they sink.
Size does matter

Starbucks brews global green-building plan, renovates Seattle shop 3
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Stroll into the newly renovated Starbucks coffeehouse in Seattle's University Village and the décor may feel more familiar than you'd expect. It's part of an effort to create a shared sense of community while reducing impact on the planet -- all by sourcing materials locally.
Science being used as an excuse to balance budgets

Seattle and Berkeley drop biodiesel 0
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Here's a King 5 News video clip and here is a short article from the online Seattle PI, demonstrating how much easier it is to believe science when there's money involved.