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Taking a pillow to a knife fight Traditional print media and complex issues	biodiversivist	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, Washington (all these topics)

Carbon tax shifts? The only obstacle to more state carbon taxes is politics	Alan Durning	28 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: carbon tax, climate, Washington (all these topics)

By a Whisker Northwest sea lions granted stay of execution		24 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 3:03 PM on 24 Apr 2008 Sea lions all set to gobble their last salmon supper at a Northwest dam have been granted a stay of execution by a U.S. appeals court. Judges granted an injunction, requested by the Humane Society, that a lower court had denied last week. It's only a partial victory for the Humane Society, however, as the court did OK the transfer of the whiskery rascals to zoos and aquariums; state officials planned to ...
Topics: animal welfare, dams, endangered species, litigation, news, Oregon, Washington (all these topics)

Lions' Humane Judge denies Humane Society injunction, OKs sea-lion trapping		17 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 12:41 PM on 17 Apr 2008 Denying an injunction sought by the Humane Society, a federal judge has given the go-ahead to Oregon and Washington state officials to trap and kill salmon-gobbling sea lions near the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam. The animal-rights group sued after the National Marine Fisheries Service OK'd sea-lion culling last month. An official hearing on the Humane Society lawsuit could be held as ...
Topics: animal welfare, dams, endangered species, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington (all these topics)

The State of Play Washington governor may veto bill restricting toxins in toys		27 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 3:21 PM on 27 Mar 2008 Washington State Gov. Christine Gregoire may veto legislation that would be the toughest in the nation at making sure toys are free of (or low in) lead, cadmium, phthalates, and other toxins. Even though a slew of amendments exempt certain playthings, from tricycles to pellet guns to sleds, Big Toy officials have warned Gregoire that the bill is still too restrictive, since it doesn't ...
Topics: green living, legislation, news, parenting, politics, state politics, toxics, Washington (all these topics)

Flipper Them Off State officials given OK to kill sea lions to protect salmon		18 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 2:22 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Oregon and Washington state officials will have the authority to trap and, if necessary, kill up to 85 of the sea lions that gobble up threatened salmon at the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday. Sea lions, which enjoy a robust population but are nonetheless protected under the 1972 Marine Mammals Protection Act, have been visiting ...
Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics)

What's wrong with the WCI? The Western Climate Initiative's first proposal ducks biggest climate problem	Eric de Place	07 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Big Oil, business, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, legislation, Oregon, Washington (all these topics)

Crime and Punishment Eco-sabotage lookout found guilty of two counts of arson for 2001 blaze		06 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 3:05 PM on 06 Mar 2008 A federal jury has found 32-year-old Briana Waters guilty of two counts of arson for her role as the lookout in a 2001 blaze at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture. Of more than a dozen people connected with the radical Earth Liberation Front and arrested in connection with various property crimes in the West, Waters was the only one who went to ...
Topics: Earth Liberation Front, eco-terrorism, news, politics, Washington (all these topics)

Obama takes Maine in a wicked pissah	David Roberts	11 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mike Huckabee, politics, presidential race 08, Washington (all these topics)

A trio of Obama wins	David Roberts	09 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Barack Obama, elections, Louisiana, Nebraska, politics, presidential race 08, Washington (all these topics)

Out Like a Sea Lion Federal officials suggest killing sea lions to protect salmon		18 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 3:13 PM on 18 Jan 2008 To protect endangered Northwest salmon, the National Marine Fisheries Service suggests giving Oregon and Washington state officials the authority to kill sea lions, which last year gobbled up more than 4 percent of the salmon running through the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam. The action would likely result in about 30 sea lion deaths a year. The federal agency is taking public co ...
Topics: endangered species, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics)

Talk about targeting!	David Roberts	09 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, geothermal power, Washington, websites (all these topics)

Throw the book at him Which circle of hell for illegal logging?	Eric de Place	18 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: deforestation, logging, Washington (all these topics)

Another one bites the dust Coal plant application rejected in Washington	David Roberts	27 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: coal, energy, Washington (all these topics)

Delay of the land Drastic delays proposed for Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup	Sarah K. Burkhalter	21 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: energy, nuclear power, Washington, waste (all these topics)

Goooaaalll! What will it take to reduce Washington state GHG emissions 10 million tons by 2020?	Clark Williams-Derry	15 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, Washington (all these topics)

You Gotta Fight for the Right's Right to Party Right whales get safe haven off east coast of Canada, baby orcas high in PBDEs		11 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 12:36 PM on 11 Oct 2007 The International Maritime Organization has approved a proposal to designate a 695-square-mile zone off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, an official Area to Be Avoided, hoping to lower the risk of ship collisions with endangered right whales that tend to congregate there from June through December. However, avoiding the zone is voluntary ...
Topics: Canada, news, oceans, Washington, wildlife (all these topics)

The wrong kind of bulk discount Washington state caps the cost to pollute, rather than the pollution	JMG	06 Sep 2007	Gristmill

Topics: toxics, business, Washington, air pollution, water pollution, waste (all these topics)

Transportation is a big honking deal Responsible climate policy means reducing transportation emissions	Eric de Place	23 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, fossil fuels, greenhouse-gas emissions, Washington (all these topics)

All Pact and Ready to Go Six Western states, two Canadian provinces agree to regional climate pact		23 Aug 2007	Daily Grist
All Pact and Ready to Go Six Western states, two Canadian provinces agree to regional climate pact Yesterday, the leaders of six Western states and two Canadian provinces agreed to their own regional climate pact, aiming to cut greenhouse-gas emissions to 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. The Western Climate Initiative ...
Topics: Arizona, British Columbia, California, Canada, climate change mitigation, New Mexico, news, Oregon, politics, Utah, Washington (all these topics)

Hanford, we have a problem A leak, to be precise.	Sarah K. Burkhalter	14 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: energy, nuclear power, Washington, waste (all these topics)

Factory farm map How many are there in your state?	David Roberts	01 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, industrial ag, Iowa, Washington (all these topics)

Sticker shocker Cars are more expensive than you think	Clark Williams-Derry	20 Jul 2007	Gristmill

Topics: British Columbia, cars, Idaho, Oregon, placemaking, Washington (all these topics)

No More Dicking Around House approves long-delayed Wild Sky Wilderness bill		19 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
No More Dicking Around House approves long-delayed Wild Sky Wilderness bill After five years of delay, the House has passed a bill creating a 167-square-mile Wild Sky Wilderness area in northern Washington state. The bill had been approved by the Senate three times in recent years, but stalled out each time in the Republican-led House, with former California Rep. Richard P ...
Topics: legislation, news, politics, US House of Representatives, Washington, wilderness (all these topics)

Olympic Gold Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park brings nature to a city setting	Sarah van Schagen	17 Apr 2007	Arts and Minds
Alexander Calder's Eagle against an Olympic mountain backdrop. Photo: iotae via flickr I've never seen the Pacific Northwest. I mean, I live in Seattle, and I look around, but I've never really seen it. I came to this realization while walking the zig-zagged trail at Seattle's new Olympic Sculpture Park with Grist mascot Chip Giller and two OSP guides. It took nearly the entire tour ...
Topics: art, green living, Seattle, Washington (all these topics)

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