Category Archive:
Sustainable Communities
- City wants going green to be easier on taxpayers, May 14, 2008
- Storm Launches Green Initiative, May 14, 2008
- Paying landowners to protect Puget Sound, May 14, 2008
- Think global, eat local, May 14, 2008
- Thousands trade four wheels for two during Bike to Work Month, May 5, 2008
- Nutrition grants meant to help Washington schools, farmers, April 29, 2008
- Earth Day synergy, April 22, 2008
- Art and the environment mix in Earth Day event, April 17, 2008
- ome municipal projects to be exempt from critical areas rule, April 16, 2008
- "Green" Jobs Can Revive Economy, Golden Says, April 16, 2008
- TDR: balancing the goals of conservation and growth, April 16, 2008
- King County Grows Cooler - Futurewise, April 8, 2008
- Paper or plastic? You may pay 20 cents either way, April 3, 2008
- Building a Greener Washington, February 20, 2008
- Snowpack makes water supply look solid, February 12, 2008
- Danger in the bike lane, February 4, 2008
- Car sharing could get tax reprieve, February 1, 2008
- Redmond Joins Green City Partnership Program, February 1, 2008
- Sound Transit weighs new ballot issue, January 25, 2008
- Logging's effect on Southwest Washington floods debated, January 11, 2008
- A Place Just Like Every Other Place. Only Not., January 8, 2008
- Citizens push $1 million program to save Seattle's urban trees, January 7, 2008
- King County's new flood philosophy: Stop fighting nature, December 18, 2007
- Did development, logging set the stage for disaster?, December 10, 2007
- A Sound Transit do-over?, November 29, 2007
- Smart Growth in Pierce County, November 28, 2007
- Washington lawmakers plan to pass a major highway-tolling bill, November 20, 2007
- Green schools save money and energy, November 15, 2007
- Building a neighborhood on Vashon Island, November 12, 2007
- Proposition 1 Analysis: No vote won't make traffic woes go away, November 7, 2007
- Northwest businesses start to sense the gold in going green, November 6, 2007
- Seattle's big bike plan gets a green light, November 6, 2007
- Seattle ride sharing start-up takes off, October 30, 2007
- Proposition 1 Redux, October 26, 2007
- A slice of life on the farm, October 23, 2007
- Recycling the Whole House, October 18, 2007
- As traffic gets nastier, many of us are shifting gears, October 15, 2007
- Clark County OKs vast urban expansion, September 26, 2007
- Home, wage gap widens, September 12, 2007
- Plan aims to keep land for wildlife, limit sprawl, September 5, 2007
- A history of Lake Washington, one step at a time, August 28, 2007
- Giving everyone a sidewalk is no walk in the park, August 21, 2007
- Where did that food come from? Your guess is as good as the label, August 17, 2007
- Apocalypse? Nah, August 14, 2007
- Living near work? Great idea, in theory, August 14, 2007
- Highway tolls are inevitable in metro Puget Sound, June 11, 2007
- Farmers-market food costs less, class finds, June 4, 2007
- State organic farm acreage up 40 percent, sales up 32 percent, May 22, 2007
- What "Bike Friendly" Looks Like, May 18, 2007
- Seattle Metro will order up to 500 hybrids for bus fleet, May 17, 2007
- Honeybee die-off threatens food supply, May 3, 2007
- Sims Proposes Congestion Pricing for Busy Freeways, May 3, 2007
- Boeing recycling practices nets $60 million, April 16, 2007
- A new Bellevue: Step by step to a pedestrian-friendly downtown, April 9, 2007
- Washington state lawmakers may boost farmland protections, April 5, 2007
- Growth: After 17 years, farmland rezoning approved, March 27, 2007
- Snohomish County among U.S. leaders in population growth, March 23, 2007
- King County growth booms, March 22, 2007
- Mass transit may end up as biggest winner in Seattle's viaduct vote, March 14, 2007
- Puget Sound population growth puts water quality in jeopardy, March 6, 2007
- Washington legislature may move to preserve farmlands, January 23, 2007
- Single Puget Sound transportation board proposed, January 9, 2007
- Farmers and Conservationists Form a Rare Alliance, December 27, 2006
- Saving farms may aid cities, December 5, 2006
- IKEA Selected as 2006 EnviroStars Recognized Leader, November 15, 2006
- Voters shun rollback of land-use laws, November 8, 2006
- A farewell to farms in South Puget Sound, November 3, 2006
- REI Mobilizes Environmental Volunteers, November 3, 2006
- Salmon farm on Bainbridge lands Whole Foods deal, October 30, 2006
- Paid for not taking the car to work, October 18, 2006
- Washington property rights measure raises concern, October 6, 2006
- First pact saves farm, October 3, 2006
- Growth threatens parks, open space in Washington state, September 26, 2006
- Initiative 933 could cost state billions, September 21, 2006
- New study advocates not replacing Seattle's viaduct, September 15, 2006
- Seattle forced to cut transportation tax plan, September 13, 2006
- Battle over land-use initiative heats up in Washington state, September 8, 2006
- Seattle mayor wants to plant 649,000 trees, September 6, 2006
- Washington college campuses are going green, August 23, 2006
- South King Country wrestles with how to grow, August 15, 2006
- Pilot program could be key to saving farmland in Washington, August 9, 2006
- Property measure likely on ballot, July 7, 2006
- Seattle Family Goes Car-less To Save the Planet, June 22, 2006
- Report links suburban sprawl with health woes, June 21, 2006
- $17M deal to preserve land on Orcas Island, June 14, 2006
- Gov. Gregoire honors Snohomish county's land preservation efforts, June 9, 2006
- The upside of 'density packing', May 17, 2006
- Internet Visionaries Betting On Green Technology Boom, April 19, 2006
- Sims wants to boost sales tax to add buses, April 19, 2006
- The Emerging Environmental Majority, April 19, 2006
- Bicyclists face rough ride in region, April 14, 2006
- Religious congregations going green in Northwest, April 4, 2006
- Transportation editorial - Driving Solo, March 13, 2006
- Washington State Supreme Court considers county sprawl ruling, March 2, 2006
- Washington farm bureau files land-use initiative, February 9, 2006
- A drive toward fewer cars in Seattle, February 8, 2006
- 2 studies: Urban sprawl adds pounds, pollution, January 25, 2006
- The Nature Conservancy Celebrates 30 years in the Skagit, January 18, 2006
- Developer Initiative launched in Washington, November 30, 2005
- Executive Director's weblog - "Quite a Week", November 21, 2005
- Certified for saving salmon, November 18, 2005
- Bill would open public land, November 13, 2005
- Measure 37: Down, But Probably Not Out, October 17, 2005
- Nearly Half of Americans Cite 'Too Little' Environment Regulation, October 14, 2005
- EarthCorps gives ideas, hope to Afghans, October 12, 2005
- Monorail: A Railroad or a High Road?, June 30, 2005
- A Green Blueprint for Land Management, June 20, 2005
- Seattle Green Map Launched to Celebrate World Environment Day, May 27, 2005
- Cascade Land Conservancy Unveils 100 Year Preservation Plan, May 19, 2005
- New legislation to protect working farms across the state, May 10, 2005
- 'Problem solver' Jay Manning steps into tough job, April 7, 2005
- Judge voids U.S. approval of Montana mine, April 4, 2005
- Washington to require 'green' state buildings, April 1, 2005
- Priorities for a Healthy Washington Legislative Update, March 28, 2005
- Heads Up - The Proposed "Takings" Initiative, March 14, 2005
- School Donation Program Gives Outdated Computer Equipment a Second Life, March 14, 2005
- Region needs to plan for droughts, researchers say, February 15, 2005
- Bicycling community and City of Seattle team up to improve facilities, January 31, 2005
- A Northwest Bright Green Hodge-Podge, January 14, 2005
- 2004: The Year of 1%, January 7, 2005
- Kitsap Transit & Transit-Oriented Development, December 20, 2004
- Governor Locke unveils Columbia River proposal, December 20, 2004
- Cascadia Scorecard Update - Gifts for the region that has everything, December 16, 2004
- Nobel Peace Prize awarded to an environmentalist for the first time, December 13, 2004
- Starbucks introduces first recycled content cups, November 19, 2004
- 1000 Friends of Washington applauds important King County Council vote for health and safety, October 29, 2004
- World Wildlife Fund Report Warns of Looming 'Budget Deficit' with Nature, October 22, 2004
- Pierce County Farmland Protection Advances, October 14, 2004
- Mining a suburb? It's to protest 1872 law, October 12, 2004
- IslandWood's Green Lessons, October 6, 2004
- Diverse coalition seals land-preservation deal, August 31, 2004
- Green buildings less expensive in the long-run, August 19, 2004
- A Spotlight on Young Environmental Activists, August 11, 2004
- Sound Transit To Study Monorail for Phase 2, July 12, 2004
- Sustainable building design - An interview with Bert Gregory, July 1, 2004
- Speaker Chopp praises Washington Environmental Council's work in the Legislature, June 3, 2004
- Environment Not a Pressing Concern This Earth Day, April 26, 2004
- Washington ranks high on human health, trails in energy efficiency and smart growth, March 10, 2004
- Safe Routes to School Program Passes WA Legislature, March 4, 2004
- Seattle Mayor Nickels Releases 2004 Environmental Action Agenda, February 25, 2004
- Seattle's golden opportunity to be a transportation model, January 14, 2004
- Seven key trends shaping the future of the Northwest, December 15, 2003
- Audubon Washington Set to Open Seward Park Nature Center, December 2, 2003
- New Rainforest Alliance Site Connects Kids to Conservation, November 14, 2003
- Unsafe at Any Seed?, October 30, 2003
- Unique Partnership Between Environmentalists and Farmers: Manatash Creek Restoration Project Launched, October 14, 2003
- Is Traffic Really Improving in Seattle, as a Recent Study Suggests?, October 7, 2003
- Open Space Preserved in Bellevue, September 18, 2003
- U.S. Congress Secures Funding for Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Enhancements, September 8, 2003
- Greening the Classroom - One King County Student's Mission, August 25, 2003
- New York - Environmental Model for the Northwest?, August 20, 2003