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Matter of Opinion archive for Dec. 5, 2007

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2007

The Carbon Calculus

There's a bill in Congress that would affix a pricetag to greenhouse gas emissions. Unlike litter, we don't currently charge for this, though it affects us all.Such a charge would make alternative fuels more competitive, because they would, in effect, be given credit for little…

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Of West Side water and refugees

A few years ago in an editors meeting we heard a report about what might happen if the West Side of the state had a natural disaster. (Most likely scenario: Mount Rainier would blow). The prediction was that thousands of Seattle-area refugees would seek refuge…

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