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• Sustainable September urges stewardship

  September 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Sustainable September kicks off with a lunch today at the Spokane Convention Center. This year the monthlong celebration and ecology awareness-raising campaign is focused on four tracks: Active stewardship, eco-generation, … 1

• Sustainable September set to start

  August 29, 2011 in Features on Page C1 For a third year, Spokane area residents are being asked to take a month to consider how to make their community more environmentally and economically healthy. Sustainable September, a project …

• Doug Clark: Robber to be commended for sustainability act

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 It’s Sustainable September, folks, which makes it the perfect time to give a little credit to those who are going the extra mile for the planet. In that regard, I …

• Sustainable September packs a tasty lineup

  September 1, 2010 in Food on Page C1 “Sustainable” is the September watchword in Spokane, but where does one start? Consider the food on your plate. Sustainable September, a monthlong series of events sponsored by Community-Minded Enterprises, includes … 2

• Face Time: Nonprofit employee talks about sustainability

  August 30, 2010 in City on Page A5 Mariah Rose McKay is one of the coordinators of Sustainable September Spokane, a monthlong effort to encourage people to explore ways to live cleaner and work smarter. McKay, 26, is … 2

• Sustainable September includes series of green events

  August 26, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 For the second year in a row Community Minded Enterprises is putting together a series of events as Sustainable September. The kickoff luncheon is on Wednesday at the Masonic Center …

• Sustainability showcase

  September 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 Homeowner Jim Sheehan had to be happy about all the sunshine Sunday that drew a few hundred people to his eco-friendly home on Spokane’s first Green + Solar Home and …

• A slice of the future?

  September 13, 2009 in Features on Page D1 Garry Baumgartner, 34, and Whitney Bendewald, 27, are Spokane plumbers who own Professional Piping Inc. They are guys’ guys who hunt and fish and won’t be trading their trucks anytime …

• Editorial: This month good time to pick up green habits

  September 9, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 There are those who toss litter on the ground. There are those who drive without fastening their seat belts. There might even be a few folks who still smoke in …

• Mobius teaching kids to give old items new functions

  August 31, 2009 in Features on Page C1 The items might sound like rubbish at first – toilet paper rolls, plastic bottles, egg cartons, scraps of paper. But in the hands of an imaginative child, they quickly become … 1

• Tour, fair bring sustainability home

  August 27, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N1 There’s a lot of talk about sustainability these days. Sustainable gardening, sustainable communities, sustainable buildings – the list goes on. Some people take little steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle, …