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Down To Earth archive for Nov. 18, 2008

TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 2008

Earth Matters Now

Every Tuesday, from noon to 12:30, tune in for KYRS’s radio show Earth Matters Now. You can turn your radios to 92.3 FM or 89.9 FM or stream the show online at kyrs.org. Hosted by Mike Petersen, Executive Director of the Lands Council, and Argyle…

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Tuesday Video-- Whale Wars 

Think the environment is boring? For sissies? Guess again. Check out Whale Wars, airing on Fridays, at 9pm e/p on Animal Planet. The show highlights Captain Paul Watson’s love for marine life and how far he and his crew go to protect the environment. What’s…

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Take a Bow Hypermiling

But now good luck escaping the word paparazzi. Hypermiling – the act of maximizing one’s gas mileage, often exceeding EPA ratings for miles per gallon, by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques, has just been named 2008 “Word of the Year…

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Stagnant air advisory continues

It sounds ominous. As we posted below, the cold weather and outdoor burning has caused air quality to deteriorate. In the S-R, Ron Edgar of the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency said air quality in Spokane nearly climbed into the unhealthful level for sensitive persons…

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