DTE will follow the criminal case against W.R. Grace and Company in Libby, Montana, a trial, as many residents have pointed out, that has been forty years in the making. The chemical company and five former officials are charged with a federal conspiracy involving Clean…
Don’t get too excited. It’s not a quote from the 135 year-old actor/director who some felt was snubbed with his last effort, “Get Off My Lawn: The Movie.” Believe it or not, we’re actually referring to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. One of the finest…
Andy Mork, an Idaho Department of Environmental Quality mine waste program scientist, will hold public meetings this spring on the need for a new repository to dump contaminated soil from the Silver Valley. Sites between Kellogg and Mullan are under consideration for heavy metals specifically…
"We are such spendthrifts with our lives, the trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little…
*Moderator's note* - The following post is a guest column written by one of our colleagues, and a fellow blogger, Brandon Hansen. Brandon is a journalism graduate of Eastern Washington University, where he served as the editor-in-chief (DTE's editor-in-chief) of the student newspaper, The Easterner.…
On a personal level, there is really only so much we can do to choose to have a clean Spokane River, to have abundant wetlands, to have healthy forests, and to have clean air to breathe. We can do our part, and we can involve…
Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hearing on legislation to reform the 1872 Mining Law. You remember, that antiquated 137-year-old bill that was written and adopted to encourage development in the West by allowing mining companies to…
One of our favorite videos, “The Story Of Stuff,” is causing a bit of controversy after the Missoula County Public Schools board of trustees found a teacher in violation of district policy for showing it to students at Big Sky High School. Lasting 20-minutes, it’s…
Recycling isn’t cheap, never has been. And chances are when you meet a recycling opponent their argument will be that in the end, the cost and energy that goes into recycling outweighs that of just throwing it away. While we certainly don’t believe that to…
Stephen Colbert is a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude. By now, we hope the world understands his blowhard shtick: Through mockery and illogical arguments he actually unveils a higher truth which is evident in these eight green clips. But Revenge Of The…
"There has never been a month --- not at least since the heady days of the early 1970s --- when environmental policy has moved so dramatically towards a sustainable future. The challenge now is to keep up the pace." That optimism came from Carl Pope,…
“2009 has got to be the landmark year for climate… in the world. We’ve got to pass a climate bill in this country, and the opponents are already lining up to stop it.”- Cathy Zoi, CEO of www.RepowerAmerica.org in a video thank-you message to the…
When it comes to environmental news, it seems like Spokane County can’t escape controversy. (See wastewater and racetrack more recently.) On February 24th, the County will hold a public hearing on the Shoreline Master Plan that has been justly criticized for reducing waterway protection. The…
There used to be a time last summer when a day wouldn’t go by without hearing some joke about phosphorous-free dish detergent. Either people are starting to adjust, or since gas prices are so much lower, they aren’t vocally complaining about having to drive to…
If you’re a DTE ubergeek (and there’s two, counting us) you might catch a subtle Talking Heads reference nearly once a week. That’s because we unabashedly enjoy David Byrne. So of course we’re thrilled since he's in Spokane and you might catch him riding his…
“He’s well-suited to run a system like that,” said Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda. “And he’s looking for work.”When Kretz publicly discussed Gov. Chris Gregoire’s “cap and trade” plan, he called it “cap and extort,” and followed with the above money quote that former Illinois Gov.…
The environmental movement in this country has gained so much momentum in recent years. Communicated via new forums, we sometimes lose sight of the origins. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a documentary titled “Earth Days” by filmmaker Robert Stone, tells the story of “how…
Obama will make his first international visit as president to Canada, a critical moment for the future of clean energy as Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to discuss the controversial tar sands oil development. Alberta alone represents the second-largest oil reserve in the world, after…
Planet Green picks seven green books, listing the classics--- Thoreau, Carson, Whitman, Stegner--- with one surprise for the kids that brought back funny memories: “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss. While us linking to a cheesy CBS 1972 cartoon adaptation inadvertently proves the author’s pronouncement (“Nobody…
An unexpected and heartwarming video was posted at the Spokane Food Blog yesterday from our friend Geneva in Kabul, Afghanistan. She entered a DOMA/DTE coffee promotion by submitting a daily tip and winning a free bag of the DTE blend (and a tote bag), and…
This post begins a new media watchdog category addressing an environmental enigma: The climate skeptic. Like John Wayne fighting in the “Alamo,” this individual is holding out despite overwhelming odds. The Doobie Brothers “What A Fool Believes?” It fits here pretty well too. Today’s mark:…
DTE took a much-needed break over the weekend to head east over the mountains to Missoula for a Clumsy Lovers concert, and while it's good to be back in Spokane - the conditions of the air quality both here and there make us forget that…
"Anyone who stays long enough in a landscape…will eventually absorb some of what is wild about the place and come to realize that they are as much a part of it as the flora and fauna around them, and that their own innate wildness is…
Get ready for a piece of stimulus pie as a preliminary analysis reported the proposed package could create or save 75,000 jobs in Washington state. Initial details are sketchy but Sen. Patty Murray said the state would receive roughly $500 million for roads, highways and…
"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the Country will endeavor…
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