Illinois Representative John Shimkus recently explained to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment that environmental regulations are unnecessary because of Genesis and Matthew and only God will decide when the world ends. (Meanwhile, the Red River floods.) It’s uncomfortable to watch like William Jennings…
The Silver Valley Community Resource Center is asking supporters to check out a new report from The Center For Health, Environment, and Justice. Titled, “Superfund: In The Eye of the Storm,” it reveals bailouts and climate change are damaging toxic waste sites and burdening the…
The new cuts will seriously undermine the poor in the state, and it seems like only constitutionally protected items are safe. But the environment took a massive hit. Below is a press release from the Washington Environmental Council. The proposed state budget would: Leave our…
Dark was the night Saturday when for an hour DTE lit a candle and went primitive to make a statement of concern about climate change and to exhibit our commitment for working towards action and change. It was sobering however to look out over the…
It couldn't have been more clear as the world turned out in HUGE numbers to make a global statement about climate change and the need for immediate action. The only question that remains is if the world's governments were listening and are ready to act.…
By the time most of you read this, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and maybe even China and India will have gone dark for Earth Hour 2009. And when it's all said and done some 3,900 cities and towns in 84 countries world wide will turn…
April is shaping up to be our busiest time yet for DTE. In the spirit of Earth Day, you’ll find an unprecedented amount of local environmental coverage this month, so get ready. In case you’ve missed “DTE Watch!” a new feature on our main page,…
“Interacting with nature (at least when compared to a hectic urban landscape) dramatically improves the cognitive function. In particular, being in natural settings restores our ability to exercise directed attention and working memory, which are crucial mental talents. The basic idea is that nature, unlike…
Making the move from the Community Building to Senate Majority Leader, we thought Lisa Brown would be an influential, pro-environment voice in Olympia. So it was shocking that she allegedly was the facilitator of SB 6036, a bill that would double the length of cleanup…
In a vote yesterday, the Spokane County Commission voted to spend $4.3 million from the Conservation Futures program to pay for the YMCA building in Riverfront Park - with the plan being to demolish the building and convert it to open space in the park.…
Join us (and 50 million people worldwide) for Earth Hour 2009: Turn Out. Take ActionThis Saturday, March 28, at 8.30 p.m. Down To Earth will be turning out the lights for 1 hour to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to…
Members of congress carry around “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” Colleges now require students to read “Fast Food Nation.” Most tellingly, the new Secretary of Agriculture took a jackhammer to a patch of pavement outside his headquarters to create an organic “people’s garden.” With the Obama Administration,…
You can never hold back Spring. Tom Waits warbled that, and last Friday it was never more evident with sunshine and a new warmth until the rain came and washed away a little goodwill at the DTE camp. The grapes turned sour because we had…
"I have called this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit "the American paradox." More than ever, we at the end of the last century were finding ourselves with big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low morale, secured rights and diminished civility. We were excelling…
The House voted to create Clean Energy Corps, part of a larger bill to dramatically expand volunteer national service with 175,000 new positions. President Obama issued a statement on the bill which he pushed for: "We know that government alone is not the answer to…
Sometimes the answers are so simple.In a six-minute podcast, Sightline Research Director Clark Williams Derry discusses how are region has fallen behind in energy use and the tools to reduce consumption are the ones we already have, like a caulk gun at home, rather than…
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! What? You didn't really think it was all work and no play around here did you? As only Umbra coud do, the following video offers six tips on being a green drunk. Cheers!
As a parting shot, check out a recent editorial in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about problematic policymaking in Washington state: “We thought the state's progressives and moderates had made up their minds to be leaders in addressing climate change. But it seems that many Democrats in…
"Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest."-Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research FoundationThe following video is an incredible presentation by Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation - a presentation he recently delivered at the TED University 2009 titled, "Sailing…
A new list courtesy of the Infrastructurist has us apprehensive on the almost $30 billion in highway funds for states and an emphasis on shovel ready. Meaning, be quick to build, which creates an unhealthy precedent on highway construction when rushed. Titled, “The Seven Most…
It’s been a pretty green last few days around Spokane – unfortunately that’s just been the festive spirit of St. Patrick’s Day and the green beer and nothing to do with the coming of Spring or progress in Olympia on environmental bills. Local champion of…
We’re geeking out on the Cascadia Scorecard from the Sightline Institute, a comprehensive Northwest sustainability report that is frequently updated with graphics and shocking figures.For the uninitiated, the site studies the region known as “Cascadia,” merely as a transnational cooperative identity because of ecological similarities…
For spreading the gospel on clean energy, it’s hard to make friends with statements like "you don't want to turn it over to the greenies, or what'll happen is they'll want to shut down every coal plant . . . for power generation and our…
Though not the most substantial information, we wanted to make you aware of two really cool events you will be hearing much more about, both here on DTE and elsewhere. If you recall last July, the Spokane River Forum organized a rafting and paddling adventure…
The Pack River Delta used to be a rich eco system only to be drained after the Albeni Falls Dam was built in 1955 for Lake Pend Oreille. Check Becky Kramer’s article here. Now, a restoration project is underway and the Idaho Department of Fish…
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