“More and more of us in the industrialized world are feeling a spiritual void, and coming to believe that moving away from consumerism and towards community may be an important step in recovering that nameless thing we’ve lost.” – Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder.…
But first, here are some facts about packaging waste you should consider as you begin your holiday shoppping adventures:* It is estimated that 30 million tons of containers and packaging were recycled in 2005. * The U.S. EPA estimates about 31 percent of all municipal…
May your travels be safe, your time with friends and family memorable, and your Thanksgiving meal both local and organic!Happy Thanksgiving from Down To Earth!And if you find yourself in front of a computer today craving a little DTE, take a few minutes to go…
Here's a little guide to get you caught up on what you might have missed the last few weeks in Spokane's blogosphere. Everything from winter farmers' markets, a local favorite closing, worm composting, green innovation and hug a farmer day. Read on.Craig Goodwin, our DTE…
Avista is leading a $38 million smart grid demonstration project that will distribute electricity more efficiently and use sources such as solar and wind power. The demonstration is part of a $178 million regional effort in the Northwest. According to the Spokesman, funding will come…
Back in February we kicked off a segment called Dear Science: a media watchdog category addressing an environmental enigma: The climate skeptic. If there were a lifetime achievement award given out in this category - George Will from Newsweek would win hands down. You have…
Bill McKibben sat down with Grist TV for a quick interview, saying the Obama administration “punted” when it was time for Copenhagen. McKibben believes the best hope for the climate talks from December 7th to the 18th will be a planetary education session since a…
Welcome to Thanksgiving week readers. It's a strange thing when you find something from the past that's every bit as relevant now as it was when it originated - it really makes you put time into perspective. 2007 seems like ages ago, and our world…
As America loses its lead in green technology and causes further endangerment from delay, Al Gore stopped off in Seattle to take on the ideological deniers: "They are impervious to any intrusions of fact."On the same day as Gore’s visit, President Obama and China's President…
"I urge you to reject any request for stimulus money unless the high-value components, including the wind turbines, are manufactured in the United States...China is fast emerging as one of our main rivals in the race to build the technology that can help us achieve…
“The Center for Justice has brought new perspective and fresh air into this town. Before the Center for Justice was established, it seemed to me that there was one dominant public perception and it was hard to fight that, hard to question that, hard to…
If you're anything like us, every Tuesday at 12 Noon, you have your radio dial or your internet browser tuned to KYRS Thin Air Community Radio for "Earth Matters Now" - a wonderful 30-minute environmental news program hosted by Argyl Baukol of Living Green with…
Thanks to all of you who answered our plea to suggest to Google that the Centennial Trail should be featured on Google Street View - as part of Google's expansion of Street View to areas like pedestrian malls and trails that cannot be reached by…
Only 44 days left until 2010, so what do we call the 00's? Some propositions from a funny NYT story: The Era of Misplaced Anxiety, The Decade of Disruptions, When the North Went South, The Noughty-Oughts, and…Bob. Although not a name per se, DTE likes…
When it comes to the quagmire of a debate over health care reform, we rely on the wonks over at HuffingtonPost to keep us apprised - so we were a bit surprised when this video got forwarded our way as a "must see" perspective on…
There’s plenty of time on climate change, right?(Click here for larger image.)That was the embarrassing message world leaders sent when they gave up on a binding climate agreement for the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen. Blame it on our weak congress who can’t get strong…
Cataldo Mission (for Jim and Lois Welch)by Richard HugoWe come here tourist on a bad sky day,warm milk at 15,000 and the swamp acrossthe freeway blinding white. No theoryto explain the lack of saint, torn tapestry.Pews seem built for pygmies, and a drunkonce damned mosquitoes…
“Presidents since Theodore Roosevelt have recognized that the Grand Canyon, America’s national icon, must be preserved for future generations to enjoy. Now it’s time for Congress to safeguard the Grand Canyon from threats posed by the 1872 mining law and permanently protect this natural wonder.”…
The Silver Valley Community Resource Center is outraged after receiving a letter from Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick in regards to a request for a public meeting with the EPA on the East Mission Flats repository that was denied. The repository is currently accepting contaminated soil…
And who said bipartisanship was dead.Last week President Obama signed a $32.2 billion Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the 2010 fiscal year. And in that bill, the National Park Service received $2.7 billion - roughly $218 million above the 2009 funding level. As The…
A press release from the EPA says fish with potentially harmful levels of mercury were found in 49 percent of lakes and reservoirs; polychlorinated biphenyls or pesticides were found in 17 percent. The study also points out burning coal and other fossil fuels account for…
“Millions of people – in small islands, less-developed countries, landlocked countries as well as vulnerable communities in Brazil, India and China, and all around the world – are suffering from the effects of a problem to which they did not contribute.” – Angelica Navarro, chief…
You soon may find yourself scrolling through the nutrition facts on a food item at the grocery store to find the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of that particular food. "170 caloris, hmmm, not bad - .87kg of CO2 per kg of product?…
We've sure been talking about the road to Copehagen lately and won't slow down.Once again, the city in Denmark will host a summit from December 7th through the 18th for negotiations on an international climate treaty. President Obama said he will only appear if there…
We were under the impression that as a country and as a society, that we were several decades too late in really cranking up the discussion on climate change - but according to The Washington Post, some are arguing more about the merits and timing…
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