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Down To Earth archive for July 6, 2010

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010

Tuesday Video - burn one down 

It's July, temps are escalating, and the forest fire season is upon us. Fires occur each and every year and that's not necessarily a bad thing. But how much of the recent activity is natural and healthy and how much of it is the result…

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Graphic of the day: Spokane sprawl 

This is an oldie but goodie: Sightline did a study a few years ago on sprawl in northwest cities. From the below animated graphic it is obvious the outskirts of Spokane are dominated by low-density housing and we also ranked quite low in smart growth.…

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