The horror continues: According to the Huffington Post, a wildlife rescue center in Louisiana says it has gotten more than five times as many oily birds in the past few days than in the previous six weeks combined. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said…
During Bike to Work week one thing we kept commenting on was how fortunate we were here in Spokane to have organizers that carried the flag all year round. By that we mean that while the hoopla may only last a week, the Tweets keep…
another man's problem.Thanks Hawaii.While we enjoy your Kona coffee, macadamia nuts and pineapple exports, we could really do without your trash. Too bad for us now that federal officials have OK'd Hawaii's garbage to be shipped to the mainland - which happens to be Washington…
As you must know by now we’ve been doing a weekly radio show on KYRS for six months (exactly six months today actually) - fittingly it's called Down To Earth. And if you don’t, it’s on KYRS (89.9 and 92.3 in the Spokane area) every…
So what are you doing inside?Get out there and play! Find Natural Trails Day events in your area HERE. And good news if you're planning on visiting a National Park Service site today or tomorrow - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently announced free…
“So, a guy from Spokane spends two weeks in Louisiana poking his nose around and filming, and if he knows more than the President of the United States about what’s really happening down here on the beaches, in the marshes, if the administration doesn’t have…
Younger people today -- in fact, people of all ages -- no longer see the car as a necessary expense or a source of personal freedom. In fact, it is increasingly just the opposite: not owning a car and not owning a house are seen…
Sometimes we need to put things to scale to realize just how bad it is. This isn't one of those times. If you don't realize how bad the oil spill in the Gulf is, you live under a rock. That said, play around with these…
If you asked us to draw what "Near Nature, Near Perfect" looked like we'd struggle with it - honestly we would. What does it mean? How do you describe Spokane to someone that doesn't know anything about our city.... ah, but how do you do…
Get ready Spokane: The South Perry Farmers Market begins tomorrow in the parking lot of The Shop, 924 S. Perry. It will run every Thursday from 3:00-7:00pm until October 28th in one of our favorite neighborhoods, the South Perry District.(Full disclosure: This blogger is on…
"Don't GO: BP Amoco. Don't GO: BP Amoco" (warning: a few cuss words from the crowd." That was the theme of our weekend on the road and why shouldn't it be. We grew up learning not to support Exxon for their culpability and lackluster response…