Another Green Monday: Spiceavore
WARNING: TODAY’S INTRODUCTION IS DIFFERENT. For those readers who rather read about the more serious topics of climate change and the Clean Water Act, we suggest skipping to after the jump. If not, then proceed.
We just finished the Spokavore challenge and now it’s on to something more outrageous: Spiceavore.
So far, three teams have signed up for this spicy food challenge on April 3rd, a test to see who is the Spiceavore of Spokane. We know. The competitions with the Spokane Food Blog are becoming our legacy. Except this round, we’re younger and hungrier than the Karate Kid.
From The Spokane Food Blog:
The Teams
Team Blue Spark: They might have good beer on tap, but can they hold their own in a spicy food challenge?
Team DTE: Nick, Bart, and James “Porcelain Mouth” Paul got severely defeated by yours truly during our last spicy food contest. Can they stage a comeback? (Answer: No.)
Team SFB: With two mystery members and two crowned champions, SFB is ready to take another victory.
The Venue
Checkerboard Tavern.
The Rounds
1. Spicy hot wings from the Screaming Yak.
2. Dish to be determined from De Leon.
3. Dish to be determined from Thai on 1st.
4. Tamales and some crazy spicy tequila from El Que.
The Rules
They’re being ironed out, but really — it’s about eating spicy foods. It’s not that complicated. We’re trying to keep it local (with one large exception to be announced soon) hence why we’re not getting KFC wings.
More HERE including Schmolson on the glory of The Screaming Yak. But he said it best: “If you’re interested in being a spectator, we will have some more information coming up. It’ll be worthwhile as you’ll see grown people cry.”
And that’s what it’s all about: Juvenile stunts by professionals.
Stories you might've missed after the jump...
Clean Water Act of 2010. That's what some say is needed to meet the governor's goal of cleaning up Puget Sound by 2020. In an opinion piece in The Olympian last week about stormwater issues and the Sound, it was said, "projects must be put in place to divert the stormwater or remove the petroleum products, fertilizers and other pollutants from water before it enters the Sound." Read more of this HERE.
What are they hoping for - for Lisa Jackson, President Obama, and others to roll over on this? Some Republican senators, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other groups are petitioning hard in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan to regulate CO2 emissions from roughly 400 large emitters of greenhouse gases, mainly coal-fired power plants. And last week, the Obama administration announced that it would gradually phase in controls on heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. Read more HERE.
Farmville. According to a recent report from the state of Washington's Office of Farmland Preservation, the number of farms in the state has grown over the last decade. In fact, the state has about the same number of farms now as it did in 1970 - despite "tanking profits and the faceless agri-conglomerates gobbling up their land," as The Seattle Times comments recently. According to the report, the number of farms in Washington rose 6 percent between 2000 and 2008 - with the upward trajectory steeper in the last two of those years. Read more HERE.
Only in Eugene. "As soon as we saw them we said we have to have them," says Amber Garrison, the University of Oregon Director of Commencement. "They just fit too well with who we are." What she's talking about is biodegradeable graduation caps and gowns, and graduating Ducks will be sporting them this Spring. The garb is supplied by Jostens as part of their "Elements Collection" and are expected to decompose in about a year. The caps and gowns are made of natural fiber from renewable, managed forests, the zipper is made of recycled pop bottles, and the button on the cap is made of metal. The zipper and cap are the only two parts of the outfit that are not biodegradable but they can be recycled. Read more HERE.
Schmolson.
