I'm proud to announce this wonderful opportunity from Down To Earth as Get Lit! and Earth Day approaches: To help commemorate Earth Day 2011, DowntoEarthNW.com is inviting writers and thinkers to put pencils to paper and share what Earth Day means to them in today’s…
In the past 24 months, those of us who longed for positive change have gone from hope to heartbreak. But hope is returning to America -- at last -- thanks largely to the courageous stand of the heroes and heroines of Wisconsin. Reinvigorated by the…
Today's guest post comes from Krista Peterson, regarding the health of individuals and how they can avoid environmental elements that can lead to chronic and terminal illness: The green movement is gaining popularity and purpose, as it should. Many are becoming aware of what is…
Sorry for the slow posting of late - I'm returning from a debate tournament in Berkeley this week. In the meantime, check the trailer for the Oscar-nominated documentary Waste Land. It's an amazing film. The central figures are Brazilian-born, Brooklyn-based artist Vik Muniz and the…
It's long been the most controversial issue in bicycling: Should people on bikes ride in traffic with cars, using the same infrastructure and following the same procedures (a style of riding known as "Vehicular Cycling")? Should we ride on the sidewalks and off-road paths, with…
Continuing off yesterday's post, here's a chance to tell them not to balance the budget at such a huge cost to our communities. Leaders in the House of Representatives declared their plans to cut funds to many key programs. What's on the table? Programs that…
Last week, House Republicans released their draft bill to cut government funding for the remainder of the fiscal year, that ends September 3rd, by much larger amount than previously discussed. The bill would cut government spending around $60 billion. This is huge, obviously but the…
Really dude? Next you'll say global warming doesn't exist because it's cold outside. It's a simple equation: eyes + snow = science. Here's what Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer said: Look, if Godzilla appeared on the Mall this afternoon, Al Gore would say it’s global…
Tim Connor's recent post "The French Connection" is a compelling piece of political intrigue, alledging Al French used the Spokane County Assessor's office against Bonnie Mager in the nasty race for County Commissioner's last fall. If you recall, Mager said French broke the state's electioneering…
At the Living River blog, Spokane Riverkeeper Bart Mihailovich recaps his trip to Olympia and his testimony in support of the crucial "Clean Fertilizers, Healthier Lakes and Rivers," to restrict the sale of phosphate lawn fertilizer. Currently, there are more than 200 lakes and rivers…
Sightline has a a great report on a new bill introduced by state senator Phil Rockefeller in Washington that will “eliminate existing regulatory barriers to mileage-based automobile insurance policies, to expressly authorize the insurance commissioner to approve the offering of such policies, and to ensure…
Spokane has a beautiful urban tree canopy system, receiving the Tree City USA designation for the seventh year in a row. The Urban Forestry office manages manages 50,000 street trees and another 28,000 trees on developed park land within the city. That said, this is…
Obama’s State Of The Union speech fell flat, avoiding even a mention of climate change while calling for the doubling of clean energy in America. Instead he said we need to “win the future,” which sounds like the next Matrix sequel that only exists in…
Transportation Advocacy Day is on February 10th and it’s a can’t-miss opportunity to meet in Olympia to learn about legislative issues, meet with your legislators and network with other advocates. There are some great bills this year that will positively impact transportation choices in our…
Get ready: The next Green Drinks event is on Tuesday, February 8th at 5:30pm to closing time. They will be meeting at the Post Street Ale House on 1 North Post Street in downtown Spokane. The community partner for the event is The Lands Council.…
Watch this moving clip of protesters volunteering to clean up in Tahrir Square during the mass gatherings against the Mubarak regime. Look for one of the men collecting trash with a sign in English saying "To Keep Egypt Clean." Sarah Goodyear at Grist observes, "This…
The correlation between food insecurity and political insecurity is never more true than the recent news out of Egypt. NPR reported on the role of food prices in the tumult: Political unrest has broken out in Tunisia, Yemen, Egypt and other Arab countries. Social media…
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