A BLOG ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND USE, PRESERVATION, POLITICS AND LIFE, IN AND AROUND SHORELINE, WA
Go out on the street and listen carefully. Not even a squeak of protest can be heard.
Washington residents have an opportunity to learn from those daily effected by coal. The persona stories are relevant in light of new permit applications for coal exports in Washington and Oregon.
Just when I thought we were out of the woods (after all, the daffodils are coming up already) old man winter looks to be coming back this weekend.
There are local organizations and programs designed to help small businesses save money through efficiencies.
Climate uncertainty is and will continue to affect the ability of utilities to provide electricity. Alternative energy, specifically photo voltaic systems are a reliable alternative.
Sustainable Industries Green Office Guide and the Shoreline Green Business Program offer tools for doing an assessment and making changes to save businesses money and reduce environmental impact.
Recent CDC report concludes Morgellons disease is not a disease at all. What next for those who identify with the condition?
A bike-share program would help spur economic development in downtown Seattle, and benefit the environment. There are many challenges to implementing such a program.
The first step in reducing "fixed" business expenses is measuring how much you are spending on what. Portfolio Manager is a tool for taking those measurements.
So----I think it’s time to tell the truth about the reason the forecast was botched.
Any material that is not part of an end product or service, and therefore must be recycled or thrown away represents lost revenue.
The models-----yes the computer models that giveth and taketh away with no regard to our feelings are showing a major shift in the weather pattern starting on Sunday.
Trees add market value to property, provide services to communities and provide a positive business environment.
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Plastic Gift Cards can now be recycled.
During our stay in Arizona we almost forgot about the junk yard next door.
Should there be more pain relief options covered by health insurance?
Except for the restaurant incident, which actually worked out good for me in the points department, our spring was uneventful until June.
Wishing everyone a Green holiday. Look for new postings in January.
Most of us are waiting for a real snowmance, but why is it so hard to even get a date in Western Washington?
Biomimicry is the science of solving engineering and design problems by copying what nature does.
The property next door had been for sale for a few months and up to June it hadn’t sold. It was a little cold in the early spring, and that might have kept people away.
Now that the “We are the 99%” movements are still heating up this cold weather season I thought it would be a good time to apply some science, not politics, to the problem.
Celebrate the holidays with hygge!
The Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics ranks leading electronics manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce climate impact, produce greener products, and make operations more sustainable.
This is a strange chapter for me to be writing. Alice and I didn’t have children so I never had to get into conversations concerning the “birds and the bees.”
Don’t get your corncob pipe and pieces of coal ready just yet----but----maybe we have a chance for a second date, and some more kisses.
That fall Alice and I felt really lucky, and grateful. Having our own spot in the country was even better than we imagined.
Diverting waste from landfills into productive use is a way to create a lot of jobs while protecting human health and the environment.
Remember when I said that the atmosphere likes to jump into a weather pattern and keep that pattern for a time. Then it jumps into another one and do on.
Public Opinion is pushing businesses to adopt manufacturing and business practices that reduce impacts on people and the environment.
Physicians at universities throughout the country are uncovering the health benefits of having a grateful outlook on life.
I call this chapter “Starting Out in the Ownership Society” since this tells about our (Alice, myself and Fifi) first days in the ownership society.
Well-----Snow lovers will have to settle for a first date Friday through Sunday----sorry.