December 30th, 2009 |
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Ladd Smith posts, Landscaping
It’s officially winter time in the Pacific Northwest and one sure sign is rain. We are famous for our liquid sunshine, and when it decides to come down, sometimes it feels like it’s never going... Read the rest of this entry »
December 25th, 2009 |
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Emily Knudsen posts
Mike McGinn is to be sworn in on January 4th as Seattle’s new mayor. But before he steps into office, he’s asking for your ideas for Seattle. For those of
us who didn’t make the outreach meetings, McGinn’s team has made participation easier... Read the rest of this entry »
December 21st, 2009 |
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Nathan Friend posts
Earlier this December I was part of a YMCA-sponsored forum on the environment. “Vision 2029” looked back on 20 years of the YMCA’s Earth Service Corps (YESC) and then forward to the next 20 as well.
Founded in 1989 by the Seattle Metrocenter YMCA, the YESC was meant to... Read the rest of this entry »
December 17th, 2009 |
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Eric Kocaja posts, Transportation
“Are you early or are you late?”
This is my favorite quote from a fellow bus rider. The humor, of course, comes from the notion that it would be absurd for any... Read the rest of this entry »
December 15th, 2009 |
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Being Green, Deanna Dukes posts
This is the first post in Deanna’s series, ”How to green your holidays.”

There are many different ways to have a lighter impact on the Earth this holiday season and one thing you can start with is your gifts.
Christmas... Read the rest of this entry »
December 11th, 2009 |
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Becky Selengut posts, Recipes, Sustainable seafood

Mucho thanks to Ashlyn Forshner for inspiring this recipe and taking this great pic.
No one likes to be a buzz kill.
Take a conversation on... Read the rest of this entry »
December 4th, 2009 |
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Ladd Smith posts, Landscaping, Soil Care
In my last post I talked about mycorrhizal fungi. The top points hit:
- Of all terrestrial plants, 95 percent form a relationship with a mycorrihizal fungi.
- The fungi’s mycelium (rootlike filaments) give the plants access to nutrients in hundreds... Read the rest of this entry »