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October 31, 2007: Headlines

A classic Seattle start-up story: Flexcar

Posted Wed, Oct 31, 7 p.m.

Neil Peterson, the man who built the downtown Metro bus tunnel, recounts how he got the disruptive idea for urban car-sharing and built a little company, which is now part of a nationwide firm.

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Confab in Seattle: cities on the carbon-cutting edge

Posted Wed, Oct 31, 5 a.m.

Mayor Greg Nickels, who's become nationally known for leading a movement of municipalities to where the federal government won't go, will be in the spotlight this week as some 100 mayors discuss global warming. His own act so far will be tough to follow. It's not going to be easy being greener.

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The 20-year war over Hanford clean-up

Posted Wed, Oct 31, 5 a.m.

So much nuclear waste to dispose of and so many barriers – technical, political, and legal. Here's an update on where things stand at the federal reservation in Washington. The solutions – glassification of radioactive waste, fast-reactor processing of spent nuclear fuel, and shipment to permanent burial in Nevada – are all encountering hurdles to progress.

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