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July 22, 2008: Headlines

Presto! A Seattle parks levy!

Posted Tue, Jul 22, 5 p.m.

In the man-bites-dog department, we have a City Council deciding to defy Mayor Greg Nickels and put a parks levy on the fall ballot. Here's how something that "never happens" actually happened.

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A better environment for a UW College of the Environment

Posted Tue, Jul 22, 11 a.m.

Don't make a megalith, advises a prominent expert in forestry. Instead, think of a virtual environment with porous walls and many disciplines. The result could put the University of Washington in the lead for solving the world's environmental problems.

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A building worthy of greenery

Posted Tue, Jul 22, 5 a.m.

Vancouver's in-city oasis, VanDusen Botanical Garden, hopes to go green big-time with a $23 million visitor center that could be the region's first structure to meet the most rigid sustainability standards.

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