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August 25, 2008: Headlines
The greening of Greg Nickels
Posted Mon, Aug 25, 4 a.m.
Seattle Mayor Nickels' Climate Action Plan brought him global glory as "America's green mayor." But is it civic transformation or eco-opportunism? Or how about both?
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Paying for our growing pains
Posted Mon, Aug 25, 4 a.m.
The Growth Management Act serves as a tug-of-war between environmentalists and property-rights advocates, who disagree over rules governing wetland buffers and vegetation removal, and so far, the environmentalists are losing the contest. But it's more complicated than that. Opponents of strict provisions on rural areas say they shouldn't have to pay for the environmental sins of the cities.
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