LouiseStonington

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Best of 2011: Would a Washington state coal port mean a damn thing to the environment?

Posted Fri, Dec 30, 11:39 p.m.

This article is like a discussion of who gets to sell the candy in a diabetic clinic. How much money the candy manufacturers make may be interesting to a few people, but it skips the main point. If we want to survive we need to follow basic health guidelines. People ...

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Solar cooking works, from sunny Brazil to Seattle

Posted Fri, Dec 30, 10:29 p.m.

My solar cooker made from two large computer boxes, foil, a black sheet metal tray, and a glass lid works beautifully in Seattle 8 months of the year, when the sun is higher in the sky, cooking chicken, cake, or vegetables in about twice the time it takes in a ...

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Rescuing the valleys: a new approach to flooding, endangered salmon, and crumbling dams

Posted Tue, Apr 12, 4:34 p.m.

“Questions, like flooding, drought, and salmon recovery are heightened by climate change.” The probable three foot sea level rise by mid century caused by our excessive use of fossil fuel certainly will ‘heighten’ flooding, so it’s nice to know that floodplains is being studied. I am curious about how a ...

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New York's bike lanes put Seattle 'sharrows' to shame

Posted Mon, Aug 23, 6:49 p.m.

We should have dedicated bicycle lanes throughout the city that are safe enough for children to bicycle to school. We have for too long been deprived of our freedom to travel safely without mechanization. Fewer cars means that we can bicycle to the store, walk to a restaurant, or ride ...

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