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Posted Thu, Feb 2, 2 a.m.
The game's up. Natural gas development on the East Coast is causing environmental destruction of countrysides, farmland, and communities. And that's without even getting into fracking.
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Posted Thu, Jan 19, noon
A loophole in Washington's groundwater laws means large-scale cattle operations like Eastern Washington's Easterday Ranches can deplete as much groundwater as they want -- no permit necessary.
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Posted Fri, Jan 6, 2 a.m.
Amidst a contentious round of rate-setting and strategic planning, the utility's respected chief financial officer takes another job.
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Posted Wed, Jan 4, 2 a.m.
A pesky little rider on the payroll tax cut extension has placed the Keystone XL pipeline decision back in the spotlight. Now it's up to environmentalists to pressure Obama not to approve the controversial project.
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Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.
Proponents of a coal port say fuel from here would be cleaner than what China would burn from domestic supplies. Opponents worry about the effects of any coal on the climate. But maybe our decision isn't that big a deal either way. Further: the economics of high-cost U.S. coal may be the real limiting factor.
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Posted Fri, Dec 30, 2 a.m.
In Washington wood smoke is now a leading cause of air pollution, leaving residents of Tacoma and other highly-polluted areas, literally, gasping for air.
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Posted Fri, Dec 23, 2 a.m.
Northeast Seattleites are cooking up momentum for a simple, cost-efficient technology that stops deforestation, greenhouse emissions, and lethal cookfire smoke. Why doesn't it get more respect elsewhere?
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Posted Fri, Dec 16, 12:04 p.m.
An approved natural gas import terminal in Coos Bay, Ore. has suddenly switched gears with a request to export natural gas to Asia. Some say that was their plan all along.
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Posted Fri, Dec 2, 2 a.m.
After an increasingly well organized fight by small ranchers and climate activists, the Obama administration has put a hold on approval of a controversial pipeline. For now, anyway.
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Posted Thu, Dec 1, 2 a.m.
Another fuel truck wrecks and gushes gasoline, this time on I-405. Double-walled tanks might prevent such spills, but don't hold your breath waiting for them.
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Posted Wed, Nov 2, 2 a.m.
The costs are high enough to require tax credits. But the legislature's record on the issue this year was one of misses rather than hits, even when lawmakers decided to do something.
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Posted Wed, Nov 2, 2 a.m.
At a time when dams are being torn down, a new hydro facility in Snohomish County is designed to provide renewable power and address climate change
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Posted Tue, Nov 1, 2 a.m.
Washington state's Condit and Elwha dam removals are getting attention. But no one has figured out a way to make the trend into a policy.
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Posted Mon, Oct 24, 2 a.m.
After a long negotiation process, the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River is coming down. Rather than viewing the process as a demolition, members of the Yakama tribe envision a rebirth of native foods and culture on the bottom of what is now Northwestern Lake.
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Posted Wed, Oct 12, 2 a.m.
An artist explores the city's sewers and tells us about the "aging beast" the lives beneath our feet, and the men and women who keep it alive, and keep us safe.
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Posted Wed, Oct 5, 2 a.m.
A new city ordinance requires managers of some 9,000 buildings to report their annual energy consumption to the city.
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Posted Tue, Sep 27, 2 a.m.
Scientists say the Elwha is the perfect test case for dam removal and restoration science. But that takes money, and experts worry that inadequate or curtailed funds for a full study of the effects on wildlife and fisheries could throw a wrench in their plans.
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Posted Wed, Sep 21, 2 a.m.
A new history of Hanford tells us about the motives, contradictions, and influences that shaped the "nuclear reservation" that has changed lives and re-shaped the world.
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Posted Fri, Sep 16, 2 a.m.
Faltering commitment and bad PR have given the green jobs movement a bad name. But the basic tenets of the plan - austerity and environmental preservation - could cut costs and add jobs across the country. Will U.S. politicians ever catch up with the realities of scarcity?
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Posted Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.
The West's oil, gas, and coal now are shipped more than ever through West Coast ports. China, and other growing countries, are becoming bigger and bigger owners of the energy and raw materials they want.
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A new autobiography takes readers through the life of environmental power-activist Tzeporah Berman, from the inside of a jail cell to the Hollywood red carpet, and highlights lessons learned in the world of negotiating.
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 15, 11 a.m. 2011
In the news today: Seattle's former transportation director gets serious about BART, Idahoans Internet access is WAY slower than yours, and British Columbia eyes the role of geothermal king of the world.
MOREPosted Wed, Sep 14, 11 a.m. 2011
In the news today: An unexpected Seattle-splitting redistricting proposal, D.C. Republicans' petty punishment of the National Labor Relations Board, and Montana's (slightly delayed) Roosevelt backlash.
MOREPosted Thu, Aug 11, 8:50 p.m. 2011
True, China can shop in other places for coal for its power plants, if Washington denies a coal port in Bellingham. But if we make the price of reliable coal cheaper, China will want to buy more and more coal and build more and more coal-fired plants.
MOREPosted Thu, Jul 28, 9:26 p.m. 2011
A proud son of Everett swings back at the latest insult, this one about how well Everett's bottled water lies on the exquisite stomachs of upmarket urban booksellers.
MOREPosted Tue, Jul 26, 3 p.m. 2011
She tells a Bellingham audience that the coal bound for China will be coming out of the Mountain states, but it's an open question whether the port will be in Washington or Canada.
MOREPosted Fri, Mar 18, 2 a.m. 2011
Some writers have addressed history. But as they well know, in the Northwest, nuclear issues are never really just about history.
MOREPosted Sat, Mar 5, 9 a.m. 2011
The demand for energy alternatives creates new jobs and opportunities. Students at Shoreline Community College are receiving training as hybrid-auto technicians.
MOREPosted Sat, Feb 26, 7 a.m. 2011
For all the changes in coal usage nationally and for all Washington state's access to other energy sources, the Evergreen state still has a big coal plant.
MOREPosted Thu, May 20, 2 a.m. 2010
Author Carl Safina, here to talk to People for Puget Sound, has seen big moments that provide environmental warnings, but we still rely heavily on fossil fuels.
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