Environment How the West’s divided electric grid slows green growth A hodgepodge of utilities run the West’s electrical grid. Will billions in federal funding help them get along? by Peter Fairley InvestigateWest / August 25, 2021
Environment How strengthening the PNW’s electrical grid could end up doing harm A proposal to lay cables beneath the Columbia River is met with skepticism from an Indigenous activist and the river’s advocates. by Peter Fairley InvestigateWest / July 22, 2021
Environment Rare butterflies in a war zone The land around Ft. Lewis, or just "off post," as those in the military refer to it, has two competing identities. First and foremost, it has been set aside and used for decades as a training ground... by Lisa Brunette / May 20, 2008
Environment A tree falls in Oregon The giant Sitka spruce tree of Klootchy Creek Park in Oregon. by Lisa Brunette / December 9, 2007
Tech Readers riff on Russell Investments and Tacoma's aroma Russell world headquarters in Tacoma, with Mt. Rainier in the background. (Russell Investments) by Lisa Brunette / March 10, 2008
Culture 11-7: Northwesterners cut gasoline consumption 11 percent in seven years Clark Williams-Derry, research director of Sightline Institute. by Lisa Brunette / April 17, 2008
Environment The truth about free toilets I saw a post on the Seattle Weekly's blog that really got me going, as it promised free, energy efficient toilets from the city of Seattle. by Lisa Brunette / April 11, 2008
Politics Please pass the (road) salt A Seattle Department of Transportation snowplow. by Lisa Brunette / December 24, 2008
Politics Why Palin, why now Everyone's trying to figure out whether or not Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's pick for vice presidential running mate, has experience. As far as election strategy goes, it doesn't matter that... by Lisa Brunette / August 29, 2008