The distribution of phone books has been targeted by environmentalists and others in much of the world: This Flickr photo from Australia has a caption mocking paper phone books.
The Redmond company makes products here but records software sales to PC makers and high-volume customers through an operation in Nevada, where there is no corporate tax. So Washington is missing out...
The site, which solicits donations for stories proposed by journalists, has expanded to Seattle from the Bay Area and Los Angeles. It opened shop today.