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New column will inform, educate and help connect – Fri, 24 Apr 2009 PST
Any day of the week, any season of the year, it’s all too easy to find examples of environmental pollution. Look at any roadway, and you’ll most likely find it sprinkled with litter, or watch the water running off pavement Read more
City Parcel cleanup a poster child for Ecology’s attack on PCBs – Fri, 18 Dec 2009 PST
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When heavy equipment rolled into a toxics cleanup site in east Spokane last June to obliterate a building that used to house City Parcel, workers found more than they bargained for. Knocking over the 18,400 square foot building exposed three Read more
Reforestation – Mon, 09 Mar 2009 PST
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We’re not sure if this is material for the record books, but maybe it should be. DownToEarthNW.com: Green Minute stories Read more
City Parcel cleanup a poster child for Ecology’s attack on PCBs – Fri, 18 Dec 2009 PST
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When heavy equipment rolled into a toxics cleanup site in east Spokane last June to obliterate a building that used to house City Parcel, workers found more than they bargained for. Knocking over the 18,400 square foot building exposed three Read more
Green Venture Capital – Mon, 20 Apr 2009 PST
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The amount of money that venture capitalists risk on new ideas has been rising steadily over the last decade; however, it’s no surprise that with a worldwide recession, overall investment levels are dropping. DownToEarthNW.com: Green Minute stories Read more
City Parcel cleanup a poster child for Ecology’s attack on PCBs – Fri, 18 Dec 2009 PST
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When heavy equipment rolled into a toxics cleanup site in east Spokane last June to obliterate a building that used to house City Parcel, workers found more than they bargained for. Knocking over the 18,400 square foot building exposed three Read more
Solar All Over – Tue, 17 Mar 2009 PST
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Two stories from Europe underscore how the move toward alternative energy is finding its way into some unexpected places. DownToEarthNW.com: Green Minute stories Read more
Greener Plastic Bags – Thu, 19 Feb 2009 PST
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Biodegradable Plastic Bags DownToEarthNW.com: Green Minute stories Read more
Spray-on Power – Thu, 08 Jan 2009 PST
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Cheap and inexhaustible electricity production remains one of the Holy Grails of the green movement, with solar running neck and neck with wind in its ability to inspire innovation. Here’s an example: Conventional solar cells are made of silicon, a Read more
Are we REALLY running out of water? – Fri, 25 Dec 2009 PST
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The other day, walking with an intelligent, well-informed friend, I happened to mention that Washington is having real water supply problems. She was dumbfounded, unaware that all the talk about water conservation was actually more than just environmental rhetoric. DownToEarthNW.com: Read more