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Friday Quote: "Is coming out as childfree like coming out as gay?"
With the announcement of the world population reaching 7 billion, this article from Lisa Hyams seems more relevant than ever: As I've talked to and read about people coming to terms with their decisions not to have kids, the comparison Read more
Friday Quote: "Would a Washington state coal port mean a damn thing to the environment?"
- September 5, 2013
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People who back the idea of a coal port in Whatcom County have added a sophisticated new argument to their arsenal: They're not just saying "jobs." And they're not just saying, "If we don't ship coal to China, someone else Read more
Friday Quote: "Spitting in the face of the physical laws of the universe is a fool’s game. Mother Nature does not do bailouts, nor does she forgive stupidity."
- August 25, 2013
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Jules Gindraux, a longtime aquifer advocate, had a wonderful letter to the Coeur d’Alene Press recently regarding the BNSF refueling depot. The BNSF facility goes before a Kootenai County hearing examiner this evening for renewal of their conditional permit for Read more
Friday Quote: "Good Cop, Bad Cop – How The Police Became A Public Enemy"
- August 10, 2013
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Like many out there, the images of Occupy protesters facing police officers clad in riot gear brings back to mind the "Battle In Seattle" in 1999 during the World Trade Organization meetings. For some perspective, Grist interviewed the presiding police chief at Read more
Friday Quote: Richard Hugo at Cataldo
- June 11, 2013
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East Mission Flats, the Superfund cleanup storage site, is two miles west of Cataldo, north of Interstate 90 and across from the mission. It is a repository for the waste from the mining in Silver Valley. The site is adjacent Read more
Friday Quote: My exchange with Cathy McMorris Rodgers about gutting the EPA Smart Growth division
- March 27, 2013
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Thank you for contacting me regarding the FY 2012 Interior Appropriations Act. It is an honor to represent the people of Eastern Washington and I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Like you, I believe it is Read more
Friday Quote: A Coal Miner's Son In His Own Words
- October 31, 2011
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Wrapping up this week all things coal related on the blog, I thought it fitting to step back and finish with this from Roger Philpot's A Coal Miner's Son In His Own Words. Image courtesy of Roger Philpot Black lung Read more
Friday Quote: My letter to the organizers of the Spokane2Sandpoint relay race
- July 24, 2011
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Thanks for the email but I will be removing my name from your email list and will not be participating in the 2011 race. I found it appalling you stated there was little you could have done to prevent the Read more
Friday Quote: George Orwell
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Our civilization, pace Chesterton, is founded on coal, more completely than one realizes until one stops to think about it. The machines that keep us alive, and the machines that make machines, are all directly or indirectly dependent upon coal. Read more
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