Posted on August 25, 2009 by brandibratrude
From 350.org Dear friends, For once, this email isn’t asking you to do anything at all. It’s merely sharing the news–the amazing news–that arrived about 45 minutes ago at 350 headquarters. Rajendra Pachauri is the U.N.’s top climate scientist. He leads the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which every five years produces the authoritative [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Oregon’s job loss levels off After steep increases, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate — initially reported as 12.4 percent for May — leveled out at a revised 12.2 percent for that month and June. A separate employment survey also released [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Smart, sustainable, stylish Seattle? In an attempt to make denser town houses blend in with Craftsman bungalows, Seattle codes created a hybrid – half house and half high-rise – that satisfies no one. Architects who see the result as a [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2009 by brandibratrude
[REPOST from Sierra Club RAW photo credit] Issue #288 July 10, 2009 Conservative Jokers Attack ACES Josh Dorner In the two weeks after the historic House vote on a comprehensive clean energy and climate plan, conservatives and the far-right tea bag set have nearly self-immolated over what they see as the latest socialist plot to [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. World’s largest solar plant may be built in Cle Elum The sunny, Central Washington town of Cle Elum could be the site of the world’s largest solar power plant, if a Washington company makes good on plans announced Thursday. The [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Pharmacists can’t refuse Plan B pill, appeals court says Pharmacists are obliged to dispense the Plan B pill, even if they are personally opposed to the “morning after” contraceptive on religious grounds, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in a [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. WA traffic jams down, commutes speeding up Andrea Martin of Everett used to drive to work every day before she lost her job recently: “No money, no gas, no car,” she said. The economy and gas prices are two reasons [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Green jobs get boost in OR Oregon has been selected by the US Education Department to help develop a training curriculum for the new class of green jobs under a pilot program that could give a much-needed boost to the [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. A better bike share for Portland Once again Portland, Ore., is considering a bicycle sharing program, this time with user fees and better bikes. Think of it as a Zipcar with pedals. Oregonian 07/05/2009 2. Empty lot, anyone? The high-rise [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. A BC bridge, abridged for cars Vancouver’s experiment in bicycle-friendly commuting kicks off in less than three weeks, when cyclists will be able to safely pedal across Burrard Bridge — and commuting motorists will have to squeeze into the downtown [...]
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