World Habitat Day, Oct. 5

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Sightline Daily top picks 07/14/2009

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 [...]

Sightline Daily top picks 07/13/2009

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 [...]

Conservative Jokers Attack ACES

[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 [...]

Sightline Daily top picks 07/10/2009

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 [...]

New Agriculture Guide Website

From Agriculture Guide Through the information that Agriculture Guide dispenses to the public, my intent is to educate the public on all matters related to organic farming and gardening in order to offer the skill sets and background necessary to create a more self-sufficient world. Rather than offering solely academic resources — as oftentimes too [...]

Sightline Daily top picks 07/09/2009

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 [...]

Today Marks Our 100th Coal Plant Unplugged!

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Northwesterners Using Less Gasoline

From Sightline Institute New Sightline Report: Northwesterners Using Less Gasoline Last week, Sightline released a new analysis of gasoline consumption in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Read the report, Easing Off the Gas, on our website. Here are some of the findings: Gasoline consumption is down: Per-capita gasoline consumption has fallen eight out of the last [...]

Sightline Daily top picks 07/08/2009

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 [...]