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 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 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 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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Posted on June 1, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. What one stimulus buck could do What if there were a way to simultaneously revive the flagging construction industry, slash energy use, and reduce carbon emissions using federal stimulus cash? Instead of green building showcases, one architect is turning to [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Climate change hitting poor in US hardest Climate change is disproportionately affecting the poor and minorities in the United States — a “climate gap” that will grow in coming decades unless policymakers intervene, according to a University of California study. [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Did BC’s New Democrats pick wrong fight with carbon tax? In a move that left the environmental wing of the party gasping for air, the NDP decided to exploit rural anger and oppose BC’s carbon tax shift, even though it [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by brandibratrude
photo credit Sightline Daily | Northwest News That Matters Top Picks of the Day 1. Free fall’s over, but where are we landing? Will the Obama administration’s apparent achievement in arresting an economic free fall yield a sustainable revival, creating millions of jobs? Or will federal spending amount to a pinata at a children’s birthday [...]
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