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Thumbnail for - Isn't it Weird That...
Mar 25, 2013
Opinion
Isn't it Weird That...
Some weird things we noticed about NIMBYs, the governor's climate change bill, and Columbia City.
By Josh Feit
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Mar 5, 2013
This Washington
Governor in the House, Promotes Climate Change Bill
Enthusiastic Inslee faces questions about government regulation from skeptical Republicans
By Carryn Vande Griend
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Aug 22, 2012
On Other Blogs
On Other Blogs Today: Livability, the Gov's Race, Akin, and More
Our daily roundup.
By Erica C. Barnett
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Mar 27, 2012
Opinion
Climate Plans Haven't Paid Off. So Why Are Greens Claiming "Success"?
Todd Myers, environmental director at the conservative Washington Policy Center think tank, argues that free-market solutions, not top-down climate plans, are the way to reduce greenhouse-gas...
By Todd Myers
Thumbnail for - Local Emission Reduction Targets Are Successful. So Why Trash Local Climate Action Plans?
Mar 12, 2012
Opinion
Local Emission Reduction Targets Are Successful. So Why Trash Local Climate Action Plans?
When the federal government failed to act on climate change, hundreds of cities stepped up to the challenge. Criticizing those cities for failing to magically fix climate change ignores the real...
By K.C. Golden
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May 14, 2010
The C is for Crank
Redefining Self-Sufficiency
At yesterday's Planning Commission retreat, in addition to making an off-the-cuff comment that Ballard is the new Capitol Hill (see my explanation for that remark here), I got into a discussion...
By Erica C. Barnett
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Apr 29, 2010
This Washington
Nine Years We Didn't Have
It took nine years of regulatory review before the federal government could manage to approve the nation's first offshore wind farm yesterday. Adjacent to the wind farm story on the home page of...
By Dan Bertolet
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Apr 25, 2010
Opinion
In Denial About Meat
Yesterday I was running around Pike/Pine with my 5-year old son (yes, kids are allowed on Capitol Hill) looking for something to eat, and we ended up at Po Dogs, the new hot dog joint on Union...
By Dan Bertolet
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Apr 23, 2010
Opinion
More Than The Tailpipe
Earlier this week, I questioned the sanity of pouring money into building roads when demand for oil will soon outstrip supply, not to mention that road transportation is the region's single...
By Dan Bertolet
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Apr 19, 2010
Opinion
Priorities
If you ever find yourself wondering why some folks seem to be so worked up about the need to reshape our cities to be less fossil fuel-dependent and never shut up about how spending billions on...
By Dan Bertolet
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