Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Worn Wear Campaign at Patagonia

Patagonia promotes sustainable resale with its new Worn Wear trade-in campaign.

07/08/2013 By Amanda Zurita

Critic's Notebook

Do You Know How to Order Fish in a Restaurant?

Now you will. How to dine responsibly on seafood, in four easy steps.

06/03/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Recycled

Blackbird Wants Your Pants

The Ballard shop wants your used raw denim—and they want to give you $40 in exchange.

02/14/2013 By Amanda Zurita

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Neighborhood Appreciation Day and an Anti-Gun Violence Vigil

Today's picks for civic nerds.

02/08/2013 By Katie Vincent

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Justice for the Jailed and a Homesteading Hoedown

Today's picks for civic nerds.

02/07/2013 By Katie Vincent

Retail Openings

Coming Soon: Green Eileen

Eileen Fisher's sustainable shop is opening in Seattle and offering in-store rewards in exchange for your gently used goods—and workshops for upcycling your more well-worn ones.

01/28/2013 By Amanda Zurita

Critic's Notebook

Is That Tuna or Escolar in Your Sushi?

Washington state is aiming legislation at fish-labeling fraud. It’s a bigger problem than you think.

01/28/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Retail News

H&M Global Recycling Program

H&M's new sustainability initiative allows shoppers to exchange used clothing for in-store discounts.

12/20/2012 By Amanda Zurita

Article

Anna and Geoff Martin, First-Generation Farmers

Ten years ago the Seattle Pacific grads set out to live sustainably. Now they’re working farmers, providing fruits, vegetables, and Thanksgiving turkeys to a thankful community.

10/09/2012 By Matthew Halverson

Arts & Culture

PARK(ing) Day Outside the Office

09/16/2011 By Lummy Lin

Driving

I-5 Loves the Electric Car

Charging stations open up electric travel to Canada and Portland.

07/14/2011 By Allison Williams

Books & Authors

A City on a Sustainable Hill

Three new books contend Seattle can still teach the world a green thing or two.

11/08/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Opinion

Portland vs. Seattle

09/29/2010 By Dan Bertolet

The C is for Crank

Redefining Self-Sufficiency

05/14/2010 By Erica C. Barnett

Eat this, not that

Sustainable Sushi: Mashiko says "Sayonara, unagi."

Plus three fish you should never order at the sushi bar, and what to eat instead.

08/19/2009 By Karen Quinn

Sustainability, dude

Restaurants Getting Greener

And not just for St. Patrick’s Day

03/06/2009 By Kathryn Robinson