Answer to energy needs: “Drill, baby, drill!”
To heck with wind, solar and waves -- let's get drilling for more oil and gas to solve our energy woes.
View ArticleGo see salmon in Seattle
Fall is here and sockeye, chum, coho and chinook salmon are returning to Northwest streams and easily viewed at multiple sites in Seattle and nearby areas.
View ArticleMcCain mum on environment, climate change
Bipartisan work on climate change had been a feather in John McCain's cap -- but it got no mention in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
View ArticleGlobal warming, not terrorism, shapes future
A new report from U.S. intelligence experts predicts that global warming, energy and water demands will shape our future -- including America's decreasing prominence.
View ArticleState sales tax dropped for fuel-efficient cars
Cars getting 40 mpg or better, or those using alternative fuels, will be exempt from Washington sales tax beginning in January.
View ArticleSustainable timber group joins lumber suit
The Forest Stewardship Council, a leader in approving eco-friendly timber operations, is joining environmental groups challenging a U.S.-Canadian timber deal.
View ArticlePalin stance on climate change is far right
VP candidate Sarah Palin is to the right of running mate John McCain on the causes of climate change.
View ArticleTeen girls tainted with dangerous chemicals
A study of teenage girls finds they're contaminated with chemicals from cosmetics that can disrupt hormone function and cause cancer.
View ArticleScientists urge strong protection of Sound
Prominent local scientists are urging strong actions as state leaders finalize a proposal to protect and recover Puget Sound.
View ArticleStronger toxic chemical regulations on horizon
Congress today heard testimony in favor of tightening the nation's prime chemical rules as Washington lawmakers go after bisphenol A (BPA) in kids' products
View ArticleScientists to again help in endangered species protections
The Obama administration is reexamining a late-breaking Bush policy that removed federal scientists from weighing in on endangered species protections
View ArticleEnvironment wants its own Web address: .eco
Al Gore and others are teaming up to lobby the ruler of the internet, AKA ICANN, to create a pro-environment domain: .eco
View ArticleClimate skeptics try to get on same page at NYC meeting
With Obama in office and the Dems running Congress, climate change skeptics met in New York in part to talk strategy.
View ArticleBusiness, utilities favor climate change bills in Olympia
Business and utility interests are largely pleased with climate change bills moving in Olympia
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