My neighbor, Patrick, has a candidate for best hidden garden in Browne’s Addition. He lives in one of three old houses on my block that are all owned by the same landlord, so there’s a bizarre, unspoken commune agreement except with more showering. I told…
***Correction***I blame it on the lack of coffee, but, Futurewise’s Feast with Friends event is NEXT Wednesday, not this Wednesday. I apologize for any confusion. And now I'm left with figuring out another meal for Wednesday. was greeted by a cold, clean, and empty coffee…
As if September wasn't busy enough, we've decided to throw a good 'ol fashion 7vs7 competition into the mix - you know, to show everyone how great and easy it is to eat local. Five days, eating only food that comes from within a 100-mile…
As of tonight at midnight, our diets are going local. As in, we will be attempting to only eat food that has been grown or raised within a 100 mile radius of Spokane as part of the 7vs7 Locavore: 100 Mile Challenge. So if you…
Don’t let the title of the upcoming documentary fool you because credit is due to his wife, Michelle Conlin. Grist writes she “had no blog, book deal, or film project to send her on this journey of sacrifice and self-denial. What she had was a…
Much of the mainstream media noise followed the same path: Sen. Edward Kennedy was a tragic historic figure because his political success was overwhelmed by loss. There’s a truth to that, of course (and many of our generation were comically introduced to him through Mayor…
Below is a photo of a Vestas Wind Systems' wind turbine. With a 28 per cent market share, and more than 38,000 wind turbines installed, Vestas Wind Systems, a Danish company, is the world's leading manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. Vestas started…
When the new issue of Newsweek came featuring a shot of space and the words proclaiming, "In Search of ALIENS: NASA is out there looking and 24 other surprising things you need to know now", we were all but ready to settle into a fascinating…
The Hagadone's just got a thumbs down in their federal appeal of the planned expansion for the Marina Yacht Club on Blackwell Island, located where the lake flows into Spokane River. The Army Corps Of Engineers sent a comprehensive letter thankfully requiring more measures to…
Like a lot of good-intentioned objectives face during a tough economy, conservation efforts have certainly been met with increased trepidation. And by no means is this surprising. It just is what it is. But challenges are opportunities, and this Friday and Saturday at the Japanese…
“It is really astonishing that you could have an animal on the endangered species list at one point, and a bare five months later they’re being hunted." - Stephen Augustine, spokesman for the Sandpoint-based Northern Idaho Wolf AllianceLast week it was reported that the state…
There are several local groups, including Futurewise, The Lands Council, City of Spokane, Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC), Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction (CTR), Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), and the YMCA-YWCA looking at feasibility of a Summer Parkways event here in Spokane.Summer Parkways involve…
It’s getting close to that time again. Back to school is upon us and DTE agrees that getting older has its benefits when the yellow bus comes around. However, we are occasionally wistful for our university days. W.B Yeats said “education is not the filling…
If you've noticed a common theme carrying out across the diverse local blogosphere this week (here, here, here, here, here, and here), we applaud you for being so cognizant. And if you haven't noticed, don't worry, we don't expect you to have a Google Reader…
Find out what local experts think about the state of, and future of, Eastern Washington’s environmental laws. In a forum presented by the Spokane County Democrats, the Center for Justice and Gonzaga Law School, presenters will share their ideas on how to improve current policies.…
Come join DTE tomorrow as we'll be among the first cyclists to ride the new Children of the Sun Trail - a new bike/pedestrian trail incorporated into the new stretch of the North Spokane Corridor. The interesting thing about this new bike/pedestrian trail is that…
"The Science Barge is an urban sustainable farm, to show that we can grow food quite easily, quite inexpensively, using only alternative energies in an urban setting - the whole idea of urban agriculture is to get the people to think about where there food…
We know, we know. Everybody wants to hear more about the plastic bag debate but check out this item from CNN.com: Mexico City's thousands of stores went green Wednesday, as amended ordinances on solid waste now outlaw businesses from giving out thin plastic bags that…
Last Friday, DTE had the pleasure of covering a listening session on different interests finding common ground in the Colville National Forest, hosted by Sen. Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep Cathy McMorris-Rodgers. Much credit to keeping a sustainable forest management system is due to the…
For the last few weeks we've been a coalition of 2 supporters in favor of Seattle's Referendum 1, a proposed 20-cent charge for consumers who want to bring home a disposable paper or plastic shopping bag from convenience, drug and grocery stores. On Tuesday, that…
Good on ya Jon Snyder. And to all the City Council candidates, we applaud your hard work. But when it comes to their environmental views, you couldn’t have picked last night’s primary winners as more opposite. Nancy McLaughlin from District 3 won by a landslide,…
Bicycling and beer, two of DTE's favorite subjects. And each full moon, two factors that help define one of Spokane's finest organizations. So when we get stories, videos, or random bits of information passed our way about either one of the two, we like to…
Today, citizens of Seattle are voting on whether or not to approve a 20-cent charge for consumers who want to bring home a disposable paper or plastic shopping bag from convenience, drug and grocery stores. The move, which we here at Down To Earth have…
A while back we posted on the large-scale solar park which could find its home near Cle Elum, a sleepy little down in Central Washington which has more than 300 days of sunshine annually. Called the “Tenaway Solar Reserve,” it’s 400-acres in size and would…
Forty years ago a bunch of hippies and about half a million of their friends showed up on a dairy farm in New York state for three days of music. They left full of peace and love, having closed out one of the most tumultuous…
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