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Down To Earth archive for Sept. 18, 2009

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 2009

Friday Quote II

“The Spokane River event is the biggest clean-up or work-oriented event taking place that we know of,” said Angelo. “You are to be congratulated!” - Mark Angelo, chair of the Rivers Institute at British Columbia Institute of Technology and a University of Montana graduate, founded…

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PARKing Day TODAY

Press release for Futurewise.org.Futurewise, Community Minded Enterprises Youth Sustainability Council, Local Artists, and Center for Justice To Participate in PARK(ing) Day 2009: Parking spaces around the globe to be temporarily reclaimed for people Spokane, WA September 18, 2009 — In cities around the globe today,…

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Making the grade

Congratulations to the University of Washington for being head of the class according to Greenopia's recent comprehensive environmental rating of 100 of the largest universities in the United States. Receiving 4 out of a possible 4 leafs were the University of Washington (for 4 LEED…

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Friday Quote 

"Reach for the stars. Although you will never touch them, if you reach hard enough, you will find that you get a little star dust on you in the process." Norm Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution, speaking at Texas A & M. R.I.P.

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