Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Down To Earth archive for April 15, 2011

FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2011


Gulf residents march 1,200 miles to congress

Almost one year after the BP spill and residents in the gulf are still dealing with the effects, their concerns ignored - all the while politicians fight for more drilling. Now, a courageous group of residents and activists walked from Louisiana for Washington to protest…

Continue reading this post »


This is mountaintop removal mining 

Earlier in the week I posted NASA photos of mountaintop removal mining but you have to see this clip, narrated by Susan Sarandon, from the Rainforest Action Network to get the full picture. It really is an American tragedy. Did you know that mountain top…

Continue reading this post »

Down To Earth

The DTE blog is committed to reporting and sharing environmental news and sustainability information from across the Inland Northwest.