Check this map from Sightline about the most climate-friendly way to travel. This chart shows CO2 emissions by transportation mode and differences based on occupancy.

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The West Central Marketplace provides neighborhood access to a wide variety of locally produced goods and services, including farm-fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs grown within the West Central neighborhood. Managed by Project HOPE’s Riverfront Farm and Vinegar Flats Community Garden, the West Central Marketplace is…

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The coal train ride keeps getting bumpier. In case you missed it, there was a great train on the issue of coal trains in yesterday's Spokesman by Jan Hoem, chairman of Montana Elders for a Livable Tomorrow. This article came right after news of the…

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“Bicycle transportation is good for a lot of things—it’s healthy, it’s green, it’s quiet, it’s fun, it builds community. It also makes financial sense, and the magnitude of bicycling’s economic impact gets far less attention than it deserves. In the Bikenomics series, Elly Blue explores…

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Gary Snyder once said "more and more of us in the industrialized world are feeling a spiritual void, and coming to believe that moving away from consumerism and towards community may be an important step in recovering that nameless thing we've lost." But if money…

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Sustainable Works has a new home in Hillyard they're inviting you to an open house at the new location, 5315 N Market St. Drinks and food will be available and the event goes down Thursday, March 1st, 4:00pm-6:00pm. It's a great opportunity to check out…

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Rick Santorum has to be a favorite punching bag for environmentalists. After all, he made a big splash in Coeur d'Alene, telling a crowd "It turns out man made global warming wasn't climate science, it was political science." Here he is lying, once again, about…

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How exciting is this? “Our Natural Surroundings,” a photo contest we're co-sponsoring with REI Spokane is on and you can already view some really gorgeous submissions. Between now and Saturday, March 31, both businesses invite all amateur and pro photographers –plus everyone in between —…

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Musician and Bellingham native Kris Orlowski partners up with Climate Solutions to urge everyone to join the effort to Power Past Coal and stop coal export off the West Coast. Note the coal dust flurries at the 47 second mark.

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Here's an exciting summer opportunity that makes an impact: The Department of Ecology's Eastern Regional Office in Spokane plans to hire about 118 teens throughout Eastern Washington this summer to help clean up area roadsides, parks and recreation areas. Ecology Youth Corps (EYC) members also…

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Image by Natasha Loyd. Click here for larger view.

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Thank you for contacting me regarding coal export terminals. It is an honor to represent the people of Eastern Washington and I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Like you, I believe that we must protect our communities, the people…

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I'm a huge Werner Herzog fan. The German director is known for strange films about the power of nature, from Lessons Of Darkness - about the oil fires in Kuwait - to the harrowing Grizzly Man, and then Fitzcarraldo. The latter is about pulling a…

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He is sometimes referred to as a "pagan demi-god", even by himself, but I know him as Rick, a friend, an inspiration, and somebody to call and complain to because he often has the answer. In fact, he was the first person to take me…

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As part of Daniel Kline's Perennial Plate adventure, he stops to chat with some Native American farmers trying to change the food and work situation in their communities. Plagued with high poverty rates and little access to good food, they inspire in their efforts to…

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Green Acre Radio has an exciting feature on a new exhibit called "Particles and Half-Lives." It looks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation through the eyes of artists and poets inspired by the site. They shed a new and interesting light on the place that created…

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Critical update on the Keystone XL Pipeline: It's back with a vengeance! The Senate is expected this week to force construction of the dirty tar sands oil pipeline. Last month, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which TransCanada spent $1.3 million lobbying…

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Great news from Rebecca Bishop: The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC), a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, will host Dig It! The Secrets of Soil, an exhibition on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, on view February 4 - September 22, 2012.…

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I love the Sightline Instiute and their blog, The Daily Score. I frequently turn to their robust site for sustainability information. Yesterday, they covered the passage of the Complete Streets ordinance back in December. While I was disapointed the article didn't really focus on the…

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