The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now taking part in the "It Gets Better" project which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Founded by Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller - a Shadle Park High School grad, represent! - in response to suicides…
This just in: Due to the lip synching scandal at the Presidential inauguration, Beyonce is being replaced by Bob Dylan for the Super Bowl Half Time show. The song being used as promotion is "Running Out The Clock" off Dylan's underrated 80's gem Infidels. "Running…
It's that time again. Earth Day Spokane is beginning their planning process and the event doesn't happen without awesome volunteers like you. The event will take place on Main Avenue and organizers want to know what role do you want to play in this year’s…
Every so often the internet reveals some pretty amazing job opportunities. But this is tough to beat from Craigslist: Our firm needs 100 volunteers to attend and participate in a rally in front of the British Consulate/Embassy in Midtown Manhattan on the East Side on…
I’d felt strangely drawn to the Keystone XL. In the fall of 2011, when I fantasized about walking the length of the 1,700-mile proposed pipeline — that, if approved, will carry oil from the Tar Sands of Alberta to the Gulf Coast of Texas —…
When President Barack Obama gave his second inaugural address yesterday he seemed different. Perhaps emboldened after the election, he tipped the axis a bit towards a more powerful progressive embrace than I've seen in a while and he called for united action. In the "ask…
“We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity.” - Martin Luther King Jr. How would Dr. King's vision connect to climate change since it…
Interesting news from the Spokane River Forum, in case you didn't know: Last April, voters approved the Public Facilities District’s $65 million dollar project that includes developing 91,000 square feet of new space at the Spokane Convention Center. River access is part of the plan.…
I was so excited to see Spokane getting some statewide representation when the Bicycle Alliance of Washington hired Barb Chamberlain as their Executive Director last summer. Founded in 1987, the statewide bicycle advocacy organization works to grow bicycling and to create complete and healthy streets…
Northwest SEED are offering an introductory overview to the Solarize model for group purchase of solar PV in Washington on January 15 from 10am to 11am. Space is limited so reserve your Webinar seat now. Solarize Community Group Purchasing campaigns for solar PV have created…
It's the kind of report card I always dread: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases a state of the arctic. This year, the warmest year on record, yielded pretty failing results: A major finding of the Report Card 2012 is that numerous record-setting melting…
There's a fascinating report from Sightline called "Shifting In Reverse" that says high prices are lessening the appetite for gasoline in Washington and Oregon as residents are indeed using less. However, it's not just the cost at the pump. Social and technological changes as well…
NPR's "All Things Considered" has a featue on the coal export issue asking "is it morally wrong for U.S. to export coal?" Their report covers the seven public hearings in Washington that were held by the Army Corps Of Engineers. At those hearings, the Army…
Calling all Centennial Trail users: Here's a meeting you won't want to miss. The City of Spokane is conducting an open house to present seven preliminary alternatives to address a gap in the Centennial Trail as it crosses East Mission Avenue at North Perry Street.…
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