VICE News always has the best online documentaries and their latest on crude oil trains is a must-see feature. Titled Bomb Trains: The Crude Gamble of Oil by Rail, this 23-minute-long documentary investigates the explosive oil trains that regularly run from the Bakken shale to…
With the recent indecision about what to do with the downtown plaza, it's due time to get real about transit in Spokane. That's why I'm excited this antipicpated event is upon us: Futurewise and Spokane Transit Authority have teamed up to celebrate the launch of…
The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) just upped the bike map game for us. Instead of printing hardcopy maps, they created an interactive online map, which can be taken anywhere, as long as you have a mobile device. The 2014 Spokane Regional Bike Map…
Get ready for some nature ogling. I'll let Shawn Reeder, who made this insanely gorgeous video, take it away: "Yosemite, the High Sierra, and the Eastern Sierra are some of the most beautiful places on earth. Ever since I serendipitously won a trip to Yosemite…
Lots and lots of parking lots. That has been a major issue in Spokane as historic buildings have been razed in the past - just look back to the Spokesman's "Then & Now" on the Rookery Block. We know they create economic dead zones but…
The City Of Spokane is launching an exciting new grant program called Greening Neighborhoods Grant Program, which will offer a $10,000 incentive as part of the Forest Spokane initiative. Neighborhoods that want to participate are being asked to identify locations suitable for planting trees, shrubs,…
Big news out of the Center for Justice as they have announced the hiring of the new Spokane Riverkeeper: Jerry White. White will be replacing our dear friend Bart Mihailovich, who recently accepted a position with the International Waterkeeper Alliance. Born in Corvallis, Oregon, near…
I was a big fan of the LEGO movie but Greenpeace just took it to the next level. They launched a brutal ad that calls for Lego to end its partnership with Shell by using the toys to demonstrate the dangers of an oil spill.…
Is it hot enough for ya? The City of Spokane Water Department is offering tips to citizens on how to keep a green lawn while holding down the cost of their water bills. “Citizens can maintain their lawns and landscaping without extensive watering, even…
I'm not making this up: Since 1898, Mackinac Island, located just offshore of mainland Michagan, in Lake Huron, has banned cars. When cars first began to appear on their quiet roads, they were referred to as "mechanical monsters," and the local council took action. To…
I've talked a little bit about the tiny house movement but this 204 square foot, eco-friendly house takes the cake. Check this cool tour first seen on Treehugger.
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