You’re an Expert ~ Share Your Tips! Know great ways to save water? Are you a tomato-growing wizard? This is your chance to share your best gardening tips in a short video to win prizes and help your fellow gardeners! Visit www.gardenhotline.org/videos for more information, including prize categories. Videos should not… [ Keep reading ]
Launched in early 2014, the Community Climate Forums are an opportunity for community organizations and residents to meet with City staff and leadership on a quarterly basis for in-depth conversations on Climate Action Plan implementation activities and other city- or community-led environmental initiatives. The second Community Climate Forum will be: Monday, 5/5… [ Keep reading ]
Washington Water Trust hosts the Seattle premiere of the 12th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival at the SIFF Cinema Uptown (501 Queen Anne Ave. N.) on April 24th. Prepare to be amazed, motivated, inspired and wowed by a number of carefully-selected films, including The Strong People, a powerful documentary… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray today released Moving the Needle, an environmental progress report that pulls together Seattle’s key environmental goals and reports on their progress and achievements. “Seattle has been an environmental leader for years, with many laudable environmental goals throughout the city’s offices and departments. Until now, these have all… [ Keep reading ]
Free and fun for the whole family, the NW Green Home Tour 2014 is a self-guided tour featuring 35 healthy and green new homes and remodels in the Seattle area and beyond. Get inspired by projects in all shades of green, from kitchen remodels to cutting-edge new homes. Learn how… [ Keep reading ]
Half of Seattle’s household greenhouse gas emissions are created in the areas of energy, transportation, diet choices and consumption habits. We know you’re all doing great work as individuals to reduce your footprint, but we are also fortunate to have so many community organizations out there promoting actions that address climate… [ Keep reading ]
For Earth Day this year, the City of Seattle and our partners invite you to participate in The Big Thing, an easy and fun way to show your commitment to our planet and our region’s health on Earth Day. Each of us has our own love and connection to Puget… [ Keep reading ]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 2014 rankings today for the top cities with ENERGY STAR-rated buildings. Seattle moved up the list from #17 in 2013 to #14 with a total of 127 buildings saving an estimated $23.6 million in energy costs (check out the map of the buildings with… [ Keep reading ]
Horizon House retirement community has made great strides in its efforts to lower its impact on the environment. The Conservation Committee works to find ways to save energy and other resources. Several years ago, one of the residents active on the committee asked her grandson Corey Weathers, a Principal at Catalyst 2030, to… [ Keep reading ]
[Reposted from the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) Building Connections blog.] DPD has implemented new requirements for Priority Green Expedited, a green building permitting incentive. In December 2013, DPD published the proposed changes and held an open house on the proposed changes on January 23, 2014. DPD received many comments… [ Keep reading ]
