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Mayor McGinn Talks Climate & Carbon on NPR

Mayor McGinn on NPR on Friday, June 14.

OSE’s Bike to Work Team Saves 890 Pounds of Carbon Pollution

In this year’s record-breaking Bike to Work Challenge, nearly 15,000 riders from 1,870 teams pedaled for over 1.7 million miles! The Office of Sustainability and Environment’s (OSE) 8-member team (40% of the office participating) biked more than 900 miles total (the distance from Seattle to Fresno, CA) and finished in… [ Keep reading ]

Experience the Cedar River Watershed this Summer

Join SPU this summer for a variety of guided and self-guided programs, and discover Cedar River Watershed Education Center, near North Bend. The Cedar River Watershed Education Center is a regional education facility created as a gathering place to connect people with the source of their water. Nestled above the… [ Keep reading ]

New Pilot Unlocks Deep Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Program builds on 100 years of leadership at Seattle City Light SEATTLE — For the first time, an electric utility is testing a 20-year model to purchase metered energy efficiency savings. The agreement between Seattle City Light and the Bullitt Foundation is designed to make deep energy efficiency in new… [ Keep reading ]

Council expands access to healthy food for food stamp enrollees

Seattle – Seattle City Council adopted a budget amendment to add funding to the Fresh Bucks program today, which doubles the value of food stamp benefits when used to purchase fresh food at Seattle farmers markets. The Fresh Bucks program began as a pilot project in 2012, serving only 7… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle developing plan to protect local waterways

(re-posted from SPU’s blog) Public offered chance for input, May 20–June 20 Every year, rain washes millions of gallons of raw sewage and untreated stormwater into Seattle’s waterways. In 2012, this happened hundreds of times, releasing 154 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater. These overflows happen because many Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

Technical Advisory Group to Advise City on Emerging Green Building Technologies

SEATTLE — Seattle City Council created a Green Building Technical Advisory Group  (TAG) today to advise the City on its Living Building and Seattle Deep Green pilot programs. The TAG will advise the City on policies related to emerging green building technology and will also provide comment on actual proposals… [ Keep reading ]

Ballard Summer Streets and Bike to Work Celebration May 31

Tell your neighbors, tell your friends! Friday, May 31 is a party in Ballard! This free event opens the city’s largest public space – its streets – so people can walk, bike, roll, run, skip and shop – without having to watch out for cars! Summer Streets is partnering with… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Pledges to Recycle Electronics Responsibly

re-posted from  At Your Service Stewardship program prevents environmental and health hazards in developing nations The City of Seattle has joined a growing group of public agencies and private companies that have become E-Stewards Enterprises, guaranteeing that electronic waste from city activities will not be exported to developing nations where crude… [ Keep reading ]

Walking, Biking, Riding News

The month of May is passing quickly and a lot of folks have been participating in the Bike to Work Commute Challenge (way to go!). Lots of other great opportunities are coming up to keep the momentum going. Have you heard about Seattle Neighborhood Greenways? It’s a growing volunteer coalition… [ Keep reading ]