Create your own park this September 20 from 9AM to 3PM! PARK(ing) Day happens every third Friday in September and is an opportunity for artists, activists, and community members to temporarily make parking spaces into parks. The event raises awareness about important issues like creating a walkable, livable, healthy city…. [ Keep reading ]
Bringing the Power of Solar to your Neighborhood If you live in central or southeast Seattle and have been thinking about installing a solar system on your home or small business, this program is for you! Solarize Seattle: Central/Southeast offers an exciting solar group purchase program for residents of central and southeast… [ Keep reading ]
Seattleites of all ages have a fun way to learn how to save water around their homes. Play the Water Busters game and put your knowledge to the test. Don’t let high water bills soak you. When you play Water Busters, you find areas around the house where you can save water, money,… [ Keep reading ]
The Horizon House retirement community takes conservation seriously. Many of the 595 residents grew up in the depression era and know a thing or two about making every penny count. That ethic helped guide the community to become the greenest retirement home in the state. Working together, residents, building managers, energy efficiency… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s 2012 Annual Report is now available online, highlighting the municipally owned utility’s accomplishments for the year, starting with adoption of its first six-year Strategic Plan. “2012 was a standout year for Seattle City Light,” General Manager and CEO Jorge Carrasco said. “The Strategic Plan is a blueprint for continuing… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Parks Foundation, Green Seattle Partnership, EarthCorps and six corporate sponsors, including REI, have teamed up to host Love Parks Day on Friday, July 26, at Lincoln Park. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers will clean the park and remove invasive vegetation species. The goal… [ Keep reading ]
The King County Executive Office is calling for nominations for the 2013 King County Small Business Awards, celebrating the growing and diverse number of small businesses that make King County their home. To be eligible for any of the awards above, a business must: Be located in King County Have 50… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle is seeking qualified candidates to fill 10 positions in the new Living Building and Deep Green Pilot Technical Advisory Group to be formed by August 31 of this year. The deadline for submitting an application is July 19, 2013. One can download an application form here. To apply,… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE – Building on a successful pilot in 2012, the City of Seattle—in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, The Seattle Foundation, and seventeen farmers markets and farm stands around Seattle—has launched an expanded Fresh Bucks program that will run from July through October 2013. Fresh Bucks doubles the value of produce… [ Keep reading ]
This Summer, Seattle Seattle City Light is challenging customers to a put an energy saving spin on their most creative, tasty recipes. The “Cookin’ with Kilowatts” contest asks customer to create or use an original recipe that they would typically bake in an oven or on a stovetop and use a… [ Keep reading ]
