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Community Power Works Now in Your Neighborhood

Community Power Works (CPW), a City of Seattle energy efficiency initiative to weatherize buildings and help grow a sustainable source of green jobs through energy upgrades, is now serving homes throughout the City of Seattle. The CPW for Home program is one of six programs operated by Community Power Works… [ Keep reading ]

Brown Bag on the Seattle Climate Action Plan

The Office of Sustainability & Environment is partnering with Futurewise and Councilmember Mike O’Brien on a series of brownbag events around the Seattle Climate Action plan.  The next one is Thursday, January 26, 12:00 – 1:30 pm at GGLO’s Space at the Steps. Brownbag: “Healthy Communities: Saving Families Money at… [ Keep reading ]

Energy Disclosure Workshops

April 1 2012 is the deadline for building owners to comply with Seattle’s new energy benchmarking and reporting ordinance.  Seattle is offering a free workshop for building owners and property managers to help support their compliance efforts. The workshop is from 8 am to noon and is offered on the… [ Keep reading ]

Councilmember Richard Conlin Blogging about Carbon Neutrality

The latest installment in Councilmember Richard Conlin’s blog posts about carbon neutrality. Click here to read the whole post.

Seattle’s Green Building EVOLUTION

The City Green Building team takes an exciting new step in 2012. Beginning in January, part of the “green team” will join forces with the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE). Staff focused on policy development will become part of OSE, and those focused on green codes and permitting will… [ Keep reading ]

City Council Unanimously Votes to Ban Plastic Carry Out Bags

The plastic bag ban will go into effect on July 1, 2012.  The new ordinance still allows plastic bags for produce, bulk foods and meat. Low-income residents on food assistance would be exempt from the fee. Read the full City Council press release here.

Reminder: Most Holiday Items Can Be Recycled or Composted!

Quick reminder about everything that can and should be recycled this holiday season.  If your bin is full, you can still put out additional recycling materials right next to your bin. There is no charge!

Seattle’s Low-Carbon Future: How Should We Get There?

The Office of Sustainability & Environment is updating the Seattle Climate Action Plan this year. The plan will lay out a roadmap for how Seattle can become a carbon neutral city by the year 2050 and include strategies identifying how we can reduce our greenhouse gases in the transportation, building… [ Keep reading ]

10 Tips to Reduce Food Waste During the Holidays

The Climate Progress blog has a great post on how you can reduce food waste during the holidays. In many cases, the tactics you take to reduce food waste are also the same tactics that nutritionists recommend to help you control your diet. It’s a win-win for folks!

National League of Cities Follows Seattle’s Lead and Adopts Farm Bill Resolution

SEATTLE – The National League of Cities (NLC) passed a far-reaching resolution, “Supporting Healthy Food, Public Health, and Sustainability Practices in the 2012 Farm Bill,” calling for a new Federal Farm Bill that emphasizes supporting regional food systems, healthy food, sustainable agriculture, and social justice for farmers and farm workers…. [ Keep reading ]