Help others save energy and reduce their carbon footprints! Draw a poster of your idea for how to save energy and enter it into Seattle City Light’s Calendar Contest. The contest is open to students in grades 3-6. The entry deadline is Oct. 12. The 12 winning energy-saving tips will… [ Keep reading ]
Systems change specialist Bob Doppelt discusses his new book “FROM ME TO WE: The Five Transformational Commitments Required to Rescue the Planet, Your Organization and Your Life” on Friday, October 12, 12:00-1:30 pm in the Boards and Commissions Room 1280 at Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave., Seattle. Doppelt integrates… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Sustainable Sites Initiative opened the final public review of the SITES Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks. This new site and landscape certification system, modeled on and collaborative with LEED, will go live in 2013. Your comments are welcome. The initiative group would like to ensure the proposed set of… [ Keep reading ]
The 9th annual Sustainable Ballard Festival is Sunday, September 30, at Ballard Commons Park. It’s a daylong celebration of community and everything “green,” sustainable, wholesome and fun. This year the festival highlights green building and transportation choices. Festival goers will be able to learn about money-saving solar installations, rain gardens and cisterns; test-drive electric… [ Keep reading ]
Just as the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair focused on innovation and the future, the Seattle Center’s 50th anniversary celebration devotes the month of September to Commerce and the Innovation Economy. Highlights include the Women in Innovation Summit 2012 on September 22, cultural exchange tours and a career discovery day. Find out more… [ Keep reading ]
A new proposal extends the reporting deadline for non-residential & multifamily buildings 20,000 to 49,999 SF to April 1, 2013 and makes reporting voluntary for buildings less than 20,000 SF. Multifamily buildings 50,000 SF or greater are still due on October 1, 2012. Learn more on our website.
Seattle Parks and Recreation is in the midst of a fact finding process to develop a strategic direction for the future “Parks Legacy Plan.” The plan will address the following questions: – Are Parks resources deployed in the most effective manner? – Which facilities and parks get the… [ Keep reading ]
The Urban Forest Management Plan is currently being updated and we are accepting public comment until October 1, 2012. View/download the the draft plan here. In order to maximize the benfits of trees within Seattle, the City has engaged in an effort led by the Urban Forest Interdepartmental Team to… [ Keep reading ]
With some food prices likely to go up next year as a result of this summer’s drought, now is a good time to start thinking about how to stretch your food dollar but still provide your family with healthy, nutritious food. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) just released a new… [ Keep reading ]
Compact neighborhoods that are connected by walking, biking, and transit can reduce obesity and heart disease. At the same time, ending dependence on Big Oil will stop pollution of our air and water. On Wednesday, August 22, Futurewise along with the Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment, are presenting a… [ Keep reading ]
