On Monday, Mayor Mike McGinn presented his 2012 Proposed Budget to City Council. In spite of continued fiscal pressures, the Mayor’s commitment to environmental sustainability remains strong, and we’re happy to share the proposed budget would strengthen and expand work on the City’s environmental priorities in 2012. Here are just… [ Keep reading ]
The Trees for Neighborhoods program provides free trees, waterbags and training to Seattle residents who’d like more trees around their homes. The application period is still open for trees to plant in yards, and a variety of large trees is still available. Learn more at the Trees for Neighborhoods website. Healthy,… [ Keep reading ]
This week, Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin is at a conference in Växjö, Sweden, named the ‘Greenest City in Europe,’ representing North America. He is presenting Seattle’s best practices, key policies and community engagement efforts toward the City’s goal of Carbon Neutrality. Read the press release here. More info… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Public Library will host 17 workshops as part of the “Urban Self-Reliance” series in September and October at several Library locations. Learn how to live a more practical, sustainable life by growing and preserving your own food, using a bike as a healthy and economical means of transportation… [ Keep reading ]
Imagine a central energy plant that heats and cools multiple buildings – that’s district energy at its most basic. It’s an important strategy for increasing energy efficiency in Seattle and reaching our climate protection goals. It’s also complex and requires advance planning to identify the best opportunities in Seattle for… [ Keep reading ]
Did you know that the City’s current goal is to reach 70 percent recycling in the residential sector by 2025? Could we reach that goal by 2022 instead? Now’s your chance to let Seattle Public Utilities know what you think of the draft update to the Solid Waste Management Plan…. [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle could cut its per-capita greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30 percent by 2020 and up to 90 percent by 2050 by implementing an aggressive set of climate strategies in its transportation, building energy and waste sectors, a report commissioned by the City shows. Getting to Zero: A… [ Keep reading ]
The Trees for Neighborhoods program is happy to offer free trees to Seattle residents again this year. You can apply for up to four trees to plant in your yard (it is possible to plant in the parking strip, but you must let the program manager know to coordinate the required permit). There’s… [ Keep reading ]
The C40 is comprised of 40 of the world’s largest cities leading together on taking action to combat climate change. For the first time in history, half of the world’s people live in cities and roughly 12 percent of the world’s carbon emissions are produced in our metropolitan areas. This… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s urban forest is one of our most important assets – after all, we are the Emerald City. Our urban forest consists of all the trees in the city, including those along our streets, in our parks, and in our yards. Urban forests play an important role providing shelter to… [ Keep reading ]
