Hundreds of millions of gallons of polluted water from rain storms (“stormwater”) flow into Seattle’s creeks, lakes, and Puget Sound every year – runoff that contains bacteria from sewage overflows and toxins like petro-chemicals, pesticides, and heavy metals from our yards and cars. “Green stormwater infrastructure” (GSI) helps prevent this… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle – Councilmember Richard Conlin has been honored as a “Sustainability Trailblazer” by the Seattle-based Sustainable Path Foundation. The Foundation recognized Councilmember Conlin’s commitment to sustainability through his accomplishments, including his creation of the Zero Waste Strategy, the Local Food Initiative and his shepherding of 37 neighborhood plans through the… [ Keep reading ]
Have an idea that you think might be a good community climate project? Come learn more about the kinds of projects that OSE is interested in supporting at our Community Climate Projects Info Session. Tuesday, March 26 6:30 – 8:00 pm Seattle City Hall – 601 Fifth Ave (enter through… [ Keep reading ]
Local Irish Pub Mulleady’s recently signed up to receive an energy upgrade through the City’s energy efficiency upgrade program, Community Power Works. Magnolia business owner Travis Stanley Jones runs Mulleady’s Irish Pub on tight margins, and he has managed to stay mostly in the black through the long economic downturn. However, one nagging… [ Keep reading ]
From the Seattle Channel’s blog… DAILY SHORT: Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Happy first day of spring! With the changing of seasons, the fresh blooms popping up on trees and in the ground and longer days, it means only one thing: time for a little spring cleaning. At least, that’s the feeling… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment is awarding 4 to 6 contracts for community groups and neighborhood organizations for projects that engage the community in reducing climate impacts. We are interested in supporting efforts that will help people reduce the climate impacts of personal and household choices in one… [ Keep reading ]
The Urban Forestry Commission celebrated its third year anniversary with continued focus on improving and growing Seattle’s urban forest. The Commission just released their 2012 Annual Report. In 2012 the Commission focused considerable attention on the Department of Planning and Development’s proposed new tree regulations for private property and the… [ Keep reading ]
From the SPU blog, At Your Service Only 50 years ago, we hardly used plastics. How did they go from being rare to being everywhere? Plastics Unwrapped, a new exhibit from the Burke Museum, explores how material culture was changed—rapidly and perhaps permanently—by plastics. Learn what life was like before… [ Keep reading ]
Hosted by Northwest EcoBuilding Guild and Built Green the 2013 Green Home Tour features a self-guided excursion to view 25+ local, healthy, and green new homes, remodels, and energy retrofits in the Seattle area, on Bainbridge Island, and on the Eastside. Discover green building strategies that work from projects in… [ Keep reading ]
Compost Days Starts March 15 Thanks to residents like you, Seattle diverted more than 125,000 tons of leftover food and yard waste from the landfill through composting. As a way to thank you, Seattle Public Utilities and Cedar Grove are including a coupon for a free bag of compost when… [ Keep reading ]
