American Forests Names Seattle One of the 10 Best U.S. Cities for Urban Forests WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 5, 2013 — When it comes to a commitment to care for greenspaces in the nation’s leading cities, conservation organization American Forests has found that Seattle is doing much better than others. Through… [ Keep reading ]
87% of Seattle’s Large Buildings Now Tracking & Reporting Energy Use to City Data will help City and owners cut energy waste and reduce costs SEATTLE – The vast majority of large building owners and managers in Seattle are now tracking and reporting building energy performance to the City under… [ Keep reading ]
Help the City prioritize near-term actions to reduce the carbon footprint of our transportation system. Tuesday, Feb 6, 6:30 – 8:00 pm Seattle City Hall, Boards & Commissions Room Join us for a panel discussion featuring: Rob Johnson, Transportation Choices Coalition & Green Ribbon Commission member David Cutler, Seattle Planning… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Hall Open House Saturday, April 6, 10 – 2 pm 601 Fifth Ave – enter via 5th Ave doors Learn more about your city government. Chat up city staff, elected officials. Tour city hall offices. Family friendly event with food, entertainment, and adoptable dogs and critters. More info… [ Keep reading ]
Need to comply with Seattle’s energy benchmarking law for buildings? Attend a free workshop on next Wednesday (2/6) from 9am – 12pm. Buildings larger than 20K SF are due April 1st. Details at www.seattle.gov/energybenchmarking
A special meeting of the Energy and Environment Committee – focused on some of the energy recommendations for the Seattle Climate Action Plan. 6 – 8 pm, Yesler Community Center 917 E. Yesler Way Presenters: Brian Geller, 2030 District Aaron Fairchild, Green Canopy Homes Michael Woo, Got Green Christie Baumel,… [ Keep reading ]
Learn how to bring your nonresidential and multifamily buildings into compliance with Seattle’s energy use reporting ordinance. All buildings larger than 20,000 square feet are due to report their 2012 energy use before April 1, 2013. Free workshops are offered at Mary Gates Hall on the University of Washington Campus…. [ Keep reading ]
From the Union of Concerned Scientists Website: WASHINGTON (January 11, 2013) – The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released its draft National Climate Assessment today, just a week after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the United States experienced its warmest year on record. The report is the… [ Keep reading ]
If you were of fan of School House Rock, check out this incredibly catchy video that celebrates what’s great about our community but also reminds us there is so much more we can do to BE GREEN. (Including providing feedback to the Seattle Climate Action Plan). OSE collaborated with Seattle’s own… [ Keep reading ]
Dr. Howard Frumkin, Dean of the UW School of Public Health and a member of the Seattle Green Ribbon Commission wrote an opinion piece that ran in the Seattle Times – making clear the connection between public health and climate change – as well as what we can do about it in… [ Keep reading ]
