AltWeeklies Wire
Biodiesel Blows Up, but Not in a Good Waynew
Interest in biofuels has sank, a drag for one Seattle start-up called Imperium Renewables, which built a gigantic biofuel-production plant in Grays Harbor County. Earlier this year, the company laid off most of its staff at the plant... and on Wed., Dec. 2, there was a massive explosion there.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
12-14-2009 |
Environment
Want to Know Why Seattle's 'Tree Canopy' is Disappearing?new
Just take a look at what's happening in North Seattle.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Recycling's Own Boxer/Briefs Debatenew
The industry is split on the merits of separating versus "single stream."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
02-25-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle's E-Waste Conundrumnew
Our new state e-waste law won't go into effect for another year. It's a complicated scheme in which industry will take back its wares, at no cost to the consumer, via the Washington Material Management and Financing Authority.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
When It Comes to Biodiesel, How Pure Is Too Pure?new
Enviros cry foul at Ford's pump-perplexing warranty policy.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
10-22-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
CleanScapes Hopes to Monitor Your Recyclingnew
The company's founder wants to bring the equivalent of the red-light camera to your front curb. Just as the traffic camera captures you running through a stoplight, CleanScapes' incriminating photos would catch you improperly disposing of a milk carton.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
10-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
More Undersea Explosions Coming to Washington?new
Environmentalists -- some already mulling a lawsuit for underwater tests -- say a new Navy plan poses a broader risk to Puget Sound and its marine life.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle Recycles, but Its Investments Aren't Too Greennew
Retirement portfolio, $2 billion deep, isn't earmarked for socially conscious companies.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Seattle Wants You to 'Green Up' by Paying Extranew
Is this ecologically sound or a waste of good intentions?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Should It Matter Where Your Biodiesel Comes From?new
As Seattle's biodiesel industry prepares to explode, a pioneer throws down the ethical gauntlet.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
07-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
After Adding a Hybrid, the Mayor Gulps Even More Gasnew
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels has two cars at his disposal, including a Ford Explorer.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
One Crude Dudenew
With Big Oil reeling from the Prudhoe Bay shutdown, Chuck Hamel can finally say "I told you so."
Seattle Weekly |
Tony Hopfinger |
08-23-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Rat Patrolnew
From the trailer parks to the sewers, public-health workers are on the job, teaching people to be smarter than rats.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
08-09-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Warm Globally, Act Locallynew
Seattle officials deserve credit for positing initial changes and for drawing attention to the problem of global warming, but even they have to go much farther.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-29-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Divine Destructionnew
Why save the planet when it's doomed? The anti-environmental "wise use" movement is gaining popularity among religious conservatives.
Seattle Weekly |
Stephenie Hendricks |
11-02-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
