tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40740885511820028942024-03-13T12:58:11.040-07:00SUSTAINABLE SEATTLESustainable practices, environment, communitySustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-37091589236024938772015-03-17T17:41:00.001-07:002015-03-17T18:23:14.172-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">South Seattle’s
Tree Enhancement Project is Bringing Residents Together<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By Ed
Nebendahl<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods of Seattle, Georgetown
and South Park, are in the process of adding a new tree canopy to their
community. Long seen as just an industrial area, the neighborhood residents are
now getting together to plant trees and green the community. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Most area residents love the
trees that grow in our urban environment but until recently have given little
thought to the importance of a having a tree canopy. The ecosystem services provided
by trees are important in reducing air and noise pollution along with improving
air quality. In fact, by absorbing and filtering out nitrogen dioxide (NO2),
sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), and absorbing minute
particulate matter in their leaves, urban trees perform a vital air cleaning
service that directly affects the well-being of urban dwellers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But, that’s not
all. Trees sequester carbon. That is, they remove carbon dioxide from the air
and store it in their trunk, branches and leaves. But wait, there’s more. Along
with cleaning the air they decrease the amount of stormwater runoff volume
generated during a rainstorm which helps with storage and diversion to the river
and Puget Sound which saves on property stormwater fees. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here are some interesting statistics from a recent Audubon Society CITYgreen
study:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The whole Seattle area has an
estimated average of 23% canopy cover</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Georgetown/South-park has a 3.7%
canopy cover</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The Delridge district adjacent to
Georgetown/South Park boasts the highest at 34.1%</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">A recent study of Georgetown showed
the existing trees removed 2,456 lbs. of air pollution for a health care
savings approximately $5,523</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">9 tons of carbon are sequestered
annually from the existing Georgetown trees</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The cost of future stormwater
systems with current or future trees in place is $0 as the study revealed with
continued improvement of tree canopy cover adequate stormwater capacity is in
place.</span></li>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Progress is being
made and a new tree canopy density will be the crowning achievement<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since 2001 the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, along with the EPA, has
been working towards cleaning up and restoring the Duwamish River and adjacent
neighborhoods of Georgetown and South Park. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cari Simson is a big part of the success. As
program manager for the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition she has been a part of
those successes, but since 2009 has become more involved on a personal level.
She started Urban Systems Design as she puts it, “to have a more hands on role
helping with the cleanup and restoration”. Her only regret is financially not
being able to grow Urban Systems Design fast enough to increase the successes. Already
this year her involvement has helped give the communities 80 native trees and
by the end of March the goal is 150 trees. She connects people to trees to tree
planting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cari is currently involved in the Duwamish Tree Canopy Enhancement
program. Free tree giveaways is only the beginning. Making sure that everyone
receiving a tree knows how and where to plant it, and that they keep up on care
to get it through the critical first few years is also an important step.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The location of each tree planted is plotted
on an area map to build a tree canopy projection model. Tree giveaways are
bringing these communities together to share in planting and care. Social media
plays a huge role in keeping people informed of the current happenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A webpage, “ Hey Duwamish,” allows
people to post comments with information about construction problems and
successes so other residents to see these, learn from them and comment on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The benefits of a healthy tree canopy are more than just a better looking
neighborhood. The denser canopy will bring a diverse ecosystem, creating
habitat for a variety of urban wildlife and birds. The tree enhancement project
is a major undertaking, but will have the benefit of a healthier community.
Having the community take charge of their trees is an aspect of the program
that truly awesome. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are interested in participating please check on the next tree
giveaway at <a href="http://www.urbansystemsdesign.com/#!duwamish-tree-canopy/cckk">http://www.urbansystemsdesign.com/#!duwamish-tree-canopy/cckk</a>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Seattle’s Transportation Changers</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By Cassie Maylor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Think about the car you have now. How many times do you take
it into get repairs? What will your next car be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Powered by water? Or electricity? Will it
fly? Will you even need one? But suppose it’s cheaper than the one you have
now? And suppose it’s cheaper to not have one all together.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Transportation is traditionally a big thing to people in the
younger generation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the last four or
five decades it’s been a milestone for a young adult to receive or purchase
their first car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what if, instead of
taking out a loan to afford a car, you took the opportunity to use alternative
kinds of public transportation instead?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are many different options in the Seattle area that, if utilized,
could grow into a very popular and common transportation networks! </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During Sustainable Seattle’s 2015 Sustainability Leadership
Awards in January; Pronto Cycle Share won the transportation changer category
out of a field of five nominees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pronto
Cycle Share is connecting Seattle though the sharing of bicycles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They provide a fast, low cost and flexible
transportation alternative. You can choose to try the bicycle sharing system,
or jump in and purchase a membership! You may need to invest a little in a bike
lock, your own helmet, or reflective safety gear but other than that this is a
great organization that provides a full service to the people of Seattle! The
other top 5 nominees for the transportation changer category included FREEWHEEL
Carbon Free Cargo, Car2Go, Mobile Bicycle Rescue and Uber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here is a quick look at each of these transportation
alternatives and resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FREEWHEEL
Carbon Free Cargo works with 14 local businesses and delivers products or
product shipments to homes, offices, and other businesses without the carbon pollution
that comes along with other delivery services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>FREEWHEEL employees believe in putting their values into action and
getting things done, and that is what they have been doing for the last year
because the business is growing fast. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Car2go works hard to empower and inspire people to live a
more eco-friendly life by providing convenience and encouraging members and
users to drive more efficiently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
option is great for the on the move person looking for something quick and easy
for one way trips to fast transport when running late, and is easiest for the
smartphone user. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MBR or Mobile Bicycle Rescue is exactly what it sounds like!
They provide everything from a quick tune up to a full assembly or inspection.
This organization would be a life-saver for any bicycle commuter in need of a
quick repair or the avid bike rider. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Uber is an organization known around the globe and they have
many drivers in many major cities across the US. The Seattle Uber system is the
best alternative to driving your own car and in a way is similar to the taxi
system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here are some facts you need to be convinced of to decide not
buy a new car. In 2012, the Energy Information Administration published that
the average household spent $2,912 on gasoline alone, which translates to about
4% of a family's income. That year gasoline averaged $3.70 a gallon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to own $2,151 (annually)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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to pay for gas (2012) $866 (annually)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(sources: GasBuddy.com, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
<span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">National Association of
Insurance Commissioners Statistics, CarMD.com)</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: white;">Using these innovative
and sustainable transportation alternatives can significantly lower your carbon
footprint. More importantly to a lot of Americans, is that it will
significantly lower your annual transportation costs. Any person, active
environmental steward or not, can make these changes and see a positive impact
on their lives. In Colin Beavan’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">No
Impact Man</i>, he says at the end of his epilogue, </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-76911742289730257942015-02-12T19:47:00.004-08:002015-02-12T20:17:14.162-08:00<h1>
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DIVESTMENT DAY</span></h2>
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February 13<sup>th</sup></span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p style="font-weight: normal;">By Aden Kinne</o:p></span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Join University of Washington’s student
organization,</span><span style="color: #10131a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> Divest UW, for a day of fun action in UW's Red Square
on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Friday February 13<sup>th</sup>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12:10 in front of Suzzallo Library</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Divest
will hold a mock wedding, potentially (you’ll have to come to see) binding the
University to the Fossil Fuel industry.</span><br />
<span style="color: #10131a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Students will wear
fossil-fuel-divestment orange or husky-pride purple, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">come with some</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">objections to
the unholy union</b>, and participate in an aerial photo afterwards. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #10131a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> the UW Married to Coal? </span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">What is the most harmful industry in the
world? The answer is coal. Will the UW remove its investments in the coal
industry? We will find out in March when the Board of Regents is set to discuss
whether it will divest the university from coal. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA">For those not in the know, fossil fuel
divestment is the fastest growing divestment movement in history. It demands
that individuals and institutions, such as universities, city governments,
pension funds, banks and religious institutions, divest from the fossil fuel
industry. Seattle was the first city to commit to fossil fuel divestment in
2012. Since then students with Divest UW have been campaigning to get the
university to remove its investment in the fossil fuel industry and, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>now, particularly, the coal industry. So why
divest from coal?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">Coal is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA">.<br />
As Oxford economics professor Dieter Helm argues, “t</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">he overwhelmingly immediate question in climate
change is how to stop and then reverse the dash-for-coal, and to do it quickly</span><span lang="EN-ZA"> in order to tackle climate change”. A recent study in Nature showed
that if we are to meet the globally agreed upon temperature target of keeping
global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above
preindustrial temperatures, that we will need to keep 80% of coal reserves
unexploited. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">Coal is a racist unjust killer</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA">Coal contains a slew of toxic substances which leach
into our water, pollute our air and harm public health, leading to the death
and suffering of millions each year. Coal’s harmful air pollution and water and
soil contamination fall disproportionately on communities of color and
minorities. Doubling down on injustice, the impacts of climate change also fall
disproportionately on the poor and vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">Coal is not a great investment<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA">Coal has underperformed the market drastically over
the past five years, and is arguably set to continue its decline as renewable
energy becomes increasingly competitive and demand for coal wanes. Mark Lewis, <a href="http://host.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=29071775&privcapId=231609542&previousCapId=4932953&previousTitle=Nathan%20Cummings%20Foundation">one
of Europe’s leading financial analysts</a>, estimates that if we are to keep
global temperatures within the internationally agreed upon target of two
degrees Celsius (above pre-industrial levels), that the coal industry will face
losses of $4.9 trillion in the next twenty years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">We can do better<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA">Numerous studies from the likes of Stanford
University and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have shown that we
can transition to clean energy and phase out coal, and that we can do so while
ensuring robust economic growth and much better job creation too. Recognizing
this Washington State has committed to phasing out coal. However, in other
parts of the US the clean energy transition is not going so smoothly. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA">What’s stopping us from a clean energy future? <br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA">The fossil fuel industry is spending billions of
dollars spreading misinformation, lobbying and corrupting the democratic
process in order to halt the transition to clean energy, kill environmental
regulation and protect its own profits over the future of people and the
planet. That’s why the divestment movement is standing up against the industry
and committing to a clean energy future that doesn’t sacrifice a healthy planet
for the sake of the profits of the fossil fuel industry. UW can make an
important statement that it is no longer willing to contribute to the
corruption, lobbying and harm associated with the coal industry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-ZA">Both the ASUW and the Graduate and Professional
Student Senate have voted in favor of divesting from coal. We are the ones who
will have to live with the effects of climate change and whose future our
institutions are supposed to serve. It is morally suspect and arguably hypocritical
for an institution as committed to sustainability to continue to invest in an
industry that aims to undermine our future. We need to stop investing in
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Oh what a
night! With over 200 attending the 2015 Sustainability Leadership Awards opened at 6:30pm on January 23
with an hour of lively networking, giving nominees and attendees and chance to connect.
New introductions were made and old friends reunited, including several who
have been involved in Seattle area sustainability since the ‘90s. On their way
in to the event, many attendees took advantage of the Tesla car parking shuttle,
experiencing a ride in this game-changing electric vehicle. Once inside, looking
around the festive MOHAI venue we heard more than once, “Wow, this is amazing!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Indeed, it
was an amazing evening. The attendees took their seats and were served a
mouth-watering array of dishes by Herban Feast, a noted “Best of the Northwest”
caterer. Terri Butler, Sustainable Seattle’s Executive Director, welcomed
attendees and thanked the lead sponsor Seattle City Light, as well as sponsors Saturna
Capital, Enwave, UW Surplus, Lead the Difference, and Floral Soil Solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Board Chair,
Dave Woolley-Wilson, introduced the evening’s master of ceremonies, Paul
Shoemaker, Founding President of Social Venture Partners International. Paul
welcomed the crowd and set the tone for the evening in his opening remarks
emphasizing the multi-faceted positive impacts of social innovation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then, show
time! Judges representing each category of award stepped to the stage in
sequence, giving the audience insider information about the judging process and
the challenges in choosing the winners. As each winner was announced their
delight in being chosen warmed the audience, filling the room with energy
throughout the evening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Midstream
Terri Butler stepped to the stage to share with the crowd information about
Sustainable Seattle’s programs. She spoke about the PNW Resilience Challenge
which launched last October, the business programs that provide tools and
networking for sustainability professionals, and the community work which is
focused on climate impacts and stormwater. She spoke about the wide network of
people who are key partners in Sustainable Seattle’s work, then shared a video
with compelling comments from four of these partners, Ruth Lee of Sustainable
Business Consulting, David Brenner of Riddell Williams, Cari Simson of Urban
Systems Design, and Jill Jago, Communications Strategist for GLY Construction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Garrett
Kephart, Sustainable Seattle board member and Point B consultant, followed,
asking the audience for their financial support while speaking to the changes
happening in the region including rapid growth and more storms due to climate impacts.
He emphasized the importance of paying attention to these changes and making
sure our communities are well designed and connected so they are resilient into
the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">The final
award, the Sustainability Hero, was presented by last year’s Hero, Bill
Thorness. His remarks leading up to the announcement touched on happiness and
Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness as a compelling way to measure well-being.
Then, he went on to deliver happiness to the 2015 award winner, BJ Cummings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">The night wound
up with an hour and a half of networking, closing at 11pm when the last
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><i><a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/programs/awards" target="_blank">more about the Awards and nominees</a></i></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sustainable Hero:</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/bj-cummings/25/a2b/367">BJ Cummings</a>,
founder of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, for her leadership in
empowering residents to bring their voices to the table in the "River for
All" campaign, building EPA and government support for cleanup of the
superfund site. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Significant Newcomer</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">: <a href="http://tinytrees.org/">Tiny Trees
Preschool</a> for its innovative approach to making outdoor preschool education
affordable for a wide range of families.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Creative Solution:</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Co-winners include <a href="http://www.forterra.org/">Forterra</a> and the<a href="http://www.tukwilawa.gov/"> City of Tukwila</a> for their collaborative
approach addressing sustainability challenges in the diverse community of
Tukwila, and <a href="http://www.reuseconsulting.com/">RE-USE Consulting</a>
for finding sustainable alternatives to demolition. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Setting and Example:</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> The <a href="http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=sustainability">Seattle
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Tilth</a> for bringing healthy food access to hundreds of Seattle's most
vulnerable families and <a href="http://www.travelersagainstplastic.org/">Travelers
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-2955713530923512282014-11-30T17:24:00.003-08:002014-11-30T17:25:30.510-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Oh My,
How Sustainability Has Changed!</span></h2>
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<i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">© 2014 by
Alan AtKisson of the <a href="http://atkisson.com/#home" target="_blank">AtKisson Group</a></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sustainability
work has certainly changed over the years. I was reminded of this when an email
arrived, telling me that Sustainable Seattle (an NGO I co-founded in the early
1990s) was accepting nominations for their annual leadership awards. You see, I
remember sitting in my kitchen, making the very first such award, almost 20
years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">When I
say "making the award," I mean that literally. Kara Palmer, then-coordinator
of Sustainable Seattle, and I put together an artsy, home-made award plaque out
of re-used and found objects. It was in keeping with the spirit (and budget) of
the group at that time, and indeed with the spirit of sustainability then, at
least as I experienced it: simple, creative, down-to-earth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">(I was an
avid biker, and before I moved from an apartment into a house, I would carry
tubs of compost in plastic containers around with me, in my backpack or on the
back of my bike. Then I would "gift" my kitchen waste to friends who
had compost piles. That's what I mean by "down-to-earth".)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Two
decades later, I live near Stockholm, Sweden, and our compost gets collected by
the local municipality every other Friday. No need to bike around looking for
places to donate my onion peels and egg shells: we have a system for
that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sustainability
itself has changed in similar ways. Once the exclusive province of the counter-culturists
on one end of the spectrum, and the researchers and senior UN officials on the
other (with not much in the middle), sustainability has long since found its
way into the mainstream. And we have systems for it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">There is
the Global Reporting Initiative for companies, the ISO 26000 guidelines for
organizations, countless frameworks and assessments and training tools (my
company created some of these). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">So it’s
no longer about collecting compost. Sustainability management now covers <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>the long-term economic, social, and
health or wellbeing aspects of a company or community or nation, just as much
as it does issues related to environment and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">And
sustainability has moved from the kitchens of voluntary and civic groups like
Sustainable Seattle, to the boardrooms of the world's biggest corporations.
Next week I will be moderator for the Gothenburg Award, one of the world's most
prestigious prizes in sustainability, and the winner will be Paul Polman, CEO
of Unilever. (I’m pretty sure his plaque will not be hand-made in
somebody’s kitchen.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">And while
I obviously was one of those counter-culturalists back in the early 1990s,
hunched down at one end of that two-ends-and-no-middle spectrum I described
earlier, now I find myself working with those UN officials who were over at the
other end ... and with everyone in between, from small-town mayors to national
governments, from leading scientists to school children. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sustainability
has truly spread "everywhere" in the past 20 years. I went so far as
to write a book last year with the title, "Sustainability is for
Everyone" — because I truly believe that we are at that stage. When
football teams are going sustainable, you know the term has firmly established
itself as a normal part of normal life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">I take it
as a great sign of hope that the global community of nations is negotiating,
right now, its first-ever universal set of goals for ... well, for the whole
world. For human progress. For eradicating poverty, caring for the Earth,
providing good lives for everyone without destroying nature in the process.
Called the "Sustainable Development Goals," or SDGs, their adoption
is truly a watershed historic moment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">But does
that mean the "sustainability movement" has succeeded? Oh no, not
yet. The <i>idea</i> may be well established. Some basic goals and good
practices have certainly rooted themselves into business, government,
education, municipal planning, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">You just
have to look around, though, and read the data on things like climate change,
our use of the sea, youth unemployment, the migration of refugees, and of
course headlines revolving around armed conflict and disease vectors to realize
that we still have far to go. We now understand that we <i>need</i> sustainability.
We even understand a good bit about <i>how</i> to achieve it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">But there
is still an awful lot of work to actually <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</i>,
at every level, from global policy making, to the reorganization of corporate
supply chains, to the acceleration of development for the billions who do not
have enough. And yes, we still need compost systems — lots of them — for the
world's growing cities and mega-cities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Analyst
Aromar Revi speaks of global urbanization as a "giga-trend," with
billions of people making the transition from agricultural to urban lives in
the space of one or two generations. That's going to take a whole new level of
innovation to accomplish sustainably.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Which
brings me back to Sustainable Seattle, and all the initiatives like it, all
over the world. Local initiatives, based in cities. Promoting change.
Initiating projects. Rewarding leadership. Not only have we <i>not </i>outgrown
the need for groups like these, who keep pushing the envelope and continuously
raising the bar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">We need
them more than ever. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-59424038299425805412014-11-19T23:02:00.000-08:002014-11-19T23:21:36.635-08:00Where are the Green Spaces?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Erin Fox<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The question has
been brought up whether millennials (those born from the early 1980’s to the
early 2000’s), who have typically flocked to urban living, will stay in their
urban dwellings to raise a family or move outward into more suburban/rural
areas. As a millennial myself living in downtown Seattle for 10 years, after
growing up in the country, I think the cityscape is missing one thing which will
be a deciding factor in how long people will stay and if they have families in
this environment, and that is green spaces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Nearly 58,000
people call downtown Seattle home. The area has a density of over 20,000 people
per square mile (<a href="http://downtownseattle.com/" target="_blank">downtownseattle.com</a>). Downtown also has the fastest growing
population of the city. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conversely, there are only 220 p-patch plots in the
downtown area - one plot per 264 people. Along with this rapid growth, and
construction, large, mature trees are
being cut down and replaced with much younger, weaker ones. This takes a toll
on the “feel” of downtown. The mature trees provide shelter from the ever
persistent drizzle, shade in the increasingly sunny summers, natural beauty,
and a very real reminder of our roots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> As we grow older
and contemplate having a family, community, connection, and quality of life
becoming increasingly important. We need to ask ourselves: is there community
in downtown Seattle, is there connection? The downtown is becoming rapidly
gentrified, the rich isolated in clusters of luxury condos, our front and back
yards sterilized with pavement. There is no community, no connection. The
quality of life is not sustainable for the long term and is poor on many
fronts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> First, I would
like to address the need for more p-patches in the downtown area. P-patches are
small areas of refuge against the bustle of the city. Even if you don’t have a
plot in the garden you can wander through the small trails and enjoy the
flowers. Growing your own food has become significant for living a more
sustainable, healthy life, but also for connection with the land, pride, and an
indispensable educational experience for children. Because p-patches are but
small patches on a larger piece of land, you are working alongside neighbors,
breaking down the solitude and isolation often associated with apartment living
and connecting within a community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Second, because
there is such limited space for ground gardens, many will need to “grow up”
with our expansion. Build up, not out as the saying goes in development and
this rings true for green spaces. There should be a law requiring all new
residential buildings to have a certain amount of garden space dedicated to the
residents, be it on the roof or on large common patios. Tops of stand-alone
parking garages should become p-patches and green spaces. Ultimately, a
mid/high rise building should be dedicated to growing food, a new-style urban
park, and a year round farmers market at street level. This may seem radical at
first glance, but only because it has yet to be done. If future generations are
going to be living in urban environments, our city needs to be sustainable, and
foster strong community and connection. We can address these needs by
replicating the development of the city itself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> To create a
greener downtown we also need to address the issue of transportation. Downtown
car traffic is a commuter headache, incredibly expensive, time consuming, loud,
and one of the largest contributors to pollution in the city. A unified train
system should run through downtown to the outlying neighborhoods and popular
destinations. Public transit should be the main mode of city transportation.
This would free up other streets for safer bike and pedestrian commuting and
more green spaces. The lesser-used streets could be turned into one way roads
providing more potential green and gardening space, as has been done on Terry
Ave and Bell Street. Again, to push this further in the interest of urban
families, sustainability, community, and a higher quality of life: portions of
downtown should be car free, bike/pedestrian only. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Finally, vertical
gardens and ivy should be considered for covering up the newer "lego"
buildings which have recently exploded at the expense of neighborhood aesthetic.
These and other flora solutions can be used to roll back the sterile look and
feel of our neighborhoods, especially downtown. For example, large hanging
baskets have been used to beautify dingy alleyways in Pioneer Square, enticing
people to meander the neighborhood and admire its history. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Nature brings
people out and it brings people together. To get people to stay in urban
environments and start a family we need these things. Not everyone can own a
property out in the country, in fact, most of us can't. So we need to
incorporate the country into our cities. We need quieter, safer streets. We
need options to grow our own food, easy access to public transportation and
prevalent green spaces. We need our cities to be sustainable. </span></div>
Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-88701378785656692382014-11-07T21:53:00.000-08:002014-11-19T22:00:50.948-08:00SplashBoxx wins KCD Award<div align="center" style="color: #595500; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">
<strong>SplashBoxx </strong></div>
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SplashBoxx makes
it possible to use Nature's stormwater cleaning magic even when the soil
in a particular area does not test well for in-ground rain gardens.
The project is going well. Regular soil and volcanic soil mixes are
being compared as dirty runoff falls from the roof of an old building at
the Port then filters through the SplashBoxx. If successful, the Port
and other highly paved industrial sites are likely to use this approach
to clean the runoff from their operations before it heads into the
Sound. Learn more about the project in the fun video below!</div>
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-51578814882948847992014-10-23T22:02:00.000-07:002014-11-19T22:03:20.913-08:00Sustainability Leadership Awards 2015<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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We will be heading to MOHAI again this year, celebrating the most
inspiring accomplishments in the region that are moving sustainability
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<strong>Sustainability Hero </strong>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">A specific individual who has made a
significant and inspiring contribution to the sustainability movement
in the Greater Seattle area in their role as a community member or as
part of an organization.</span><span style="color: #8cc978; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #595500;">Business/Government Awards</span></strong></span></div>
<strong>Significant Newcomer (The First Step is the Hardest) </strong>
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A business that is new to incorporating
sustainability into their business practies. The changes are making a
significant impact on the business' resource use and social impacts.</div>
<strong>Creative Solution to a Big Problem: Innovator</strong>
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A business that has engaged in an
innovative approach to a sustainability challenge, reducing resource
use and negative social impacts.</div>
<strong>Setting An Example: Doing it Right </strong>
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for their sustainability practices. The business emphasizes
transparency and education in implementing the sustainability
practices, providing a demonstration for other businesses to duplicate
their efforts.</span><span style="color: #8cc978; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #595500;">Community Awards</span></strong></span></div>
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<strong>Transforming Spaces</strong>:<strong>Landscape or Building</strong></div>
Project that revived, transformed, or changed the purpose of an urban
community space - including parks, streets, and other public spaces.</div>
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Project or campaign that significantly
impacted water and/or energy use, air and/or water quality, and/or
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<b>Transportation Changer</b></div>
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Transformed and/or impacted how one or more
community utilizes or engages with transportation relating to bike and
pedestrian safety, transit-oriented communities, and/or public
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Last week our team launched <strong>Depave the Duwamish,</strong> a King
County and King Conservation District funded project that will entail
pulling up unnecessary asphalt at industrial sites in the Duwamish
Valley and replacing it with rain gardens, trees, and other plants. This
has a powerful positive impact on our waterways, cleaning dirty
stormwater as it filters through the ground, preventing polluted runoff
from entering the Sound and other waterways. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Qih-V6kfdOMBRdgiReZcTSL7aHFKTKn0mfjmupM9v6IzJyHpR_rnnKSu-In-vRu5j-BUTBwCxliupIHmdTeaCwn1HZrhs0fLjKS7iZcuxauz91HSG3NF6C4c7tlQnnwo8YdulSPiaW1wGt5Sc3lhvEQrStCUMDqI_Q3_j_X2xnj-9IqmQGe9QK_aKKFazjRNuS0lCLLbdrU=&c=6ddVe3i55YB0MtphQ_Hw0C0QiTwSgfyHt3Lgp7ETbF_I23cqHLagxw==&ch=P0bSK62dMHde-mWbW1qB6Xr0BxhOH7TKIC_7dQK3n-NH0QKlpmKXIg==" shape="rect" style="color: #595500; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Tune in to the project on Facebook!</a><br />
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be a feasible Depave site for this project, properties need to fit
certain criteria. For one, we are focusing on sites that are not
connected to the Combined Sewer System, and</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">are</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">not known toxic cleanup sites.</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">Two, we are seeking sites with</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">property owners who</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">are excited to partner</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">with us on this project</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">to</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0f243e;">remove asphalt and improve the site with greenery and other amenities to improve customer and employee experiences.</span><span style="color: #0f243e; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> </span><br />
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-6017602106152773102014-09-24T22:05:00.000-07:002014-11-19T22:06:36.084-08:00The Age of Sustainable Development<br />
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Jeffery Sacks, a Columbia University professor, is teaching a free course over the next few weeks on Coursera. The title, "<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pR2nVZaq1hMGXYIUO7ds5Ryi76ylqDaAwze-xvzstJhOKoXyXRzpunWGzoMEr7drXhRwkF925euDwfWA6l8HROpEilP17Awj91mo4rmmMolR3f9qnK9fKsd4qH6lt6gGnK5rXYT64LWgmymXIDhwzS85VKfI852AxmkiJShjJ6gASzEVsAs4WBWN17Kn2vRx&c=21d111mH0vm5SZaYur6oDTsb4JsMjh8GnknCTlmes_m7HS8ZJAZJEA==&ch=Dp6FuKVw82M4qhWk11WtEXSnUxnjciemumqZpuC3szuKYjS4cCO9vA==" shape="rect" style="color: #157fcb;" target="_blank">The Age of Sustainable Development</a>,"
evokes a sense of large scale transition in our society and, indeed, he
points out many elements coming together that indicate this change is
happening. <br />
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Looking around the city it's obvious we are
experiencing another growth spurt. One of our urban farming partners
just had two of their city block farm properties be put on the market to
sell for further real estate development. Our office at the Seattle
Impact Hub is surrounded by a newly vibrant Pioneer Square community of
businesses. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pR2nVZaq1hMGXYIUO7ds5Ryi76ylqDaAwze-xvzstJhOKoXyXRzpunWGzoMEr7drDDWHeEK_svzkt_N_rEzh66ADSUYqlDB43ToML2tZ8zXz6-RN7AIW8kymPi2CVUmlXEo3idIWW8QUDlJsYSIwlQ9Fbe5t0f9tGTFo86k_clM7waWdU_DE0XceX5yrkHfGkYLO2uNbWuoTn8TKg9PUriU8pxV8UuKca-TvfbD9K5mpQoCJSoBTSQ==&c=21d111mH0vm5SZaYur6oDTsb4JsMjh8GnknCTlmes_m7HS8ZJAZJEA==&ch=Dp6FuKVw82M4qhWk11WtEXSnUxnjciemumqZpuC3szuKYjS4cCO9vA==" shape="rect" style="color: #157fcb;" target="_blank">Urbanization is upon us</a>
and is expected to continue toward greater densification. The Urban
Land institute has recognized this and developed helpful frameworks for
communities to use to address their <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pR2nVZaq1hMGXYIUO7ds5Ryi76ylqDaAwze-xvzstJhOKoXyXRzpunWGzoMEr7drWKeOhLq46aT0sSTTn7ZYx_HTJFaOy7o7zSdmjP62_rMwZP08y7NbvXHQa7Bii8vPVX5tMAzrPq8p9P0blM8HYJtifBYrOrHDasp7X5qbqUV9XXiir2iNwVome6_X8pPdXYFPKtasGfKQbD3m4hVwJqMHVp4xU-c9L1KLANkdhuhM9awFtibGvQ==&c=21d111mH0vm5SZaYur6oDTsb4JsMjh8GnknCTlmes_m7HS8ZJAZJEA==&ch=Dp6FuKVw82M4qhWk11WtEXSnUxnjciemumqZpuC3szuKYjS4cCO9vA==" shape="rect" style="color: #157fcb;" target="_blank">resilience </a>as they densify. Disasters like Hurricane Sandy illustrate our vulnerability in densely populated regions.<br />
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All
sorts of good things happen in cities. People use less energy because
they can walk, bike, or ride transit. There is more innovation in cities
due to cross-pollination of ideas. Land outside of the city can be
preserved for farms and recreation, giving city dwellers easy access to
locally grown food and nature. <br />
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Running with the trend we can use
this growth as an opportunity to build the cities we want. More green
spaces, bike paths, resilient buildings and roadways. The Age of
Sustainable Development is bringing with it great opportunities to make
our cities better, cleaner, safer, more resilient, and overall more
vibrant for all. <br />
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Join us on October 2nd at the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pR2nVZaq1hMGXYIUO7ds5Ryi76ylqDaAwze-xvzstJhOKoXyXRzpuv3HpKj9G788b17_JI-TzhjQikSErFq1VhB723OMMGa3XB1t4EcoEGTWYiIhC-e8u8Kzw0ABAPfta0Y9QShczKBCELklc8slWT_S7omibJAig1fhCO3zx3A=&c=21d111mH0vm5SZaYur6oDTsb4JsMjh8GnknCTlmes_m7HS8ZJAZJEA==&ch=Dp6FuKVw82M4qhWk11WtEXSnUxnjciemumqZpuC3szuKYjS4cCO9vA==" shape="rect" style="color: #157fcb;" target="_blank">PNW Resilience Challenge Summit </a>where
an impressive line-up of regional leaders will launch us into a
multi-year initiative aimed at reinventing our cities for the challenges
of the future.Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-24543083248583749482014-08-21T22:10:00.000-07:002014-11-19T22:18:00.127-08:00PNW Resilience Challenge Launches Oct 2nd<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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a three-year initiative aimed at accelerating the ability of our urban
areas in the Puget Sound Region to respond to disruptive events. </div>
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of over 20 regional leaders have been working months to put together a
program full of various ways to act together on key issues. Including:</div>
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<li>Rapid Urban Growth </li>
<li>Low Income Communities </li>
<li>Climate Impacts </li>
<li>Earthquakes </li>
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<strong>Join the conversation at a full-day summit on October 2, 2014 at the University of Washington's HUB.</strong> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zkiuu8b15wCD45FK_uS21BfkY2agaAxAprZpigYyFfm_lIJUsi0DwEWmqt-HjJYIACb1z1PBTJfI_ZG9Y1cUP4MJlEPKtGgLauAfQ4ykqIhks8wmEN_w9QwYON1fXT5h2w0J4o0dpcyz1NnnWQ8sbTIqQah0N4xh5q0JV6M0OA-FuK5XPRWUzHJXG5OIEjrdevVgMY8sbDmj1TPjmuMz55x2_VCoHfSmwHal6IWbusRAtpReWtySk_jvBKXrd-TVkzXmsxQI1UnxU9QLwSwGpUXYQx8AskpkbjYOSacFsaYf1W2QRwLB8tltwz_MxEhhIfCI7yBa0-nDvr981ICbdvrEtwwOrTQf_weYGX6873aqv7Vj-x_ax7sSUem-QnC2u5NtZsnvDIwWHZgjX9bkvQ==&c=Gfi4CP4SbSN0p5ZIV7u6_jsh_WTuWa1C5aYhr6NvYnARHEW3mOz1Mg==&ch=udOPQmZyQpvHSPlG8JqI_ISnkvyMg3k0uphzTW7FXYdRm-ucG24n7Q==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Registration</a>
is now open! Mobilize with regional citizens and design solutions that
will address the vulnerabilities of our growing urban communities, our
infrastructure and our businesses. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zkiuu8b15wCD45FK_uS21BfkY2agaAxAprZpigYyFfm_lIJUsi0DwEWmqt-HjJYImLEq9CoRkW0wY48av6fP3P5oQzxf_KlxmHfgM61gfjddB5W_Zf8JukV0a16yj9vTKdgJvNh7ooQiVTZvtvM3f7Tv7oYnk5opMqZvB5hxlBYBfsJw4k0slWIUbpjQyozSi5l4asw8u5_wRj17lAD_zJZijqvFFZQfuUMlieuQa4d6Vk1zqyu89R_FfryXyxXbk7tlmnvixMP2DnmeuzaGEjzCwMQ34RWwSIkGpkFFvzUt086sKRZ_6sk9yR9V3r_3&c=Gfi4CP4SbSN0p5ZIV7u6_jsh_WTuWa1C5aYhr6NvYnARHEW3mOz1Mg==&ch=udOPQmZyQpvHSPlG8JqI_ISnkvyMg3k0uphzTW7FXYdRm-ucG24n7Q==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Learn more</a></div>
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primary focus of the proposed initiative is fostering cross-sector
information exchange and collaborative action toward high priority
goals. We are drawing together different communities across silos,
including representation from a wide range of sectors: </span></div>
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From reinsurance specialists, to scientists,
urban planners and an official Executive Connector. Our speakers are
all committed to working across sectors to change and adapt to the times
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challenge is an extension of last Fall's conference, Climate Change and
The Bottom Line. At this year's summit, similar topics on regional
economic risks will be discussed but will include a broader set of
issues such as community and infrastructure risks. Read a blog recap,
watch videos, or find photos of that event <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zkiuu8b15wCD45FK_uS21BfkY2agaAxAprZpigYyFfm_lIJUsi0DwEWmqt-HjJYIalYcSHCQT4pIl24lKs9cWkfR4ornYa2fU_M7ALheJjWk_LdR9AVsXGnqHyPdH82dbHRGSxz_9uCgGGq7qCzrrApnkeA5G3EEhjcMy-lD60wpESLUppSFCfaCKYtIfQu6wjaQK6o_V_4d_IEfebd2uoyNlQ8Qx69bhS2JPEzvWLfprP6EtbfXZm2f1HhEE157dzbNe9qnRl-RreK-Qy5d951G2W19a0rx2cXpfXg9Y0bg6R5jmGezHGRI5-xFHJ403bGS-sw83lLHMxVUvEHjzIq2qy8cQwuhAGftpPSQLRPlnDIscODgeA==&c=Gfi4CP4SbSN0p5ZIV7u6_jsh_WTuWa1C5aYhr6NvYnARHEW3mOz1Mg==&ch=udOPQmZyQpvHSPlG8JqI_ISnkvyMg3k0uphzTW7FXYdRm-ucG24n7Q==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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at <strong>The Big Green 2014 - </strong>our third annual community picnic and festival sponsored by <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_Q4NFb-_F8k9M-vkqmnQr6eJNb3FUDOCFFT1jgwHIbSg05XKwKGmXZTB8Xm9plNrd33SW8vAYPJjBv4XUQ6_SnXReJKHoohUTeZ7y3q90cuNbGl2J77QdgjMEjkAcDoPsl4_U2wBLUgH8yqtlsRnexGvn5aPNuiPRJN5gEeDz5enhFvAdJUkQdjJDa38di63GU_lWYJZHcpy1rFeFkRBAq5njP9zAXsCXSc6_LQaIo8rjPmH02GI8w3IhdrhGtVZfj&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">BECU</a>.
This year, Sustainable Seattle and Seattle Greendrinks are partnering
up with Sustainable NE Seattle to bring you an event packed full with
food, music, activities, and more!<br />
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you arrive, you could visit Sustainable Seattle's tent to create your
button, head over to the DIY table to make your own laundry soap, jump
into a game of giant Twister, take a spin on an electric bike, or even
get a quick fix on your own bike! Plus bring your dull knives to be
sharpened at the NE Seattle Tool Library table and pack a bag of
unwanted goodies to exchange or find items at the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QfTY-PkhM31cFXBmyRCLvqnRYXSql13p52R0bJGMDVEzq0YtalHXb-TicarlGW_DDEj0XqZBXhhBPgWoZt6Ucj7oGYZfaD6PXimeUc0ltOvyy7VlzgkWn6KDqS8ppgISLdfWs6D3tSwmq-SWAwpsSxSxohWJ4LhtcaDX7BVQd8wGWPc0sO9_uVnOtrh6V5AbFWisvoJQ95ZPXCRrToJZrNj0VjfMz4g-R5rJ2l3_Zgso1XI58zARHVVJOIgEDAX-decxNLTfx---uED628B4E9MTq19Jwz8DqPuPvFtlb5ZHEDrLMZJ3CuqCqU81cgIxnf_YEEYn6LoOVHdZdznOpnw==&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Buy Nothing NE</a> table. </div>
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vendors like Seattle Tilth, Outdoor Research, ZipCar, and more - it is
definitely a don't miss evening! Check out all the vendors <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QDYtHAWizex8rodjRXFsi2CnO99FhevcqBVRixKCheXKarC-1nqndIW5CkH1BquL3u3K9V_eiJu4pNf10jhfmvfVCRdXzl9OUjXax-FejRDTGfeAJl_h9Dm1cQRYP-17124NXDWFMEf4UBBssyAwoLLE7TUoow2WOo_JvnOLTsQYz4_jGe-Fqu5zrGcegiC2cRQH3q9BPQKxCSVGWjmRngYSORvQW0fhrqfJ8_4bK5X7JU085LOnhY6cJmqA9XzEuuiydwIes2O-mOXgaOyC7z5v1CPGNKNsA6eePk1Hby8Q4FywcpA76v4BSKitiTrIX_94vmQVEocgzB_Nsz_l5R329-LNUWwrcfiqdRIfegNmupAJFHNGB7mg5ZQkf78955qwLRMBBgQwBeoKS3kMkBg==&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Enjoy your picnic - whether you bring it along or pick up a slice from <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QcfyCANdtrdPYPWsDHxVvgUDDLfurN-i1HeIiipA3eUKGVWe2a1kg8zZrZ4hNQSfNGsV6rLTLBiQQmKyZnCCypnDvQaXSvtg11joAuidAgSd0EMNRwRBQytrukBZdbKVex1a6tFRmTU8Drv0tXiHjZ7SSRC6bkq10louiyKnrJcDZ2tfsKMT31BMHCeo7PUJq_1pYGM1wdVtpoVmqzbu6XGC7FYJDDAJzuuDpU6DxVAN0P1n984-0uCrD4gk9jD3i&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Wicked Pies</a> (Cash only) - while listening to live music. Fill out your meal with snacks from <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QLBycNCJYRPOQFuQqoJZ3SXfPSbt5kcwkFGW36a2oCXZHSNGUqQIXdk2q8lD2NvxF-Ez-BbU1tbMKvWuEEyX_DfeL4mFBK8EcAS6OlRfumEYiyCzXJqpOeHnpGAd6XA9v0HEpsdPtLlazH2ua1M4kEJaFr4CRrRv4HaYV2tbg8_mM6ujkstMbq1VFvz80fp-FiG289KODByRexpUXpXWBH4CfePI4D_3File6GRUTM79sMWaUkLyKyeybYwpmHkawJVuP4Ykci3g=&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Chaco Canyon Cafe</a> and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QHQ_MIwlhAUxvvvPvfxAowa3YKUBjhjCrYZlv6i_i-rHXkm-DzjoRkERNz97SFqoccbYzLeMw16i0Chz-247AY6A-kwpjR-2f59nvHQot12LjSSUPQhH0_kmW4D2Lt5gpq084TOJ_VyIi8ufeO6eNRvDI5iPIPCDs881tzpMeLVVKPO33_QiQMh7bT90_qSIduFrQCoHrUYWaTwZhu_0EdDAfh-s1Rrb6YI5rVwZoO8gZWnU_TJPHtDRNdtMGfWq_bIENJFeUdnc=&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Snoqualmie Ice Cream</a>! In the Beer Garden, enjoy pours from Fremont Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and Wilridge Winery.</div>
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As
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bottle and a suggested donation of $5 to enjoy the beer garden! </div>
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Find <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QCEQxw6PZ0eewiVtwhcl6jQHITNyGNhJYPjjmoupShB_zLh7RL3thNa9kCrqZ7fAIc-K1YA8F_aeF0EIuMkV4mm2wFPCMjjDWFPdVd5p6w7K8fM0a2u1gudp5-_x2PcRkj5sxznBAUlFGZAtWHDjbRocY546j7iZbACdDgFwx2rw=&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">the event on Facebook</a> and invite your friends! Learn all the details <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QDYtHAWizex8rodjRXFsi2CnO99FhevcqBVRixKCheXKarC-1nqndIW5CkH1BquL3u3K9V_eiJu4pNf10jhfmvfVCRdXzl9OUjXax-FejRDTGfeAJl_h9Dm1cQRYP-17124NXDWFMEf4UBBssyAwoLLE7TUoow2WOo_JvnOLTsQYz4_jGe-Fqu5zrGcegiC2cRQH3q9BPQKxCSVGWjmRngYSORvQW0fhrqfJ8_4bK5X7JU085LOnhY6cJmqA9XzEuuiydwIes2O-mOXgaOyC7z5v1CPGNKNsA6eePk1Hby8Q4FywcpA76v4BSKitiTrIX_94vmQVEocgzB_Nsz_l5R329-LNUWwrcfiqdRIfegNmupAJFHNGB7mg5ZQkf78955qwLRMBBgQwBeoKS3kMkBg==&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Thank you to BECU for sponsoring the event and to our in-kind sponsors, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_QC7jaLgAYPvSdLDYXjVBW_WIdc2YYGxONSqZOXU3QAzbpg6aRtzbqdLvUMvPDRN2CO7u1U9Id7v8QS70yNnxhIBIA82suXYw_GOKurG1F4y_9dEmk_9Pli9JRGFAQg6IAC5n1tMepa2ZK6HGDfZ87_BWe6y32KVfMYX4M4iG8fGjAiA_wBub6_m4geFZE0PM0XzdUVqXvV0dT8oaMzdJcMqqxq8CADmWYUuMG8xlDftLSOyEwGzabCVS6BC4ISV26a0a-mK_EmRE=&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Silicon Energy</a> and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FDqKHqo4it2iMZehOfDfvs9CU2CxyCXRHlIOLiYfSxmrPgedTstHSTOwIjTF9N_Q6i2BkECzdRK84e79oWeN86AwWkiWYw9rgIb8bGUeerWQYGA7zq0Gdorj92Hb3SW1ZgfX_-VrUIiuhsWQ4gRBTVSRMcgg1UECXAnTz9HV1n7YALKNDkLyzZ7bhgxN8OnObLcVH3DA4jH0UALexZ-1Lja7GObG9aD7374bo8gV7GoHHipWlMLdKC91dM6zRT93LWo32iAeNCmDi26fMo_8yTySnS0g9S_O2HPiUblmTDbQcSg27NSzsvs6-K1EAYMvq4RxzSV0va-m8tN-jEFK8fYowSDVVsNj12qegYAMy5px-OaN_zXaGw==&c=RGSDllXn6FrZRdiOJYOCCHPWgWmP8Ue7x3hdQbJxbVVSBu7KDM74iw==&ch=e0E2zgAlnhz0oJrwL8I8yUqQUcFkuSaOid9rL3ixWbbUoKurHHxe8w==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Recology Cleanscapes</a> for bringing services to make the event possible! </div>
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-90470273434658234632014-07-03T22:15:00.000-07:002014-11-19T22:16:01.844-08:00Summer Bash 2014<br />
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Happy
4th of July weekend! Don't forget that we're meeting next Tuesday for a
Tools for Tomorrow X Greendrinks summer get together to celebrate local
businesses going green! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stan Gent, President and CEO of </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OEGau_OkvZ4ksXqmpmbXlXqBnuvaTHUUVjLERqeqeIvAiCHvjmf3E5-E01XznVgMMbODnoRaJ-no2fuD09NmuPWrQhwcpGQNhnBDucI7tdLwB6aZQDA81piF9-T0jzQeBghJNNbROw_1JcPkpMyOP7uKba7QkfOkmqj2cZb4yAsqwvh47MP9eH-vnK9gngmZWXsYtRmCBq9p6iJKpfAyY8yVU7FGWn_3ZIk7rTtZOC5kH417j-5MY6rCMPJ7o7ZydpYO7sasuYqGKj8v79FvZjpfvgQFsg-N_LGUbi9EN0imKbGPx2U4paIJaQE-A-hpG4e8CHBFnj9GaHW8HgNbsw==&c=_P8ZtyKyN_nIokPz38ZrsRBEOkA9HNNcwN-gtmfx2nXMSL8Z7EeSIg==&ch=MgLPoq7JcuWNQOcmPPGWl95WcH4oOi5IrKbnQWxh4Hm0Rbmp6ZFEKg==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Seattle Steam</a></span>,<span style="font-family: Arial;"> to share about energy efficient heat production that they send to 200 downtown Seattle buildings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Charlie Cunniff, Deputy Director of </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OEGau_OkvZ4ksXqmpmbXlXqBnuvaTHUUVjLERqeqeIvAiCHvjmf3E5-E01XznVgMNDNLZh_cSQa3ytNywznRhMmDZ_Py3chtO91CB7mUwiY_HT9SipDluWd_4GdvZ4dUGTtu8shePXbV-P5O2ZNZnmrUZ5tNNNWmW1d7gOWmrQKnDH4zPEXj0dgwGCzjJB4NClJEoUEUYTFSrl14E2sLpAXsB0sJwMg63u5fMPJAw6d5P3lPfPN-qIWC8V6_KY3BkhKLKp70iznlkLHgahqo1Ov7zMPq38yfMIcyAxkaAXTilEAXNVGU1YyWNmDvPhWxLnQdT2CdAszSu9rPVf9j2HZvHbU43tAO&c=_P8ZtyKyN_nIokPz38ZrsRBEOkA9HNNcwN-gtmfx2nXMSL8Z7EeSIg==&ch=MgLPoq7JcuWNQOcmPPGWl95WcH4oOi5IrKbnQWxh4Hm0Rbmp6ZFEKg==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Seattle 2030 District</a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> to
give us the scoop on their collaborative work in creating a
groundbreaking high-performance building district in downtown Seattle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Come
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<li style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OEGau_OkvZ4ksXqmpmbXlXqBnuvaTHUUVjLERqeqeIvAiCHvjmf3E5-E01XznVgM-LEZ0vplwi4HWgy8gpyzj1TP4l02e6ZmGXP_2dkpZD3lfzTLyeHjy_zOXZ-Zil8gVvj2TRhGQpIKeo9PxZuqI-6hJ31KYTs3PrUAvVJ6yviZTd5pvCbEVEsS4x5GGnEkZQiAWphj9T1N3EjKxtmS-tqFqNT6h5O9qWoJ7vJbebfY0w9mC7NjLEM9iDDzy-w6rqwzjr4Gov07dCscff_K1yAOxivH119hEabafgR2vhjHm1lbs9dnG0HYkq3dyzjJuJio9XwAT4H4bAm-HCoxsA==&c=_P8ZtyKyN_nIokPz38ZrsRBEOkA9HNNcwN-gtmfx2nXMSL8Z7EeSIg==&ch=MgLPoq7JcuWNQOcmPPGWl95WcH4oOi5IrKbnQWxh4Hm0Rbmp6ZFEKg==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Fremont Brewing Company</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> pouring brews</span></li>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OEGau_OkvZ4ksXqmpmbXlXqBnuvaTHUUVjLERqeqeIvAiCHvjmf3E5-E01XznVgMxdvNIZV_4ZM1KUuwOEg2-rpde__8fbU7SJAaBDvepN3D_lpQQVWUHuGDZGoudVCEh_qycF67fEiEULNIMCTioImh7XBaG9WzgybXlxxWU5SgnK0W6E6Z17naIYUxa3ny3YmVsCYmnuAfGoNKxQyG5OIcHLKvIKmU6XvvlCR0IPchUd5VBaAe7_FveML-WxOQtovsP553IRN5rNCrMWVuett03ANcLMQq3bHxdVOtcS6kNkuUPegUd4-lHoDxXkqMJo-kUu7o6g1kUonzDxQmeg==&c=_P8ZtyKyN_nIokPz38ZrsRBEOkA9HNNcwN-gtmfx2nXMSL8Z7EeSIg==&ch=MgLPoq7JcuWNQOcmPPGWl95WcH4oOi5IrKbnQWxh4Hm0Rbmp6ZFEKg==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Taylor Shellfish</a> passing out <span style="font-size: 10pt;">oysters</span></li>
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Welcome to the community! Seattle Greendrinks was started 11 years
ago to help grow and convene Seattle's environmental community. A long
standing tradition is reduce event waste---even compostable waste--so
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-28709301390690834432014-05-30T22:13:00.000-07:002014-11-19T22:13:52.594-08:00White Center's Holy Family Parish Tackles Stormwater in a Big Way<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
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changes are underway at a Parish and School in the White Center
community. In the past couple months, Sustainable Seattle has started
working with Holy Family to transform their multi-acre property and
prevent stormwater pollution.</div>
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through Seattle Public Utilities - saving the Parish money that's
typically spent to pay surface water fees. Since this is the first time
these two incentives will work together, this project has the potential
to be a model site for future RainWise rain gardens - demonstrating a
process that can be replicated at countless sites to access stormwater
credits!</div>
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the RainWise program - helping the city of Seattle reach a <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gUSVMtMwgSqYJURBZyRgAFG8jnDGHIVvUGktiNZr8HngZriQ73hry38-F11riv2dgfPx1N7Ok540QRVEfLnQ_YMcZqKMOPIFH7oBf34SfDeUfFpLAdCFDTuMx81X2VmVlzDXvIgc3fA-68e0_oKl62Ab95SMB89WygvTuhnqKSfE0HekigNM_t-mmxjGDfbEkZXnvG8zMK5CKEx8umkI4PpcWX97e_GZdPmww3-yMdNAoHqJEKQlzST8FI34fnHTuKaNFaQtxRr5ppxL1_HLZsWTwitkyJlF&c=cNmfCtcxwnx8e_iErHKV0Rmw8b_20RK0-PJpw90IfLqmXjn8ImHXIg==&ch=XKAuE-I69fFPtDnMtgQLqJ--A7CgJQurBsYOLhaRc2RcmVAhmcAmSw==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">goal of 700 million gallons</a> of runoff managed by green stormwater infrastructure by 2025. Isn't that exciting?!</div>
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this extra goal, though, a little more testing and designing needs to
happen compared to a standard rain garden. And that work is already
underway at Holy Family! Last week, Associated Earth Services--tasked
with analyzing the soil and performing infiltration testing--completed
the second step of the process: installing pit drains to assist with the
rain garden filtration and testing the infiltration rate. </div>
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truly exciting to be able to build a foundation that can be replicated
throughout our city. We'll keep you updated on this project, and share
more about planting days and work being done with Sustainability
Ambassadors to ensure rain garden education is threaded into the
school's curriculum! </div>
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Check out photos of the testing process and l<span style="font-size: 11pt;">earn more about the project </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gUSVMtMwgSqYJURBZyRgAFG8jnDGHIVvUGktiNZr8HngZriQ73hry38-F11riv2d3tZDRRQDO-UtODoGawnA1QgSpY7pJtmtLiUFCsmxZGoMpUVwVoTEZicvewtAnVB1I8Gu14pTj3s75lV67lvq7ojRX3D3TGD4_1jhqQ5XFXr_MX2MqoIa3r0pyf7CB626D-edWBGgB_Pj6UkIy1nZl3uKJTIHZuAMtW3samBh1q108YBXEjYlgQSPnqR97tWx3q6HEAO-lkfReSp-gYG4dA==&c=cNmfCtcxwnx8e_iErHKV0Rmw8b_20RK0-PJpw90IfLqmXjn8ImHXIg==&ch=XKAuE-I69fFPtDnMtgQLqJ--A7CgJQurBsYOLhaRc2RcmVAhmcAmSw==" shape="rect" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></div>
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-43613856355433615982014-04-16T17:37:00.000-07:002014-04-16T17:38:28.188-07:002014 Earth Day Events in Seattle<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forty-five years ago, in this very city, Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson </span><a href="http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/earth-day" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">introduced</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the concept of Earth day at a teach-in conference. A year later, on April 22nd, 1970, Earth Day was founded in order to amplify environmental protection as a national priority. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: End Earth Week by visiting </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">our Sustainability Stop at HPIC, a neighborhood gathering place we have been transforming with green infrastructure since 2012. Visitors will enjoy food, fun learning activities, and the chance to design their own rain gardens and meet the RainWise contractors who installed large cisterns, two rain gardens, and a permeable paver courtyard. Mini-self guided tours of local RainWise rain gardens will also be available. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: April 26, 11am - 5pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: YOU! Hosted by King County Education and Outreach Network (including Sustainable Seattle!) funded by Puget Sound Partnership</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Share with us the way you connect with the Puget Sound region. Whether it is drinking a cup of coffee at your local cafe, taking a walk through our tree covered parks, watching the rain, or playing with your pets outside - we all have different reasons we love and care for this region. So join the bigger picture! Snap a picture of the way or ways you connect (or an awesome selfie with a thumbs up!), </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">share it on Instagram with #mypuget</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - you will join hundreds of others in building a photo mosaic of a true Pacific Northwest animal (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the identity to be revealed on Earth Day!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). Check out all the photos already being shared at </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bigthing4pugetsound.org/">www.bigthing4pugetsound.org</a><span style="line-height: 1.15;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Restore important forest habitat, remove invasive weeds, and enjoy live music while you work. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: April 19, 10am - 2pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten Mile Great Beer Hike</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Latona Pub and Feet First</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Volunteers will transport ale 10 miles on foot. This event will benefit Feet First, a non-profit organization working to ensure all communities in Washington are walkable. Participants may choose to walk for 10 miles, 5 miles, or to skip the walk and simply enjoy the beer at Latona Pub.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Engage in fashion shows, open-mics, educational seminars, and much more!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: April 22, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Enjoy a brisk run or a friendly stroll with a friend in support of Earth Day 2014. Post 5K, there will be food trucks, beer gardens, and festivities with all proceeds going towards local restoration organization, EarthCorps. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Education Activities</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Pacific Science Center and Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Interact with science staff and participate in the long list of activities for all ages!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: April 25 - 27</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: 200 Second Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More Info: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/Environmental-Education/earth-day" style="text-decoration: none;">https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/Environmental-Education/earth-day</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Seattle Art Museum (SAM)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Make art, tour Olympic Sculpture Park, and hear local music all the while</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: April 19, 10am - 3pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Olympic Sculpture Park, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2901 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Volunteer Work Party at Heron Rookery </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Forterra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Show your park a lil Earth Day love by helping rescue the trees and shrubs from invasive weeds!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: April 26, 9am - 12pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Heron Rookery Trail, Redmond, WA 98052</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://events.seattlepi.com/seattle_wa/events/earth+day+seattle+2014">http://events.seattlepi.com/seattle_wa/events/earth+day+seattle+2014</a></span><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://parkways.seattle.gov/2014/03/26/celebrate-earth-month-with-seattle-parks-and-recreation">http://parkways.seattle.gov/2014/03/26/celebrate-earth-month-with-seattle-parks-and-recreation</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://parkways.seattle.gov/2014/03/26/celebrate-earth-month-with-seattle-parks-and-recreation/" style="text-decoration: none;">/</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (For Seattle parks undergoing restoration.)</span></span></div>
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powered by donations, volunteers and the community, Madison Inn, a transition
home for men managed by Pioneer Human Services, gained an environmentally sound
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the second time <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/" target="_blank">Sustainable Seattle</a> and Pioneer
Human Services teamed up to install a rain garden – with the first installed at
Helen B. Ratcliff House in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These rain gardens soak up rain from
big storms as well <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>filter and break down pollutants we
often leave behind – from cars, fertilizers, and other sources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learn more about rain gardens and their
benefits <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/programs/rain-gardens" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This rain garden, though, promised more than just positive
environmental impacts – it was an opportunity for the men at Madison Inn to
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“PHS and this program were interested in the rain garden at
Madison Inn because of the clear environmental benefits, but also because it
would help the residents learn about the importance of environmental
stewardship, as well as give them the opportunity to work on the installation
and maintenance,” says Rebecca Judy, a Director at Madison Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It also contributes to the facility,
which aids in this transitional environment feeling more welcoming and like a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“For Sustainable Seattle, rain gardens are about more than
just the environmental benefits,” says Hannah Kett, Neighborhood Programs
Manager. “From installation to maintenance to just enjoying the new green
space, these gardens provide a place to build relationships and launch
transformation.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PHS first contacted Sustainable Seattle last year after the
successful installation at Helen B. Ratcliff through the <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/60-sustainable-rain/272-stewardshipdevelopment" target="_blank">Sustainable Rain</a>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://www.snoqualmieicecream.com/home" target="_blank">Snoqualmie Ice Cream</a>, supporting us with funds
raised during their <a href="http://www.snoqualmieicecream.com/ice-cream-o-rama/invite" target="_blank">Ice Cream-0-Rama</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://www.msknursery.com/" target="_blank">MSK Nursery</a> and <a href="http://www.soundnativeplants.com/" target="_blank">Sound Natives</a> donated plants</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Want to be involved and support more projects like
this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learn more about our current
projects--such as the</span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"> transformation at </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/For%20instance,%20our%20rain%20garden%20at%20Highland%20Park%20Improvement%20Club%20has%20turned%20into%20a%20green%20transformation,%20reviving%20this%20community%20space.%20Learn%20more%20about%20http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/34-theorganization/301-greeninghpic" style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;" target="_blank">Highland Park Improvement Club</a>--<span style="line-height: 115%;">by contacting us at info@sustainableseattle.org<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Friday, January 31, Seattle community members gathered to celebrate all the innovation and commitments to sustainability in our region at the
annual <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/programs/awards" target="_blank">Sustainability Leadership Awards</a><span style="font-size: small;">. Over 230 guests attended
the ceremony at MOHAI</span> to recognize six businesses and organizations, and one individual that won a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was an inspiring evening for everyone in attendance! Relive the evening by viewing the event on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.728281340523392.1073741831.212163275468537&type=1&l=e3a6d615e1" target="_blank">Facebook</a> photo album or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainseattle/sets/72157640932310594/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>. Below are a few photos that captured the night, along with the full list of winners, and more information about the Sustainability Leadership Awards. Again, thank you to all who made this event a wonderful success. The commitment to sustainability in our region is inspiring, and we hope to celebrate this commitment for years to come!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Sustainable
Hero:</u> <a href="http://billthorness.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Bill Thorness</span></a>, author, editor and freelance
writer, A Cool Season Gardener, for his significant and inspiring contribution
to the local sustainability movement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Significant
Newcomer</u>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.landisgyr.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Landis+Gyr</span></a>,
for their recent incorporation of sustainability into their business practices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Creative
Solution:</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.seattlesteam.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Seattle
Steam</span></a>, for their innovative approaches to a sustainability
challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Setting
An Example:</u> <a href="https://www.theochocolate.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Theo Chocolate</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for modeling leadership through
emphasizing education and transparency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Transportation
Changer:</u> <a href="http://www.path.org/"><span style="color: windowtext;">PATH</span></a>, for their achievements in impacting
transportation systems and accessibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Resource
Impact:</u> <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/children_families/nutrition/farm_to_table.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">Farm to Table Partnership</span></a>, for their
positive impacts on local food networks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Transforming
Spaces:</u><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://www.nwf.org/"><span style="color: windowtext;">National Wildlife Federation</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and their Garden for Wildlife Program
for their projects that revive and transform urban spaces.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winners were selected from an esteemed group of <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/43-awards/321-2013judges"><span style="color: windowtext;">judges</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> with expertise in multiple areas,
including green built environment, sustainable business and biotechnology,
amongst others. See the complete list of
nominees and their bios </span><a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/43-awards/320-nominees-2013"><span style="color: windowtext;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Seattle initiated the annual award celebration in 2001, formerly known as the
Sustainable Community Outstanding Leadership and Innovation Awards, to
recognize those making the Puget Sound a more sustainable and livable place. To
see the full program, visit our events page (insert link). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> If you
know an individual, business, or organization that practices sustainable
innovation and commitment, nominate them for next year's Sustainability Leadership
Award! Nominations will take place this August. We hope you can all make it for
next year’s event! </span></div>
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-60060295106044447602014-01-15T13:37:00.000-08:002014-01-17T08:55:37.446-08:00Get to Know Seattle's Sustainable Heroes!<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every
year, the nominees of the <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/programs/awards" target="_blank">Sustainability Leadership Awards</a> inspire the staff at
Sustainable Seattle. These are groups, businesses and individuals go above and beyond when it comes to building a
healthy and livable future in the Seattle area. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year’s Sustainable Hero nominees are no exception! They are all working hard in their
professional and private lives to incorporate sustainability daily – and the extra steps they take definitely make them inspirational.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We wanted to know more about these motivating individuals,
so we asked them a few questions that went beyond their nomination. We learned something new about each one - one is at a loss when it comes to a Nordstrom's Gift Card, another is inspired by their co-worker's dedication to bikes - and are excited to share more about these community leaders with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can learn about the rest of the inspirational nominees, <b>Yoram Bauman</b> (American Economist and stand-up comedian), <b>Mary Rose
and Karl Ostrom</b> (Co-Directors of NBIS), <b>Kevin Wilhelm</b> (Author of Making </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Sustainability</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Stick and </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;">CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">, and <b>Ruth Callard</b> (</span></i><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><i>Freeway Estates Community Orchard)</i></span><i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/43-awards/320-nominees-2013#hero" style="line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">.]</span></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Bill Thorness </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Solarize Seattle: Northwest, team lead | <a href="http://coolseasongardener.com/" target="_blank">Cool Seasons Gardener</a>, author | <a href="http://bikingpugetsound.com/" target="_blank">Biking Puget Sound</a>, site curator</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>What are a couple of ways your sustainable
attitudes manifest at home?</b> </i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">I work primarily at home, and try to ride my bike to meetings
or errands whenever possible. Also, I grow a lot of food, and save seeds from
my favorite plants (and share them at a seed-sharing party each January) in
order to cut down on the packaging and shipping of my favorite plants. At our
seed party, we develop a group order of seeds, which again cuts down on costs,
and ensures that we’ll use most of our seed each year, which cuts down on waste
and keeps our seed supply fresh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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so hard to avoid, and we have an Internet connection that is pretty much on
24/7. It connects to our computers, phones and television, and I know it is
trickling energy away constantly. On the other hand, now that I have solar, I’m
not as much concerned about those little energy drains.</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Who is a
hero or influence in your lifestyle and/or work?</b> </span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">One role model is Wendell Berry, the farmer, writer and philosopher. His
respect for nature and feeling that people should be integral with their
environment can be seen in his fiction writing, poetry and essays. We can learn
so much from the natural world, and instead we so often try to assert
superiority over it, which is ridiculous. Mr. Berry’s steadfast adherence over
a 50-year career to well-reasoned, logical and calm arguments for a more sane
approach to environmental laws and human rights equality is inspirational.</span><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>What is
a Seattle green feature that you think everyone should know about?</b> </span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Did you know that there are four building
salvage stores around the city? These are places that recycle building
materials from remodels or tear-downs, and I have found some great, low-cost
materials for garden building projects and small home improvement jobs. There’s
the ReStore in Ballard, and three in SoDo: Second Use, Earthwise Architectural
Salvage, and the Habitat for Humanity outlet. And they’ll even give you store
credit for your good used stuff!</span><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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will your passions lead next year?</b> </span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span style="color: #222222;">Right now, I’m
working with a team to put solar energy on the roof of one of the city’s larger
community organizations, and I’d like to see it on the roof of more large
buildings owned by the public or nonprofits. And I’m continuing to work on a
second edition of Biking Puget Sound, which will be expanded with more
connecting rides, so hopefully be more useful to people using their bikes as
primary transportation.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jenny Heins </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.ballardchamber.com/partnership" target="_blank">Ballard Partnership for Smart Growth</a> | <a href="http://www.sustainableballard.org/" target="_blank">Sustainable Ballard</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wethepeoplepower" target="_blank">We the People Power</a> festival</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>What are a couple of ways your sustainable
attitudes manifest at home?</b> </i><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most of what I do at home is so
second nature that it's hard to remember these are sustainable practices and
not just what everyone does. Plus, so much of what I do is what all my
friends do too. Lots of basic stuff it seems like. Here are the big
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">I keep my consumption low. I rarely buy anything new,
except food and health items. And electronics that help increase my
productivity and reduce my transportation needs. In the case of electronics,
it's hard to know if the ends justify the means. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">I grow food and I have chickens. Lots of people do this –
it is not such a big deal anymore. I used to have a business helping
others do this.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">I minimize my travel. I stay away from airplanes with a
few exceptions (my last trip was my grandma's 100th birthday). Even around
town, I generally stay in my own neighborhood.</span></li>
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card for Nordstrom’s for Christmas and I have no idea what to do with it.</i></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i> </i> Honestly. I cannot
bring myself to buy new clothes even when it's a gift. I went and looked
at the inventory online and recognized that I've developed a repulsion to new
clothes. And it's not that I hate shopping or hate clothes shopping.
Plop me down in a Value Village or Goodwill and I'm happy as a clam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of things I can't get rid of</i><b>.</b></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> If I think something can be re-purposed but would be
tossed in the garbage if I donated it, then I hang on to it. I have a
huge box of half-used notebooks and notepads. Why? I use scrap
paper (or my iPad) for notes, but who will take the notebooks and use them?
I have a giant box of plastic and metal lids that are the wrong size for
recycling. Habitude stopped taking the small plastic lids for Aveda and
the nearest Aveda is at Northgate. You can imagine how I feel about the
mall. The list goes on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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portable outdoor fire pit too. I love building the fire, huddling around
it, smelling the woodsmoke all amazingly relaxing. And it's such a
comfortable way to connect with other people too. I could stare into the
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attention. I meet people all the time who are showing up for something they
believe in and pouring their energy into it. Like our volunteers at
Sustainable Ballard, or the people who show up every week to cook meals for
hungry and homeless folks, or farmers growing wholesome and healthy food, or
people who write to the city council or the local newspaper or who ask
questions at the District Council meeting -- it's all these heroes that fire me
up.</span><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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a Seattle green feature that you think everyone should know about?</b> </span></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I can call local technology a feature: <a href="http://onebusaway.org/" target="_blank">One Bus Away</a> and SEA Next Bus. There are now 2 apps that were developed locally that make Undriving™ incredibly easy. I haven't seen any studies, but it seems like putting real time transit information at our fingertips must have an incredible impact on our transportation habits. I do know that studies have shown that transportation is the hugest contributor to fossil-fuel greenhouse-gas emissions in the world.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Continuing to grow and fill out </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sustainable Ballard</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"> as
a pervasive green feature of my own neighborhood. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Getting </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">RainWise</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"> installations and </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Little
Free Libraries</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"> all over my neighborhood.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Co-producing the </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Northwest Green Home Tour</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"> on April
26th, for NW Ecobuilding Guild™ and Built Green®.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Working with SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities ALL Over Puget
Sound) and the City of Seattle to produce </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Hot Ideas to Cool Seattle</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">(a
series of workshops to develop cutting edge community-driven projects to
address the climate crisis) and </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Community Forums</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">(quarterly meetings
for grassroots volunteer-driven community groups to advise and make
recommendations on the City's Climate Action Plan).</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">On the board of </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">Undriving™,</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;"> we are re-tooling
in 2014 for a much broader reach into the national landscape.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">In my spare time, I've just bought a </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">sailboat (J/35)</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.25in;">,
so I'll be trying to get out on the water whenever possible.</span></li>
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attitudes manifest at home?</b> </i>I<span style="background: white;"> try to follow a plants based diet which means I have
meat as a main course maybe twice week. When buying groceries, I
always look for non-GMO items across the board and avoid fruits and veggies
that have travelled long distances. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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make a nice hamburger with all the trimmings. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Who is a
hero or influence in your lifestyle and/or work?</b> </span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">My teaching teammate is a vegetarian and rides her bike to
school most days. We live near each other so we often ride home
together. Another teacher at my school told me she made through 2013
without driving a car. She bikes everywhere!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>What is
a Seattle green feature that you think everyone should know about?</b> </span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">People should know about the bike routes in the city and
support their expansion. The different farmers markets! I know
that’s two!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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will your passions lead next year? </b></span></i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b> </b>I will continue to help kids understand where
their food comes from and understand that food choices matter to the health of
the planet. I would like to extend that to an understanding of national
food policy/farm bills and how they impact what food is grown and how much it
costs. I want to include a section on how humans( especially in the US)
are consuming renewable and non-renewable resources with every purchase we make
at a rate that simply cannot be sustained. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are a couple of ways your sustainable attitudes manifest at home? </b> </i><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.5in;">My wife and I
drive 2 all-electric cars, have all-electric house (we capped the gas line),
and we have chickens as pets instead of a dog. I was born in Houston TX – but I
have been all-veggie for the last 20 years. I routinely go through the house
switching off lights AND chargers/powerstrips.</span></div>
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possible, but c'mon, this is NOT for nutrition!</span><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Who is a
hero or influence in your lifestyle and/or work?</b> </span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">James Hansen. Like Galileo and Darwin he has
done the work to prove the most important science on the most important topic
in history -- just in time -- and is not afraid to bite the hand that feeds him
in order to make sure his message gets through. He writes a moral, political,
and legal argument for our children's generation.</span><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>What
is a Seattle green feature that you think everyone should know about</b></i><i><b>? </b> </i><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1) Our clean electric grid! We can cut our emissions and
starve the fossil fuel industry just by plugging in to the grid! How many
cities can do that? We can heat our homes, drive our cars, and cook our dinner,
all without buying from the oil and gas industry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2) Our Green
Seattle Partnership, incredibly organized and volunteer-driven. Their mission
is to replant and expand Seattle's (withering) Urban Forests. Everybody get out
and plant some trees this week! They make it soooo easy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"><b>Where
will your passions lead next year?</b> </span></i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Giving this program away every day of the year!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the final CLEW hearing in Olympia,
young ambassadors from Plant-For-The-Planet Seattle announced Washington's
Billion Tree Campaign by 2020 which is our minimum fair share of the
international children's initiative to plant 1 Trillion trees. We're going to
be busy getting governments, businesses, and Granny to plant all those trees
everywhere, in the backyard, the parks, forests, and overseas. We'll be writing
new forestry policy, collaborating with international planting campaigns, and
seeding volunteer clubs for ambassadors all over the state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We plan to help run training
Academies in at least 6 towns before the end of the school year, to create a
network of children all over Puget Sound. (and by we, I mean child ambassadors
and a small group of adult volunteers).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">More specifically, the next new
steps:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1) Working more with the
newly-financed REDD mechanism through the United Nations to reward developing
nations for successful efforts to slow down deforestation. Creating connections
between local donors and remote forestry projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2) Encourage and support the
emerging leaders in Plant-For-The-Planet who are learning to speak for their
generation to run the Washington clubs, to self-organize activity in the same
way the international group does.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3) We've all got to help them
spread this work nationally ASAP! 2020 is coming and the world still needs to
plant 987 billion more trees! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i>The winner of the Sustainability Hero award will be presented on January 31st at the Sustainability Leadership Awards at MOHAI. Learn more about the nominees <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/43-awards/320-nominees-2013#hero" target="_blank">here</a>. Tickets for the event can be found <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/component/content/article/43-awards/315-2013awards" target="_blank">here</a>. It's sure to be a fantastic night, with live music during the cocktail hour, a great locally sourced dinner and 300+ community leaders, including the evening's welcome speaker Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traveling for the holidays? It’s wonderful to be able to
visit family or escape to a special place. If you are going to travel, and you
are sustainability minded, why not take a look at factors other than price to
choose your airline ticket?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seattle’s own <a href="http://www.alaskaair.com/">Alaska
Airlines</a> is an industry <a href="http://splash.alaskasworld.com/Newsroom/ASNews/ASstories/AS_20130910_073726.asp">leader</a>
in overall energy efficiency. They recently took the top spot in the <a href="http://www.theicct.org/">International Council on Clean Transportation’s</a>
ranking of US Airline fuel efficiency. The <a href="http://www.theicct.org/us-domestic-airline-fuel-efficiency-ranking-2010">report</a>
rated many factors, including ground transport, airplane design, seating
occupancy, and logistics. Surprisingly, there is a 26% gap
in efficiency between the top-ranked airline (Alaska) and the bottom ranked (Allegiant).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another factor to think about when choosing an airline is
sustainability innovation. The Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest (SAFN) is a
group of diverse stakeholders exploring the possibility of creating an aviation
biofuels industry in the Northwest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With the region’s natural resources, technologies, political will,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> and citizen support</i>, this is a viable
goal. In 2011, Alaska Air, a SAFN participant, stepped up and demonstrated
commitment to being a biofuel customer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the course of three weeks, in 2011, Alaska and
Horizon Air <a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2016719598_alaska09.html">powered
75 flights</a> on routes to Washington DC and Portland with a 20 percent
biofuel blend. When we asked about these flights, Carol Sim, Alaska Airlines' Environmental Affairs Director, shared that this was done to essentially say, “If you make it, we will buy it.” This action demonstrates the viability of biofuel use as well as
providing commercial support for the product. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As reported in <i>The Seattle Times</i>, "<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">The airline had to search hard for enough supply to cover 75 flights." </span>And although cost of the biofuel was six
times more than conventional fuel, the point was to demonstrate that there is a
market for the product. Also as reported in the <i>The Seattle Time</i>s, if Alaska Airlines ran their cleaner, greener flights for a whole year, it would be the equivalent of removing 64,000 vehicles off the road. As innovation and further development move technologies
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greener airline carrier, let them know you appreciate their steps toward sustainability. Your feedback fuels their commitments towards changing
industry standards- it also pumps up others to take a look at more than just
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Climate change is real: It’s happening
fast, it’s extremely expensive, and preparing for it requires a collaborative full-court
press. Cascadians already getting traction with their preparation,
protection and prevention strategies shared their experiences and plans at <i>Climate Change and the Bottom
Line</i><span style="font-size: small;"> conference, held on October 31. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a summary of what was
discussed at the event, which was hosted by <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/" target="_blank">Sustainable Seattle</a> with co-presenters <a href="http://climatesolutions.org/" target="_blank">Climate Solutions</a>, <a href="http://www.riddellwilliams.com/" target="_blank">Riddell Williams</a>, <a href="http://www.seattlechamber.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce</a>, UW <a href="http://www.foster.washington.edu/Pages/home.aspx" target="_blank">Foster School </a>of Business and UW <a href="http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/entrepreneurship/Pages/entrepreneurship.aspx" target="_blank">Buerk Center</a> for Entrepreneurship. The event took place
at Anthony's Forum in Dempsey Hall at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. <span style="background-color: white;">A video
recording of the event will be released in the coming week. This blog will be updated with a link when it's available.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ross Macfarlane, Climate Solutions, starts off the<br />conference with an introduction on climate policy.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The gathering of over 90 people opened with <b>Climate Solutions’ business partnerships’
senior advisor Ross Macfarlane</b><span style="font-size: small;"> providing headlines on </span><b>climate policy</b><span style="font-size: small;">. His main focus: The Oct. 28 signing of the historic
</span><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/10/29/inslee-other-governors-ink-climate.html">Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy</a> by Gov. Inslee, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber,
California Gov. Jerry Brown and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell. The
plan sets an ambitious agenda that includes placing a price on carbon in
Washington and Oregon to complement B.C.'s carbon tax and California's cap and
trade programs, with a goal to create a carbon market in this region, which
represents the world's fifth-largest economy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Macfarlane said he believes that
the business leaders, community leaders, scientists and citizens of the Pacific
Northwest have the ingenuity, willpower and creativity needed to apply both new
and existing tools to “get the job done.”<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In his <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/sustainableseattle/climate-change-alex-kaplan-swiss-re" target="_blank">keynote</a><span style="font-size: small;"> address titled "Public-Private Partnerships in Risk
Management: Addressing the Costs of Climate Change", </span><b>Alex Kaplan, vice president for global p<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4074088551182002894" name="_GoBack"></a>artnerships
at <a href="http://www.swissre.com/" target="_blank">Swiss Re</a></b><span style="font-size: small;"> warned that weather disasters are more frequent and more
extreme, and the gap between the insured and uninsured portions of disaster
response is growing substantially. In 2011, he said, there was $403 billion in
disaster damages in the U.S. and only $126 billion were insured. Those
uncovered costs fall mostly on government, in 2012 it spent $96 billion- more than the transportation department's budget. “Let’s prefinance these disasters,”
Kaplan said. “Let’s stop acting after the fact. Let's stop talking about disaster response and talk about
resilience.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">thoroughly assessing climate and other risks
such as pandemics</span></li>
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determine which are most effective and worthy of investment</span></li>
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public-private investments in the infrastructure and insurance programs that,
over time, will protect the most people, the most communities and the most
local economies/GDP generators. One model to emulate which Kaplan called "</span>the most robust catastrophe insurance model [in the world]" was that of Mexico, developed after the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of his presentation,
Kaplan referred attendees to Swiss Re’s <a href="http://www.swissre.com/rethinking/climate_and_natural_disaster_risk/shaping_climate_resilient_development.html">Shaping Climate-Resilient Development</a> report, which aims to provide decision-makers with a
systematic way of answering these questions; <a href="http://www.swissre.com/rethinking/climate_and_natural_disaster_risk/Mind_the_risk.html">Mind the Risk Report</a>, which provides a global risk index comparing the human and economic
exposure of 616 cities around the world; <a href="http://www.swissre.com/corporate_solutions/solutions/parametric_products/">parametric insurance products</a>, which are triggered based on the physical parameters
of a catastrophic event; and to <a href="http://www.smartersafer.org/">SmarterSafer.org</a>, a national coalition of diverse voices united in favor of
environmentally responsible, fiscally sound approaches to natural catastrophe
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(L to R) Moderator, Alex Bernhardt, Guy Carpenter,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt Coleman, Nephila Advisors, <br />Bruce Howard, Avista Corp.,<br /> Ingrid Rasch, Earth Economics, <br />Amy Snover, UW Climate Impacts group, <br />James Rufo Hill, Meteorologist, Seattle Public Utilities</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Climate Change is Here" was the title of the kickoff panel. <span style="font-size: small;">To start the panel discussion
portion of the program, </span><b>Amy Snover, director
of the <a href="http://cses.washington.edu/cig/" target="_blank">Climate Impacts Group</a> at the University of Washington,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>warned that we must adjust how we
plan for the future. For example, she said, we will see 6 degrees of warming by
mid-century, with more extreme rainfall and more flooding. Questions to act on: Where is it safe to
build? What areas will grow and how fast? How hot will it be and how do we prepare
for heating and cooling? Her group, Snover explained, helps governments and
business in the region understand scenarios and prepare for climate resilience.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes to our
diminishing snowpack, we are not in dire straits, at least not yet, said <b>James Rufo Hill, meteorologist with <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/util/" target="_blank">SeattlePublic Utilities</a> Climate Resiliency. </b><span style="font-size: small;">Rufo</span><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">Hill works with the UW and other
regional and national scientists to obtain custom-tailored information that
helps SPU make better decisions on how to manage water (potable and waste) programs for
its 1.3 million customers. For example, he said, our region’s water supply
depends on snowpack and rain, and the utility must adapt to the inevitable
decline in snowpack. He assured the audience that SPU can change heights of
reservoirs, add pumps, change the way they store water in reservoirs locally,
and develop a portfolio approach to managing water. Conservation, meanwhile,
has been and remains a powerful tool: The population served by SPU has gone up
30 percent since 1984, yet consumption has decreased by 30 percent thanks to rates
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(L to R) Moderator, Terri Butler, Sustainable Seattle<br />Crystal Raymond, Seattle City Light,<br /> Glen Hiemstra, Futurist.com,<br /> Shari Brown, Weyerhaeuser,<br />Matt O'Laughlin, K2 Sports</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second panel, "If You Make it or Move it” focused on facilities, logistics, IT, supply chain and energy.<b> Crystal Raymond, strategic advisor for climate
adaptation at <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/light/" target="_blank">Seattle City Light</a>,</b><span style="font-size: small;">
said City Light is also adapting infrastructure to increase resiliency, while </span><b>Matt O’Laughlin, Sustainable Action Team Chair
at <a href="http://www.k2sports.com/" target="_blank">K2 Sports</a>,</b> has his team assessing the ramifications of a possible 70 percent
reduction in snowpack by the year 2050, as well as improving sustainability
practices at its manufacturing plant in the Bay Area and at its headquarters in
Seattle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bruce Howard, director of real estate and environmental
affairs for <a href="http://www.avistacorp.com/home/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Avista Corp.</a> — <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>one
of the top green utilities in the country — agrees with the Seattle utilities regarding
the power of efficiency and conservation strategies. Avista is pursuing a
variety of operations improvements including facility upgrades and rightsizing,
and smart grid technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Managing resources for the
future is what <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shari Brown, director for
environment at <a href="http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/" target="_blank">Weyerhaeuser</a></b>, is all about. Weyerhaeuser employs extensive
modeling systems to look at weather, insects, disease and rainfall to forecast
what species will survive pests, droughts and floods. The forest product giant
is also increasing its production of biomass energy — already fulfilling 75
percent of its own energy needs — and is developing new wood products to
replace petroleum products. For example, Weyerhaeuser is working on a product
that replaces fiberglass. Not only is it made from an entirely renewable resource,
it is considerably lighter in weight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Innovation is inevitable when preparing for climate change. We will see "an awful lot of innovation...that is a good thing," said <b>Glen Hiemstra, founder and owner of <a href="http://futurist.com/">Futurist.com</a>.</b> Hiemstra encourages his clients to think more deeply and
more long-term in their strategic planning processes, because, he said, that’s
the only way that any real change will take place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rasch </b>explained how Earth Economics attaches a dollar value to ecological
and economic “externalities” that are ignored in most planning processes. For
example, she said, millions of people were displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita, 150 miles of levees were destroyed, and $200 billion in economic losses
were suffered. Earth Economics is helping to assess the true value of
protecting the people, the environment and the economies of various regions,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt Coleman, portfolio analyst at <a href="http://nephila.com/" target="_blank">Nephila Advisor</a></b>, said Nephila analyzes weather and financial
performance data, quantifies the risk, and structures insurance products that
pay if bad weather happens. It manages $9 billion from institutional investors,
mostly pension funds. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Much of Nephila’s role is to
increase awareness of and education around integrating climate change risk into
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final panel, "Breathe and Live" shared the health impacts of climate change. Extreme <span style="font-size: small;">weather, compounded
by poor air quality and asthma, will have an increasingly dramatic effect on
human health and healthcare costs, said </span><b>Michael
Yost, associate chair of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the
<a href="http://deohs.washington.edu/" target="_blank">UW’s Public Health Department</a></b><span style="font-size: small;">. Working closely with the UW’s Climate Impacts
team, Public Health predicts that extreme events happening on 1 to 2 percent of
days per year will double or triple over the next 20-to-30 years. This will
have a direct effect on emergency response, hospitalization and mortality
rates, and will dramatically increase costs of healthcare. Also expensive, Yost
said: Retrofitting non-air conditioned buildings in Western Washington so that
people are protected from increasing temperatures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As <b>sustainability manager at </b><a href="http://www.seattlechildrens.org/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Seattle Children’s</a>, Jeff Hughes considers the operational, health and
environmental costs of climate change. In case of water shortage or cut-offs,
Children’s has dug its own emergency well. And, because asthma affects so many
of its young patients, Children’s pays special attention to its own carbon
footprint. For example, Hughes said, the four new wings being planned at the
hospital will use 50 percent less energy than existing buildings. “From the CEO
on down, we are all thinking about sustainability,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.virginiamason.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Mason Medical Center</a></b><span style="font-size: small;">, is
similarly proud of the various steps VM has taken to reduce its environmental
impact and costs. Since 1995, VM has reduced energy use by 8 million KW hours
across all of its facilities and was the nation’s first hospital to use lean </span>management<span style="font-size: small;"> and the Toyota Production System to improve its operations. To "align our values with our actions," Davis shared that they work to promote healthy lifestyles and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">few staff commute by car</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. VM serves
organic food in the cafeteria and<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">98% of the serviceware in the cafeteria is compostable</span>.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the event, Sustainable
Seattle Executive Director Terri Butler said, "I am really pleased by the
turnout and by the many excellent ideas we heard today. Our next step is to
form ongoing working groups to help regional businesses, nonprofits and
governments strengthen their readiness and resilience in the face of growing environmental
risk.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those interested in joining the next follow-on meeting or working group can email info@sustainableseattle.org. </span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:katiablackburn@gmail.com" target="_blank">Katia Blackburn</a><span style="font-size: small;"> has been a Pacific Northwest journalist and strategic communications consultant for 35 years. She will complete her MBA in Sustainable Business at Bainbridge Graduate Institute this fall.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More photos of the conference can be found of Sustainable Seattle's Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainseattle/sets/72157637328423025/" target="_blank">page</a>.</span></div>
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Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-56773896365490590292013-08-15T11:40:00.002-07:002013-08-15T13:14:41.408-07:00The Big Green 2013 | Sustainable Seattle and Seattle Greendrinks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thank you for coming out to the Big Green! It was a
wonderful evening with over 300 people – including kids and families – joining
in on the fun. With over 30 businesses and organizations serving food and
fun all night long – there was</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> plenty to do! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">A peek at the beer garden - at the center of it all!</span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g8Qv31E2QYA/Ug0d6penH9I/AAAAAAAAA6A/mglTknUW7U8/s1600/Big+Green+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Special thanks to <a href="https://www.becu.org/" target="_blank">BECU</a> who made the evening possible.
Thanks also to <a href="http://www.cleanscapes.com/" target="_blank">Cleanscapes</a> who provided the waste management for the
evening. And a BIG thanks to <a href="http://www.seattlegreendrinks.org/" target="_blank">Seattle Greendrinks</a>, our co-presenter on the
event. And last, but certainly not
least, thank you to all the volunteers who rocked through set-up and clean-up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hanging out with old friends and new – check out of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainseattle/sets/72157635087828188/" target="_blank">photos</a> on our Flickr! Lots of mingling among the eating and drinking<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Listening to fun solar powered music, courtesy of <a href="http://www.silicon-energy.com/" target="_blank">Silicon Energy</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beautiful beer garden exterior from <a href="http://eatyouryard.com/" target="_blank">Cascadia Edible Landscapes</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inside the beer garden, endless pours (Well, 2 a guest) from Sierra Nevada and
Wilridge Winery with samples from Finnriver Farm and Cidery</span><br />
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Everyone taking part in what the vendors had to offer – from
exploring a worm bin at the Master Composters table to a bean bag toss at Zip
Car to coloring bear masks at the National Wildlife Federation, plus many more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://snoqualmieicecream.com/home" target="_blank">Snoqualmie Ice Cream</a> handing out free scoops of their delicious
ice cream and sorbet (have you seen their farm?!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Community organizations must meet specific criteria and submit their application by August 15, 2013. </span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">See the Press Release below for more </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">information</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">To apply visit <a href="http://solarizewa.org/">solarizewa.org</a> and applications to solarize@sustainableseattle.org.</span></div>
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Hannah Kett, Sustainable Seattle: <a href="tel:%28206%29%20622-3522" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12066223522">(206) 622-3522</a>, <a href="mailto:hannahk@sustainableseattle.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">hannahk@sustainableseattle.org</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Mia Devine, Northwest SEED: <a href="tel:%28206%29%20267-2213" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12062672213">(206) 267-2213</a>, <a href="mailto:mia@nwseed.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">mia@nwseed.org</a><u></u><u></u></div>
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<b>Seattle, WA </b>– The Solarize Seattle: Central/Southeast Community Coalition is seeking applications from qualified community organizations who would like to have a donated solar photovoltaic system installed at their facility to generate renewable energy for the facility and to use as an educational tool. <u></u><u></u></div>
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The donated solar system serves as a community award for participation in Solarize Seattle: Central/Southeast, a project of Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (Northwest SEED) and Seattle City Light that is designed to accelerate solar energy installations in central and southeast Seattle neighborhoods through a group purchase of solar electric systems at a discounted price. Participants in the project attend a free public workshop to learn the technical and economic aspects of how solar energy works in Seattle and to qualify for a free site assessment for their home or business. The Community Coalition is comprised of individual volunteers and local non-profits, such as Sustainable Seattle who is managing the community award selection process. <u></u><u></u></div>
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Through a competitive bidding process, the Solarize Seattle: Central/Southeast Community Coalition pre-selected Puget Sound Solar and Artisan Electric as the project’s solar installation team. As part of the project, these contractors provide solar systems at discounted rates to project participants. In addition, this contractor team offered to donate a solar electric system to as many as two local community organizations as a reward for the Solarize project reaching pre-determined installation targets. The first solar electric system will be awarded when 30 project participants have gone solar; the second system will be awarded when 60 participants have gone solar.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Qualifying community organizations must be located in central or southeast Seattle neighborhoods, must own their building or have a minimum 10-year lease, must be open and inclusive in engaging diverse community members, and provide a highly visible site with good access for the public to see and learn about the solar energy system.<u></u><u></u></div>
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“This is a very visible way for the homeowners to give something back to the central/southeast community when they install solar,” said Evan Leonard, Vice President of Artisan Electric. “Our goal is to increase solar awareness and build community, so donating systems based on project benchmarks made a lot of sense.”<u></u><u></u></div>
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The donated solar electric system will be rated at 3 kilowatts (kW) and will include all equipment and labor required for a rooftop installation, in addition to 10 years of maintenance service (the system itself has a life expectancy of at least 25 years). The award of a 3 kW solar installation is approximately a $15,000 value for the installation and an additional value of up to $750 per year in electricity savings and Washington State production incentive payments.<u></u><u></u></div>
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The Request for Applications can be found at <a href="http://www.solarizewa.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.solarizewa.org</a>. The deadline for submitting an application is <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_455851734" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">August 15, 2013</span></span>.<b><u></u><u></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For outsiders (and fans
of <i>Frasier</i> and <i>Sleepless in Seattle</i>), Seattle is
commonly considered the #1 rain recipient in the entire country.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4074088551182002894" name="_GoBack"></a></span></div>
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familiar with the city know that it's not even in the <a href="http://www.livescience.com/1558-study-reveals-top-10-wettest-cities.html" target="_blank">top ten</a> in terms of
accumulated rainfall on an annual basis. </span>Where Seattle does rank
pretty high, however, is in the number of days per year that it rains, and you
can expect to see umbrellas several times a week as a result.</span></div>
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served by implementing a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/183592122280619782/" target="_blank">rain barrel</a> or bucket. This covers the great outdoors,
but what about folks looking to improve their sustainability
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at some conservation-driven techniques for cutting down water consumption
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flat items (like plates and sheet pans) on the bottom and rounded items
(like bowls, cups and mugs) on the top rack. This way, the bottom sprayers
have access to the upper items and everything gets thoroughly clean the
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when electricity is not in as much demand or at such a premium as it is
during the day. This way, you save water by only running it once and you
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Even if you hand-wash your dishes, you can do more damage than by using a
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hand-washing is always better than a machine but if you're doing multiple
mini loads during the day, you can end up using even more water (and
electricity).<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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outlined above, but also to aid in the other main part of hand-washing
dishes: air drying. You should always air dry your dishes (safer/less risk
of contamination, plus you don't have any towels to wash in the washing
machine) and doing so with a solid night of drying time is the best
possible scenario.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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hot, sudsy water and allow greasy items to soak. Scrub all dishes and
allow the soap to remain on them while you complete each piece. Only turn
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showers or shut off the water while brushing your teeth, turn your attention to
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little babies use less water while maintaining a strong spray and can cut
your shower water consumption down from the traditional 5+ GPM (gallons
per minute) to less than 2.5 GPMs, with many models using as little as 1.0
GPM!<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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heat up before you plug the tub – do that first and adjust the temp as you
go.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of water just running down the drain, keep
pitchers around to catch water under the tub faucet (and in the kitchen
sink) while you're waiting for it to warm. You can use this excess water
for everything from watering your pets or plants to washing your clothes
and your car.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For sinks, standard faucets pumped out 2.5 GPMs.
Install a faucet aerator to reduce that flow down to 1.5 GPMs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If it's time for a new toilet, swap out your current
guzzler with a low-flow or dual flush model.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't use your toilet as a trash can – only flush
appropriate items and only when necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether in the sink, around the faucet or from the
toilet, fix leaks and errant drips immediately. At a rate of only 1 drop
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sales associate, is a regular Home Depot website contributor on bathroom and
kitchen projects and products. Jay's interests range from discussing </span><a href="http://www.homedepot.com/Kitchen-Kitchen-Faucets/h_d1/N-5yc1vZar0k/h_d2/Navigation?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&searchNav=true"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">kitchen faucets</span></a><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> to writing on </span><a href="http://www.homedepot.com/Bath-Bathroom-Accessories-Hardware/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbz9a/h_d2/Navigation?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&searchNav=true"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">bathroom fixtures</span></a></i></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>.</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Sustainable Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06035515679970629610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074088551182002894.post-23126661150917133022013-05-14T16:22:00.001-07:002013-05-14T20:57:11.773-07:00GiveBIG 2013 x Sustainable Seattle<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Picking a non-profit to donate to is tough, there are so many great organizations out there! There are national groups, local, large, small...when you've finally narrowed it down to the group (or groups) that match your own values you feel happy to have made an impact. But your</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> giving heart always wants to give more--</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>if only you could save the world! </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Well, you're in luck. This Wednesday, May 15th, your charitable donation to a single charity, like <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/">Sustainable Seattle</a>, will</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> give in a bigger way. How? Gifting on May 15th</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> during</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.seattlefoundation.org/GivingCenter/GiveBIG/Pages/Default.aspx">GiveBIG</a>, </span><a href="http://www.seattlefoundation.org/Pages/Default.aspx" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Seattle Foundation</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s one-day online giving event will </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">help over </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,400 Seattle area non-profits!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your gift </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will increase the stretch pool that will be used to match funds given to each organization. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you give, you're helping each group receive a higher prorated portion!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Will you join Sustainable Seattle and </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>GiveBIG</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> on May 15th?</b> Your support will go towards our efforts in installing rain gardens with communities throughout Seattle, leaving behind a legacy of cleaner water and a tighter knit community. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With your help, we can continue implementing projects that address environmental concerns and catalyze community building. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Give your gift (on May 15th) <a href="http://bit.ly/givebig-sustainableseattle">here</a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What type of rain garden projects will I support when I give to Sustainable Seattle on </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>GiveBIG</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010f1wxKirNxI04wYAYgGSeIsCeUm6YJ_bzT4MngJcBQ7yQdyP3JB01pe6oVOUpBLucBsDP6wyKE8jwSm7KRKzzdKMOxfbw3rpcrSsWFC6t9eZQ5X6j27klegJfGSaZTPfVOorG81HjyhQhgLWQqrHLQJ4d8VP5FNgeYoehw1XDvBNzdjoHQwS-M6X4bXSKahHH-Y24uEWd9JqS9HlK9VJruZLV7Vz_fFG6uNwP-kPGW4=" shape="rect" style="color: #333333;" target="_blank">In 2011</a>, we worked closely with a transitional home run by Pioneer Human Services (PHS) in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Though the environmental benefits could have been seen at other locations, the community benefits were unique and incredibly positive for this new rain garden home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before the rain garden installation, residents interested in gardening did not have a productive outlet - a need recognized by the facilities director, Doug Jans. Jans responded to our call for projects and we immediately saw a perfect fit for our environmental and community goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We worked to keep PHS residents involved throughout the project, moving them from volunteer roles during the installation into the enthusiastic maintenance staff of this beautiful functional landscape feature! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sustainable Seattle continues to be active in efforts to build community through rain garden projects, currently working closely with <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0010f1wxKirNxKJerMtbRaZuZ6IBCwaw2vTWpwG7iVGRjt__xfySsLAHSrfJpjgg0cXWaY70V1jykaz8hdfLMjT_g8DGuoPkrHRx16WZANYjJhPaglFyh6SrJPKRUjpykfUEE2U92AlNqBIRzgY7z2A_JtLc7-yAOlDKQlQzrvhw631qsWdLDD3eKG7AZHvtG7vgMdGKODsnFTg_0ZDBNl80g==" shape="rect" style="color: #333333;" target="_blank">Highland Park Improvement Club</a>, a neighborhood-owned community gathering place. The rain garden provides an avenue for continued community involvement and improves the aesthetics of the asphalt parking lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">When you </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GiveBIG</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"> y</span><span style="color: #333333;">ou will help us continue creating more of these stories. We are already exploring sites in Rainier Valley and White Center. Each site has great visions to create a more welcoming, green space that reduces the amount of concrete while building a space the community can use for events and gatherings. B</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ut the rain gardens can only become a reality with your help. </span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Give your gift (on May 15th) <a href="http://bit.ly/givebig-sustainableseattle">here</a>.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>GiveBIG</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> and Become a Sustainable Seattle member!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a thank you for your donation of $24 or more, you will receive complimentary membership to Sustainable Seattle! We'll connect you with other students, individuals, families and businesses working to improve the long-term health and sustainability of the Puget Sound region! Learn more about memberships <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/getinvolved/membership">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Wait, there is more!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your donation could be picked throughout the day to receive a Golden Ticket. This ticket will increase your donation by an additional $1,000! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more chances to win, give your donation in partial amounts througout the day. The Golden Ticket also increases your own chances to win a $100 Starbucks gift card. Win-win!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So set up those sticky notes, iPhone reminders, or the good 'ol red string around the finger. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GiveBIG to Sustainable Seattle on Wednesday, May 15th. Let's build more rain gardens and tighter knit-communities while protecting our Sound! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you interested in
beautifying your yard this Spring? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In areas throughout Seattle (designated as
drainage basins), property owners can get up to a 100% reimbursement for beautiful
and functional landscaping and rain water cisterns through the Seattle Public
Utilities’ and King County’s RainWise program!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">This rain garden in Beacon Hill was installed<br />with the help of Sustainable Seattle in 2010.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you live in the neighborhoods of Ravenna, Bryant, View
Ridge, Laurelhurst, Wedgwood, or Windermere, you may be eligible for these
rebates – which average $4000! When you install a rain garden or rain cistern
through RainWise, you will be helping prevent pollution from entering Lake
Washington and Puget Sound. You can check out your eligibility now at <a href="http://www.rainwise.seattle.gov/">www.rainwise.seattle.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sustainable Seattle’s <a href="http://sustainableseattle.org/programs/rain-gardens">Green Blocks Blue Sound (GBBS)</a> program
is excited to partner with Seattle Public Utilities to bring RainWise to you. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a non-profit partner, Sustainable Seattle wants to help you access this
great opportunity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us for a RainWise Open House on May 13, 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand Point Way NE. </span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn more
about the steps to installing a RainWise rain garden or cistern, hear about why
homeowners in Ballard and Northeast Seattle decided to go RainWise, and have a
chance to talk to the contractors that install rain gardens! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here’s a preview of the program:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What does RainWise pay for?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rain gardens</b> are
beautiful and functional landscape features with sloped sides and deep-rooted,
thriving plants. The roof,
sidewalk, and parking lot run-off soaks into the rain garden rather than
flowing into the street and nearest storm drain. These native planted gardens
also provide a beneficial habitat for insects and birds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cisterns</b> are 200
gallons or more above ground containers used to collect rain from the rooftop. During the winter, cisterns slow the
flow of rain to reduce the amount of water entering the sewer system. The valve is kept slightly open so it
can drain as it fills again during the rainy season. In the summer, the outflow valve can be closed to save the
water for your garden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why does GBBS want
you to participate in the RainWise program?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Prevent Polluted
Runoff and Combined Sewer Overflows</b>- With every rain, water falling on our
roofs, driveways and other hard surfaces carries pollutants to the nearest storm
drain and into local waterways and Puget Sound. This run-off can contain oil and grease, fertilizers, pesticides
and other toxic chemicals. In some
areas, the runoff combines with sewage and wastewater from our homes. RainWise is available in these areas of
Seattle to prevent combined sewer overflows. For information about CSOs visit <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/util/cso">www.seattle.gov/util/cso</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Preventing polluted
runoff is a key action to protect our waterways.</b> The Department of Ecology says that is the number one source
of pollution in the Puget Sound!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Be part of the
solution!</b> By slowing and cleaning
runoff on your property, you are positively impacting the whole system. One residential rain garden can divert
70% to 100% of the rain runoff from the property. With single family properties making up 75% of Seattle’s
private land, what we all do at home really does make a difference. Rain gardens and cisterns on your
property are a great way to start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How will Green Blocks
Blue Sound help?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sustainable Seattle’s Green Blocks Blue Sound program is
offering you the extra support and information you might need during the
RainWise process. We will answer
your questions about RainWise and rain gardens, point you to valuable
resources, and work with you to spread the word about rain gardens and RainWise
to your neighbors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The vision of GBBS is neighbors working together to install
rain gardens and cisterns, resulting in clusters of rain gardens. Installing clusters
as neighbors can help build community and open up the conversation about
long-term sustainability in your neighborhood. There are many <a href="http://daily.sightline.org/2012/11/26/it-takes-a-cluster-to-build-a-rain-garden/">stories</a> of Seattle-area neighbors that worked together to build rain gardens. You can also </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hear more about them in person at an upcoming RainWise Open House.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Become a Rain Garden Ambassador!</b> Do you want to , By working with Green Block Blue Sound
as a rain garden ambassador, you will catalyze action in your community. We’ll
provide you with talking points to start conversations, a letter to distribute
to your neighbors, or a house party on us to start the conversation and plan
for the future!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How else can you help
prevent polluted runoff?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rain gardens and cisterns are just one way that we can all
help keep water on our property and prevent polluted runoff. Here are a few ways the City of Seattle
and many residents are engaging approaches:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The City’s Approach</b>- The City of Seattle through the <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/util/EnvironmentConservation/OurWatersheds/RestoreOurWaters/index.htm">Restore our Waters</a> program (which includes RainWise) is taking a multi-pronged approach to
reducing polluted runoff in Seattle. This includes bioswales and rain garden installation
along roadsides throughout Seattle. Check out a <a href="http://www2.cityofseattle.net/util/tours/seastreet/slide1.htm">tour</a> of SEA street, a natural infrastructure
project in Seattle. The city is also restoring creek
habitats and supporting the development of green roofs!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>At Home</b>- Residents
can also take additional actions at home through simple steps, including
increasing native plants on the property, maintaining your car to prevent
leaks, and scooping up after your pet!
In addition to reducing pollution in the combined sewer systems, these simple
steps help reduce the polluted runoff in the approximately 46,000 storm drains
flowing directly into our local waterways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interested in taking that step or learning more about rain
gardens and other simple steps? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us on May 13, 6:30pm (doors open at 6pm) at the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center for Spiritual Living- 5801 Sand Point Way NE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When a community takes action together to address a problem
like polluted runoff, everyone benefits and everyone is a part of the
solution. Become RainWise
and inspire your neighborhood!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information, or to b</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ecome a rain garden ambassador, c</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ontact Green Blocks Blue Sound at </span><a href="mailto:greenblocks@sustainableseattle.org" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">greenblocks@sustainableseattle.org</a>.</i></div>
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