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Western students to present solar window in D.C.
Western Students to Bring Innovative Solar Window Design to EPA鈥檚 P3 Competition in Washington, D.C., April 11-12
Pedaling for a purpose

The second floor of the Wade King Student Recreation Center is a place that鈥檚 all about expending energy. But Sean Petersmark, junior and business and sustainability major, recognized the cardio area also has massive potential for energy generation.
This spring, Petersmark and two other鈥

Kids Learn to Fall in Love with Healthy Food at Western Washington University鈥檚 Outback Farm

Common Threads Farm, a local organization that helps kids fall in love with healthy food through hands-on cooking and gardening programs, will be relocating its summer programs to the Outback Farm at Western Washington University (草榴社区).

Bellingham farm camp for kids is moving to 草榴社区

A nonprofit that teaches children about their food from seed to table is moving from its home of five years in Happy Valley to the Outback Farm on the Western Washington University campus.

That means Common Threads Farm will have its summer programs for kids ages 3 to 12 at 草榴社区鈥檚鈥

The Northwest鈥檚 Salish Sea comes alive in new book

Perhaps you remember the squabbles a few years ago over the effort to incorporate a new name, 鈥渢he Salish Sea,鈥 into the cartography of inland waters running from Olympia up to Campbell River, British Columbia. This was an international issue of identity 鈥 or lack thereof.

Edmonds Community College graduates build environmental educational facility in Italy

Two graduates from Edmonds Community College, Antonio and Kiersten Baiamonte, are building a sustainable educational study abroad facility named, Bio-Monte, Retreats, Tours, and Education in Tuscany, Italy.

The Baiamontes, a married couple, want to connect with students and educators to鈥

Mount Baker volcano lecture Thursday

Dave Tucker, research associate at Western Washington University, will present a free lecture on the eruption history and hazards of Mount Baker at 7 p.m. Thursday in Hebeler Hall auditorium at Central Washington University.

Professor researches geothermal energy options

Diesel fuel from Tacoma travels nearly 2,000 miles by barge to reach the island of Akutan, an Alaskan island in the Aleutian chain, which extends into the Pacific Ocean. Residents there go through 4.2 million gallons of fuel each year, and pay 32 and a half cents per kilowatt hour to power their鈥

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