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Making a big mistake about our fish	Recently, cyclist Dave Rush and I peered over the rail of the Golden Ears Bridge at a dozen dead salmon floating down the Fraser River. Katzie Band Office has received numerous calls, and passed them on to DFO. DFO’s, Michelle Imbeau: “Pre-spawn and on-route mortality are a…	2011-11-04
�� Completes Major Renovation Of Miller Hall	Western Washington University marked the completion of a major renovation of Miller Hall with a dedication ceremony Wednesday. University spokesman Paul Cocke says the renovations included several environmentally-sustainable features, including a green roof.	2011-11-03
Solar panels provide jolt to Bremerton High science class	While 10 new solar panels on a roof at Bremerton High School won't come close to powering the school, they've sparked the interest of dozens of students in a class focused on sustainable design and energy. Teacher Emily Wise launched the class last year…	2011-10-31
WTA receives $2.8 million for five hybrid buses	Whatcom Transportation Authority has received a $2.82 million grant to buy five diesel-electric hybrid buses, which should hit streets in late 2012. The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded WTA competitive grant funds to replace five 18-year-old diesel buses with the new hybrids…	2011-10-20
Western to bestow first-ever Sustainability Awards; nominations due Oct. 21		2011-10-18
BP official to speak Oct. 26 on challenges for sustainability in energy production		2011-10-18
Farmer who took on biotechnology company to speak Friday at ��	The Canadian farmer who was part of one of the first court cases about companies owning patents on life will share his story Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, at Western Washington University. Percy Schmeiser was sued by Monsanto, a company that sells seeds and plant biotechnology traits, for…	2011-10-18
Why Logging US National Forestland to Sell Timber to China is a Really Bad Idea	Countries around the world are working harder than ever to save their forests. Brazil’s president recently announced that the country’s 80 percent Amazon deforestation reduction target will be met by 2016 – four years earlier than promised. In 1998, China banned tree cutting to preserve its…	2011-10-18
'The Farmer Who Took on Monsanto' is topic of Oct. 21 talk		2011-10-17
RE Sources director to talk about sustainability at �� Oct. 14	Bob Ferris, executive director of RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, will discuss local sustainability issues and how Western Washington University students can get involved during a lecture on campus Friday, Oct. 14.	2011-10-13

Making a big mistake about our fish

Recently, cyclist Dave Rush and I peered over the rail of the Golden Ears Bridge at a dozen dead salmon floating down the Fraser River.

Katzie Band Office has received numerous calls, and passed them on to DFO.

DFO’s, Michelle Imbeau: “Pre-spawn and on-route mortality are a…

2011-11-04

�� Completes Major Renovation Of Miller Hall

Western Washington University marked the completion of a major renovation of Miller Hall with a dedication ceremony Wednesday.

University spokesman Paul Cocke says the renovations included several environmentally-sustainable features, including a green roof.

2011-11-03

Solar panels provide jolt to Bremerton High science class

While 10 new solar panels on a roof at Bremerton High School won't come close to powering the school, they've sparked the interest of dozens of students in a class focused on sustainable design and energy.

Teacher Emily Wise launched the class last year…

2011-10-31

WTA receives $2.8 million for five hybrid buses

Whatcom Transportation Authority has received a $2.82 million grant to buy five diesel-electric hybrid buses, which should hit streets in late 2012.
The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded WTA competitive grant funds to replace five 18-year-old diesel buses with the new hybrids…

2011-10-20

Western to bestow first-ever Sustainability Awards; nominations due Oct. 21

2011-10-18

BP official to speak Oct. 26 on challenges for sustainability in energy production

2011-10-18

Farmer who took on biotechnology company to speak Friday at ��

The Canadian farmer who was part of one of the first court cases about companies owning patents on life will share his story Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, at Western Washington University.
Percy Schmeiser was sued by Monsanto, a company that sells seeds and plant biotechnology traits, for…

2011-10-18

Why Logging US National Forestland to Sell Timber to China is a Really Bad Idea

Countries around the world are working harder than ever to save their forests. Brazil’s president recently announced that the country’s 80 percent Amazon deforestation reduction target will be met by 2016 – four years earlier than promised. In 1998, China banned tree cutting to preserve its…

2011-10-18

'The Farmer Who Took on Monsanto' is topic of Oct. 21 talk

2011-10-17

RE Sources director to talk about sustainability at �� Oct. 14

Bob Ferris, executive director of RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, will discuss local sustainability issues and how Western Washington University students can get involved during a lecture on campus Friday, Oct. 14.

2011-10-13

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