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Earth Hour is March 28th at 8:30pm local time…wherever you may be on the planet…flip the switches and turn your lights off to fight global warming! To the pleasure of many Seattle neighborhood leaders and environmentalists, Michael McGinn announced he is running for Mayor of Seattle. He is the first to officially announce his candidacy and to challenge the current Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels. In his announcement McGinn noted three of the keys issues he would address as mayor being schools, transportation and technology infrastructure. Seattle is considered to be one of the greenest cities in the nation. Come out to the Green Festival and learn how we can make it the greenest! Spread the word to your family, friends and coworkers…the bigger turnout the better. This year the focus and theme of the World Water Day on March 22nd is sharing water resources, specifically trans-boundary water. Leaders from around the world are attending the World Water Forum in Istanbul hosted by the World Water Council. The forum’s purpose is to raise awareness, develop solutions and foster political support to address the the looming water crisis Explorer and founder of Adventure Ecology, David de Rothschild is busy building a 60 ft catamaran out of recycled plastic and water bottles. The boat named Plastiki has an ambitious voyage planned, taking it 11,500 miles from San Francisco to Sydney. The governors of Washington, California and Idaho are taking a bold stride to begin to ween ourselves from the current gasoline infrastructure. A proposed plan along the 1,382 miles of the west coast I-5 corridor would create a “green freeway” utilizing rest stops as refueling stations for alternative-fuel vehicles. The City of Seattle has announced a revamping of its recycling program starting March 30th. The goal is to make the process simpler and increase the number of individuals who recycle, reducing the amount of garbage to be processed. The new program will allow residents and businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle more than ever before. The Danish seem to have it figured out…They have one of the highest bike ridership in the world and they do it in style. More than 36 percent of all Copenhagen commuters arrive on bikes, as cycling has clearly become a way of life there. |
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