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For 40 years environmentalists have been calling attention to the impact of polluting factories, oil spills, toxic waste, pesticides, polluted water ways and oceans, and wildlife extinction on our environment. Global warming, water shortage, and food supply issues are hot topics at the forefront of discussion around the globe. It would seem that the majority of the world educated or not have recognized the impact, and many are feeling the impact first hand. Air quality, water quality and food/water shortages are becoming serious issues in many areas with limited or no solutions currently available. As expected the Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution to urge Washington State Legislature to establish a Do Not Mail Registry. From the sounds of it they actually are America’s greenest cell phone company. Since 1985 Credo has donated over $60 million to nonprofits, including groups working to fight global warming and safegaurd the planet, like Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network. I was walking down the street in Seattle today and was approached by a young man asking me to donate to the League of Conservation Voters. He was full of energy and enthusiasm for the cause he was promoting. I stopped and chatted with him about what the League of Conservation was all about. The LCV’s mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies. Yesterday Seattle hosted the last of only two public EPA hearings on climate change at pier 66 on the Seattle waterfront. The hearings were designed to allow public comment on the impact of global warming and pollution to public health and welfare. 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! On Tuesday an agreement was reached to replace the aging viaduct. The decision was formally announced Tuesday by Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims, Mayor Greg Nickels and the Port of Seattle Chief Executive Officer Tay Yoshitani. The decision to build a deep-bore tunnel under downtown Seattle comes from a year long study [...] |
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