Civics and Culture

Puget Sound Energy bought a 270 kWh fracked gas power plant in Ferndale in 2012. A nearby refinery had this flaring event in September which was blamed on a power outage. (Photo courtesy of Robin Woelz)

PSE’s $1 Million Ad Buy Hopes to Spread Fracked Gas Lies

Our local fossil fuel-hooked utility is planning on spending $1 million in 2020 telling us that fracked gas is good for the climate. Don’t...

Sunday Video: Is It Wrong To Fly?

https://youtu.be/88Cd5H3kmXQ In this video, Joss Fong and her colleagues at Vox ask the question, “Is it wrong to fly?” They examine the impacts of air...

Midweek Video: Why Are There So Few City-States?

https://youtu.be/qkdUz1zoZUY Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes on the topic of city-states. He explores why they were more common in the past, how they thrive...

Sunday Video: Why Don’t We Have Electric Planes Yet?

https://youtu.be/49yDycP3Pgc Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors of greenhouse gas emissions. But so far, there are no commercially operated electric planes that could...

Holiday Video: Why Britain Is The Center Of The World

https://youtu.be/g52A2CPEi4A When it comes to both time and geographic coordinates, Britain is the benchmark from which both systems are set and their relationship has to...

Sunday Video: Who Pays The Lowest Taxes In The US?

https://youtu.be/kXCGbAv8YPw America may have an income tax, but the national tax structure is not remotely progressive and is weighted mostly against the poor and working...

Midweek Video: The Smashing Success of NYC’s 14th Street Busway

https://vimeo.com/371882620 New York City recently opened a busway on 14th Street in Manhattan, which now provides faster service for riders crosstown and has improved the...

Sunday Video: How Online Ratings Make Good Schools Look Bad

https://youtu.be/WC3ZPgg0nds Vox explains how this online school rating system may be underrating the actual quality of many schools.