Environment & Sustainability

Two Horrendous Studies Perpetuate Efforts To Destroy Interbay

SDOT's new BIRT and Ballard Bridge studies continue history of mistreating the industrial neighborhood. Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) released two studies last week. Both...
Downtown Seattle wall with City Hall sign on it and buildings in the background.

MASS Coalition Seeks to Reverse Key Transportation Cuts in Mayor’s Budget

The Move All Sustainably Seattle (MASS) Coalition is backing four budget amendments to undo Mayor Jenny Durkan's cuts and invest in walking, biking, and...

Something’s Missing from West Seattle Bridge Study: Climate Change

Today the West Seattle Community Bridge Taskforce will meet, inching the city further toward a decision that will impact everyone who uses transportation in...

Passive(haus) Aggressive Incentives Could Jumpstart Green Building

As Seattle’s economy adapts to the crisis of the global pandemic, our city still faces pressures of a growing population. Articles have littered the...

Sunday Video: Is There A Future In 3-D Printing of Buses?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcZxwTAVEM Bloomberg QuickTake looks at a company that is using 3-D printing to tool all sorts of vehicles, including mini-buses. Could this be a significant...

Washington Can’t Wait

Futurewise's Campaign to Update the Growth Management Act For thirty years, Futurewise has lobbied and litigated throughout Washington to implement the state’s Growth Management Act...
Geothermal well completed in Paris suburban Cachen in 2017(Courtesy of Dalkia)

How Geothermal Energy Makes All Cities More Efficient

In 2014 and 2017, the Washington Geological Survey was awarded grants by the Department of Energy to prospect and validate geothermal resources throughout the...
Residential towers and tree-lined streets with haze on the horizon.

Every City Already Has Solutions for Climate Change

We’re seeing homes and lives being destroyed as over five million acres burn between Northern California and Oregon by deadly wildfires. At the same...