How green is 'ecotourism?' Taking apart the myth
This is the second of a three-part series on how social and economic interactions between people in the developing world and those in the developed world creates serious implications for fragile...
View ArticleEcotourism: not a win-win for the local people
This is the final installment of a three-part series on how social and economic interactions between people in the developing world and those in the developed world creates serious implications for...
View ArticleEPA gives $30 million to Puget Sound; but warming-related acidity attacks the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it's awarding $30 million to efforts to restore Puget Sound. Sounds like great news -- except that it was completely overshadowed by...
View ArticleBill Gates: Boost federal funds for energy research to fight climate change
There’s an urgent need – recognized by leaders of such venerable corporate giants as Xerox, GE and Lockheed Martin – for the American government to inject a lot of cash in a big hurry into alternative...
View ArticleShould Washington become the king of shipping coal to China?
Have you ever had to wait for a train at, say, Broad Street in Seattle, right by the SAM Sculpture Park? Or anyplace else along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks that hug the coast of Puget...
View ArticleWashington eschews coal for power, but lines up to be king of shipping coal...
By Kimberly Cauvel and Marianne GraffWestern Washington UniversityBELLINGHAM – Coal has fueled American electricity for more than 100 years, but on April 29, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation to...
View ArticleWill proposed bulk, coal terminal face narrow or broad environmental review?
By Carolyn Nielsen and Andrew DonaldsonWestern Washington UniversityBELLINGHAM – The proposed coal and bulk shipping terminal at Cherry Point faces a key decision –– expected Friday, June 24 –– as the...
View ArticleTrains' impact on daily life worries neighbors; would they imperil B'ham's $2...
By Gina Cole and Brianna GibbsWestern Washington University BELLINGHAM – From its early days as a thriving logging and fishing port, through the decades of housing Georgia-Pacific West, Inc.’s paper...
View Article“Clean coal” technology years away, but it could reduce Cherry Point bulk...
By Kimberly Cauvel and Marianne Graff Western Washington UniversityWashington state is eliminating coal-fired power in an effort to reduce harmful emissions. China is attempting to reduce emissions...
View ArticleProposed port splits Dems over labor, enviro concerns
By Olivia Henry and Rebecca TachiharaWestern Washington University The debate over the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal has been framed as Community David vs. Corporate Goliath, rural...
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