Archive

One-Day Getaway: Whale-Watching in the San Juans

05 Jul 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Travel

A Red, White & Zoo Weekend Pig Out is in the Works

26 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Announcements, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Elwha River Gone Wild [Photo Gallery]

25 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science

Is the Overfishing Crisis Oversold?

22 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science

Seattle’s Episcopals Plan Some Duwamish River Outings This Summer

14 Jun 2012 by Michael van Baker in Announcements, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?

03 May 2012 by Michael van Baker in Education, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

“A Staggering Mess” as Tsunami Debris Hits Alaska Coast Early

30 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

James Corner on Design, Scale, and Post-High-Line Life

24 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Features, News, NEWS_FEATURED

The Pacific Northwest Has Got the “Tiny Quake” Shakes

20 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: WOODLAND PARK ZOO BABY PENGUIN PICS // MUST CREDIT THE SUNBREAK

13 Apr 2012 by Audrey in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Adorably Fuzzy Baby Penguin Gets its Tummy Poked (Probably)

13 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

In Seattle, Third Year of Landfill-Powered Electricity Age Begins

12 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Bee-lieve the Growing Buzz About Harm From Neonicotinoids

09 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science

Two Tiny Seattle Earthquakes Friday Morning

06 Apr 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Hey, Seattle! Time to Play “Who Drowns First?”

30 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Weather

“What’s the Plan for Tsunami Debris?” You Ask

26 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics

Yoram Bauman on Cartoon Economics, Climate Change & Krugman

21 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Cherry Blossom “Peak Bloom” is a Moving Target, Say UW Researchers

20 Mar 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Weather

Today in Squeeee: Otter Family Playtime at the Seattle Aquarium

24 Feb 2012 by Audrey in Environment, News

British Columbia Coal is Blowin’ Up!

17 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Hot Octopus-on-Octopus Action, Care of the Seattle Aquarium

15 Feb 2012 by Audrey in Environment, News

Wanted: Puget Sound Sea Lion Killer

10 Feb 2012 by Audrey in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Seattle to Waterfront Architect: Please Think Small, Narrow, and Cheap

08 Feb 2012 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics

Willie Weir on the Benefits of Extra-Cycling Perception

08 Feb 2012 by Jonathan Dean in Environment, News, Transportation

Zoo News Roundup: Otter Edition

25 Jan 2012 by Audrey in Environment, News

A Few Rules for Seattle’s Small Game Hunters

29 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Health, News

Op-Ed: Do We Really Need a City Council?

20 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Politics

Pour One Out for Seattle Aquarium Seal Big Al

13 Dec 2011 by Audrey in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

More Quake News Surfaces in Pacific NW Seismic Network Site’s Redesign

09 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

Reading Up on Wine Wars with Wine Economist Mike Veseth

08 Dec 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Salmon Virus Cover Up? Blame Canada!

30 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED

What Lies Beneath? The Defunding of GeoMapNW

22 Nov 2011 by Arne Christensen in Environment, Features, News, NEWS_FEATURED

A “Frontier Ocean Post” Courtesy Cape Alava

15 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Features, News, Travel

Op-Ed: Plastic Bags are Public Enemy #1, Says City Council

14 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Politics

More Reports of Salmon Virus Found in Canadian Waters

07 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Science

Tsunami Debris Field Floating to West Coast Landfall (Photo Gallery)

04 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Politics

James Corner Field Operations Fills in Details on Seattle’s New Waterfront Design

03 Nov 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics, Real Estate, Transportation

Woodland Park Zoo to Train Animals in Soccer (Photo Gallery)

31 Oct 2011 by Seth Kolloen in Environment, News

Squirrels are Occupying Volunteer Park (Photo Gallery)

24 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Features, News

Salmon Flu & You: Myths and Mysteries

20 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Health, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science

Recent Mount Rainier Earthquakes No Cause for Alarm (We’re Doomed Edition)

17 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

How Green is Your Hotel?

12 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Travel

Bill Gates Considers the Nuclear Options

05 Oct 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, Science

Moving Planet Seattle Joined Over 2,000 Events in 175 Countries

27 Sep 2011 by Guest Contributor in Environment, News

Seattle’s Angry White Elephant in the Room: Magnuson Park

23 Sep 2011 by RVO in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics

3 Simple Supergenius Ideas for Seattle

21 Sep 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Real Estate, Transportation

Cliff Mass to Deniers: “It’s Not the Volcanoes”

18 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science, Weather

Brightwater Tunnel Breakthrough, Courtesy Dow “Kick-Ass” Constantine

17 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics

Up in the Mountains, Snow Decides to Stay for Summer

04 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Travel, Weather

Summer Time-Waster: Zoo’s Grizzly Bear Cam on Ustream

03 Aug 2011 by Audrey in Environment, News

Washington State Weighs the Pros and Cons of Coal Exports

01 Aug 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Politics

Ahem, City Hall: Whose Turn is It to Water the Roof?

28 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Politics

Are Gray Whales Making Sea-Hay While the Climate-Change Sun Shines?

28 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science

Dig Dug! Brightwater Tunnel Almost Completely Bored

13 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Crows Know Where You Live, Never Forget a Face

01 Jul 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Video of Mount Rainier Rock Avalanche

29 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Electric Cars Are Coming…For You!

13 Jun 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Transportation

The Puget Sound Experiment in Acidification

31 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

Earthquake Prep: How to Get People to Act

25 May 2011 by Arne Christensen in Environment, News, Science

Earthquake Prep: Is the Northwest Tech Sector Ready?

23 May 2011 by Arne Christensen in Business, Environment, Health, News, Science

First Look at James Corner’s Waterfront “Ring”

23 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Real Estate

Bees, Rest of Planet Annoyed by Your Cell Phone Call

13 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED, Science

Judge Throws the Book at Dex, Rules That Phone Book Opt-Out Registry Can Continue

09 May 2011 by Audrey in Environment, News, NEWS_FEATURED

No More Dex Phone Books! Opt Out Online Starting Today

05 May 2011 by Audrey in Environment, News

Hey, Seattle Low-Income Home Owner: Want a Free Toilet?

05 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Real Estate

The Dirt on Seattle’s Tunnel-Vision Future

04 May 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science, Transportation, Weather

On SoDo’s Shifting Sands

02 May 2011 by Arne Christensen in Environment, Features, News

Local Environmental Groups Can’t Find Environmental Angle on Transportation Megaproject

28 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Transportation

Will We Drown in Climate Change Denial?

26 Apr 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

In Which Kansas Steals One of Our Snow Leopards

31 Mar 2011 by Audrey in Environment, News

The Compostman Always Rings Twice

17 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Japan’s Nuclear Reactors No Threat to Seattle

15 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

From Space, the Flooded Japanese Coastline

13 Mar 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

The Nisqually Quake’s 10-Year Anniversary Approaches

22 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Zoo’s New Baby Wallaroo on View (Sort of)

18 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

James Corner on Restitching Seattle’s Waterfront into a Whole (Photos)

18 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Zoo Gets in the Valentine’s Day Spirit

11 Feb 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Seattle’s Climate Change Prospects Pretty Good, Says Mark Hertsgaard

26 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News

Mayor McGinn Talks Green at the White House

18 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Politics

Research Plane to Spy on Northwest Winter Weather

13 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Weather

New Legislation Creates $25-Per-Month Residential Solar Power Lease

06 Jan 2011 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, News

Best Place to Raise Kids in Washington? Hint: Not Seattle.

15 Dec 2010 by Michael van Baker in Education, Environment, News

EPA Can’t Tell Difference Between “Beekeeper” and “Bee-killer”

14 Dec 2010 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

Touring the Working Duwamish with the Port of Seattle [Photo Gallery]

30 Sep 2010 by Michael van Baker in Business, Environment, Health, News, Politics, Transportation

The Anger About Road Diets, Rising Deficits, and Higher Electric Rates

20 Aug 2010 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Features, News, Transportation

Puget Sound’s Case of Acid Reflux Disease Will Get Worse

13 Jul 2010 by Michael van Baker in Environment, News, Science

Unhealthy Denialism or Healthy Skepticism? Only the Specter Knows

12 Nov 2009 by Michael van Baker in Environment, Health, News, Science

Charting Salmon Ups and Downs

16 Oct 2009 by Michael van Baker in Environment

Will Green River Turn Killer?

07 Oct 2009 by Michael van Baker in Environment

Love Your Trash? Head to SPL This Weekend to Gush With MIT

17 Sep 2009 by Jeremy M. Barker in Environment

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