Local Actions for Global Challenges
On a cold day in December, it’s easy to be a naysayer about the prospect of generating electricity from solar energy in Edmonds. This part of the country is roundly held up as the symbol of rainy-and-dreary. Apparently, some people around Edmonds have questioned this conventional wisdom, and are putting their wallets behind it. The [...]
SSA Marine plans to develop one of the largest coal export facilities on the continent at Cherry Point, in northwest Washington. Each day, as many as 18 coal trains (9 loaded and 9 returning) would shuttle coal from Peabody Coal mines in Montana and Wyoming to Spokane, through Pasco, down through the Columbia River Gorge to [...]
The Edmonds Community Solar Cooperative invites one and all to the official Ribbon Cutting for the solar array installation atop the Frances Anderson Center.
North Corridor Transit Map “They didn’t ask me my opinion!”, is an oft-heard refrain after a new project is built. Well, here’s your chance to provide some input, well before the concrete is poured and rails installed. Sound Transit and the Federal Transit Administration are asking for public comment during the initial “scoping” of [...]
I’ve heard a lot about “vampire loads” lately: appliances that suck electricity even when you have turned them off. But before today, I didn’t have the technology required to hunt them down. Vampire hunting sounded like a fun way to spend an unseasonably cool summer day, so I headed to Frances Anderson Center to equip myself [...]
Rooftop solar installation makes more sense now than ever before, according to a recent article by the Sierra Club. Here in Edmonds, with our Community Solar Co-Op, the financial barriers to investing in Solar PV are even lower.
What is the true cost of a gallon of gasoline? The Center for Investigative Reporting shows, with a brief video, how even a high price at the pump might not come close to reflecting the economic impact of a gallon of gas.
Does the investment in a remodel to the higher standards of a green certification make financial sense? YES! A recent study found that homes with green certifications fetch an average of a 30 percent price premium over similar homes that lack green certifications.
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