Why Globalization Has Led to Larger Cities

or, why we still need to network socially even though you're supposed to be able to do everything over the Internet.

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Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers

Credit cards have long been a very good deal for people who pay their bills on time and in full.

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Ingraham Forest Saved From Destruction by Save the Trees Seattle

The Seattle Hearing Examiner's ruling released last week on Ingraham noted that the NW Forest is a rare plant habitat and that it should be protected under Seattle City environmental law.

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City of Chicago Bans Bottles with BPA Plastic

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Frogs and Fireflies - Count them before they're gone

Scientists need your help in order to track populations of frogs and fireflies around the country and figure out why these populations are declining.

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Bacteria vs the Sahara

Scientists propose using a microbe to turn sand into sandstone at the edge of the Sahara desert, creating a barrier against further desertification.

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LEED for Neighborhoods - The Future of City Planning?

I'm interested to see how LEED-ND pans out. On one hand, it could be a powerful new green tool for communities and a useful way to streamline permitting for developers.

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Freddie Mac Exec Commits Suicide

We're not out of the woods yet.

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Taiwanese Med Students Respects Cadavers as Silent Mentors

I saw this article in today's Wall Street Journal, but couldn't get to it online because I don't have a subscription. Turns out that the subject of the article, Tzu Chi University, has a bit about how WSJ came to visit, so here it is.

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Galaxy's centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum

Astronomers searching for the building blocks of life in a giant dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way have concluded that it tastes vaguely of raspberries.

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Now at the Vancouver Convention Center: Canada's Largest Green Roof

The six acre green roof is also the largest non-industrial green roof in North America. Come on Seattle - don't let Vancouver show us up. Let's get green roofing!

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Cap Hill Pride Festival Now in the Works

Pride is coming back to the Hill, not in the form of a Sunday parade but as a Saturday family-friendly festival. The Capitol Hill Community Council's Arts and Events Committee is the organizing force behind the effort.

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Duckweed Turns Manure into Biofuel

This common plant thrives on animal waste and produces more starch per acre than corn, making it a prime candidate for biofuel production.

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Historic Central District Coca Cola Plant to Become Temporary SU Library

I used to attend Seattle U, and at one point in time I also worked right next to this building. I had no idea it was 1) historic or 2) used to bottle Coca Cola. I just thought it was a neat old building.

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Free At Last: How to Achieve Genuine Energy Independence - Fareed Zakaria

The real sense in which we should strive for energy independence is somewhat different—and far more ambitious. We need an energy policy that understands that the world is going to require much more energy in the future. The math is pretty simple.

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The Startling effects of going vegetarian for one day

If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would save: ● 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the homes in New England for almost 4 months;

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An Income Tax on the Wealthy for Washington State?

"Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown is working on a possible proposal to create an income tax on the wealthy. Brown said no decision has been made, but if the Senate did act on a proposal it would be sent to voters."

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Capitol Hill Community Council supports local businesses with the Capitol Hill Discount Dollar

It's not exactly community currency, but it's a start. The 10% discount coupon is redeemable at over a dozen Capitol HIll businesses, and unlike real money, you can go ahead and print your own.

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Seattle Says: Recycling Just Got Easier

Yay! Now we can compost everything from yard waste to meat scraps! Also, aluminum foil, plastic cups, and lids (wider than 3") from plastic store-bought containers are now accepted in recycling bins. Hurray Seattle!

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A Shiny New Art Walk for Capitol Hill

Artist Ellen Forney is heading up the newest incarnation of the Capitol Hill Artwalk - Blitz!

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Cheap Veggie Eats on Capitol Hill

Cap Hill Triangle gives the lowdown on where to find tasty vegetarian food for cheap on the Hill.

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The Internet is Alive?

Could the internet some day become a sentient lifeform? Environmental Graffiti says "Maybe".

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Maldives Seek Carbon Neutrality by 2020

The Maldives is a country that is made up of islands that are no more than 6 ft. above sea level. Climate change and the accompanying rise in sea levels is taken rather seriously there.

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Comfortably Numb: Violent Films and Game Delay People From Helping Others

You know, I was really hoping this wasn't the case. Who knows, maybe these studies aren't conclusive, and we're off the hook for playing all the Street Fighter 4.

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Job Cuts and the Rise of Small Business

When a friend of a friend was having no luck finding office work, she turned to her extensive experience as an artist and started a business selling stained glass. What I didn't realize was that this is a national phenomenon.

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