Editor's Take: November 25, 2009
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Portraits of Northwest Cities
Northwest cities are redefining and rediscovering their identities. Vancouver, BC, is redeveloping its Downtown Eastside, a high-poverty 'hood plagued with drugs and crime. The project includes condos, rental apartments, shopping, childcare -- and embodies the city's hope for urban revitalization. Portland is pegged as livable and lovely -- but not elitist -- thanks to its preservation of the middle class. Sightline Daily returns Monday. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Vancouver redevelopment as social experiment
California offers cap-and-trade plan
Portland's not a global city -- luckily
Swift buses ready for fast lane
Dignity Village: A place to call home
Parents beware: Hazardous toys still on shelves
NW power grid project gets $89 million
Walking, biking good for you and the planet
Views: Reform would boost Indian health care
Editor's Take: November 24, 2009
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Getting Real on Climate Change
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Earth's greenhouse gases reach record highs
NW salmon plan is in sight
In need of a plan for BC's children in poverty
Conservation is key to dealing with CA's water woes
Western senators sponsor bill to attack pine beetles
Data shows health reform would help Oregonians
After the floods: A geological history of the NW
Green redemption
Study finds 17,650 creatures living in 'eternal watery darkness'
Editor's Take: November 23, 2009
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Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
With organic bakeries, the Rock Cod Cafe and nary a fast food restaurant in sight, the seaside village of Cowichan Bay in British Columbia has become the continent's first "Slow City." In other news, a new study finds that frozen salmon is better for the planet than fresh, and a local food safety lawyer offers tips for safe eating.
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Frozen salmon better for the planet
Food-safety lawyer's wish: Lay me off
Fatal attraction in acidifying oceans
Sewer pollution spills into waterways
Climate change speeds up since 1997 Kyoto accord
KC Metro won't cut bus service after all
The changing SF skyline
Recovery invisible to OR's small towns
Do it for the polar bears!
Editor's Take: November 20, 2009
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Showing the Way to Universal Care
The most succinct, appealing argument for health-care reform I've seen comes from Nicholas Kristof at the New York Times at the end of his recent column. Reform supporters point to the success of universal care in San Francisco as yet another model for the US overhaul. And if you're looking for a climate-news immersion, check out The Nation’s "Zero Hour for Climate Action."
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Oregon tree farmers invest in the majestic redwood
Biologists rush to save fish after landslide
'Under-insured' growing as fast as uninsured
US companies making carbon cuts
Forests fight climate change on two fronts
Views: US health-reform foes on wrong side of history
Wage confusion delays weatherization program
Oregon wolves again star in video -- with pups
RV park tenants face eviction from affordable housing
Editor's Take: November 19, 2009
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Cash for Caulkers
If environment's your passion, pick up a New York Times today for its special "Business of Green" section delving into renewable power, the US Chamber of Commerce climate debate and more. Also check out the NYT's "cash for caulkers" piece that digs into the need for widespread home energy efficiency upgrades, highlighting some of the challenges, which we've tried to answer at Sightline.
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