Editor's Take: March 21, 2008
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Will We Ever Clean Up Hanford?
Here's today's must-read story: Seattle P-I reporter Lisa Stiffler authors a two-part report on the polluted quagmire that's Hanford. This appears on the heels of a fiery op-ed signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire and Sen. Maria Cantwell in the Washington Post, which condemned the federal government's management of the clean up. More to come on this, I'd bet ...
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Washington State Considers Hanford Lawsuit
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
03/21/2008
Will the federal government decide to erect a fence around Hanford and simply walk away from the most polluted nuclear site in the nation?
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Hanford Workers Fall Sick from Exposure
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
03/21/2008
The wastes stored in underground tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation are so dangerous that their fumes give people headaches, nosebleeds and sore throats and make them nauseated.
An unfortunate few have been doused with the deadly stuff in accidents; one now is dying of cancer.
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Obama in Portland - Campaign Moves to Oregon
Eugene Register Guard
03/20/2008
Friday's arena-size rallies for Barack Obama may offer the splashiest evidence that Oregon is in play as one of the last presidential primaries before the summer's Democratic primaries.
But there are visible signs, too, that he and Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton are gearing up for a showdown in Oregon for its 65 Democratic delegates.
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Portland's Affordable Housing Experiment
Portland Tribune
03/21/2008
The Morrison puts low earners next to ex-homeless, upscale condos.
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Antony Marcil: A Certified Forest Savior
The Tyee
03/21/2008
The Tyee met with Forest Stewardship Council head Antony Marcil to talk about the history and future of the FSC, how tax reform could save the world and why he'd trash Canada's Ministry of the Environment.
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Rural BC Town Fights Climate Change
BC Local News
03/21/2008
With the government of BC having made action against climate change a provincial priority, municipalities are asked to come up with their own initiatives. The City of Kimberley has developed a number of programs already to combat climate change, reduce greenhouse gases and improve life in the community.
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Washington Governor Nervous about Economy
Aberdeen Daily World
03/20/2008
Gov. Chris Gregoire is optimistic about the state's economy and glad to see more jobs coming to the Harbor, but she is looking nervously across the nation at states where trouble is gaining steam.
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UBC Study: Giving Makes You Happy
Vancouver Sun
03/21/2008
Researchers found greater happiness among people who give money to charity and buy gifts for friends, regardless of income.
But does giving, what researchers call pro-social behaviour, actually cause happiness?
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Alaska Energy Rebate Gaining Steam
Anchorage Daily News
03/21/2008
A proposal to send each Alaskan a $500 check to help offset high fuel costs seems to be gaining new energy, at least in the House of Representatives.
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Starbucks Helps Coffee Farmers Become Carbon Farmers
Fortune
03/21/2008
The Seattle-based coffee giant wants to help farmers tap into the fast-growing $70 billion carbon credit business.
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