Editor's Take: October 15, 2009
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BC Seeks Transit Gold
The only way for the Winter Olympics to succeed is for folks in Vancouver, BC, to get out of their cars and on to mass transit. Otherwise the city will be a traffic jam nightmare, warn organizers who are making a plea for public support. And if you support Sightline Institute by getting friends to sign up for Sightline Daily, you can win a trip to Seattle.
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How to get 30,000 cars off the road
Toronto Globe and Mail
10/15/2009
Transport gold will come only if Vancouverites co-operate and shift to mass transit instead of driving during the Olympic Games, planners say.
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Can salmon evolve to survive among fish-killing dams?
Oregonian
10/14/2009
Dams hurt salmon, robbing them of free-flowing rivers and confusing them on their celebrated, circuitous life journey. But maybe the fish can take it.
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Elwha dam removal to restore sacred sites, salmon
Indian Country Today
10/14/2009
When the dams come down on the Olympic Peninsula's Elwha River in 2012, the lake waters will recede, revealing the origins of the Klallam people.
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Climate change laws to bring major job shifts
San Francisco Chronicle
10/15/2009
Although nationwide employment is likely to remain stable under congressional proposals to combat climate change, the initiatives would deal a heavy blow to those working for petroleum refiners and other industries tied to polluting fossil fuels.
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OR forest plan balances economy, environment
Oregonian
10/15/2009
On Wednesday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar put forward the administration's plan to balance the economic needs of rural logging communities with environmental mandates for about 2.5 million acres of forests in western Oregon.
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Bill Gates calls for new green revolution in ag
Seattle Times
10/15/2009
More than 50 years ago, US philanthropy funded the first "Green Revolution" to grow more food for the world, but with a billion people going hungry today, the job is hardly complete. Now Bill Gates is backing a new green revolution that should be "greener than the first."
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Community clinics have key role in health reform
Seattle Times
10/14/2009
Francisco Lupercio has insurance for his house, his truck, and the store he runs with his wife. But he can't afford health insurance, so he joined dozens of other people lining up for exams at a community clinic. As the recession grinds on, more and more people are relying on taxpayer-supported health centers.
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Tough restrictions passed on storm water trash
San Francisco Chronicle
10/15/2009
San Francisco Bay officials have approved an ambitious plan to force more than 70 Bay Area cities to drastically reduce the amount of trash that flows from their storm drains into the bay.
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Views: Seattle, toward a 'MetroNation'
Crosscut
10/15/2009
Metropolitan areas or "metros" like greater Seattle are the economic entities that will lead the nation forward.
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Views: I-1033 will devastate education, health care, other services
Seattle Times
10/14/2009
Tim Eyman's latest initiative, 1033, poses a serious threat to Washington's economy and quality of life, and couldn't come at a worse time.
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