Tag: Seattle - Page 2
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Stockbox Drops Popup Shipping Container Groceries Into Food Deserts
Many parts of urban America are food deserts, defined as "a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store." (see a map of them here) Stockbox is a clever attempt to "
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Finally, Buildings Are Going Net- Zero Water With Composting Toilets
Water and sewage piping are the arteries and veins of our cities, requiring huge investment in infrastructure and maintenance. But have the technology both to collect and clean rainwater, and deal with human waste
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Green Sports Alliance to Help Pro Leagues Go Green
Yesterday, Seattle's Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, saw the launch of an organization that will help professional sports leagues reduce their environmental impact. The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) has
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Airship Promises Lighter-Than-Air Low-Carbon Travel (Video)
Not too long ago I looked at examples of 6 incredible low-carbon airships, speculating on whether we would ever see long-distance travel in lighter-than-air vehicles again. But while the rebirth of the modern Zeppelin proves
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Wood Makes A Comeback From Seattle to Bristol
What's not to love about wood? It sucks in carbon dioxide and when you put it in buildings, sequesters the carbon for years. It's a renewable resource when properly managed and harvested. It is often local. But it has
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Ending The War on the Car: How Cyclists Might Talk To Conservatives and Drivers
The phrase "war on the car" was common in Toronto, Canada whenever a bike lane was installed or new dedicated streetcar lanes proposed. The war quieted down for a while, until the new Mayor rode the meme to victory over
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Are Phone Books a Right? Yellow Page Publishers Sue Seattle
Let your fingers do the walking ... to the courthouse. As promised, Yellow Page publishers have sued to overturn a law in Seattle that lets people opt out of receiving paper
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Phone Book Litter Banned in Seattle, Nation's First Opt-Out City
Phone book litter has been banned in Seattle, Washington. That means no more bulky yellow books in plastic bags on people's doorsteps, unless they want the directories delivered. The ban was passed by the Seattle City Council.
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Gorgeous Garage Conversion By Shed Architects
The appropriately named SHED Architecture and Design has done a lovely garage conversion into a 300 square foot studio apartment in a Seattle backyard.
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Engineer Designs 182 Square Foot Boat-In-a-Basement
Rebecca Teagarden of the Seattle Times visits Steve Sauer's 182 square foot basement apartment. The 6'-2" tall engineer designs airplane interiors for Boeing, but notes a different inspiration: "The greatest
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From Felled Tree to Dining Room Table: Furniture That's Sustainable and Unique
If you've ever been upset to learn that a tree you loved either fell or had to be chopped down, you'll be glad to hear about Meyer Wells, the furniture company based out of Seattle. Operating under the
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Seattle High-Rise Being Demolished- It's All Of Nine Years Old
Buildings have a lot of embodied energy and should last a long time, particularly if they are built of concrete. Concrete is responsible for for a lot of CO2; perhaps as much as 7% of worldwide emissions. But in Seattle, the McGuire Apartments are
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FabCab: The Ageing Boomer's Prefab
As the boomer generation hits retirement, where are they going to live? Many will want to stay in their neighbourhoods, close to their family. In an era where it is becoming impossible to get a mortgage, perhaps they may even want to share their house
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Starbucks Shareholders Reject Recycling Initiative
The idea that Starbucks seems to be the last to jump onto the recycling bandwagon sort of blows my mind. Especially when their contribution to the problem is so massive. Currently, 3 billion of their paper coffee cups sold each year in
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PC-1 House By Pb Elemental on World's Greenest Homes
I have been trolling the reels of the the Planet Green show World's Greenest Homes and find quite a few that TreeHugger missed over the years. A good example is Pb Elemental of Seattle's PC1 House; PC stands for Politically
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See for Yourself: Seattle's Link Light Rail is Awesome (Video)
Image: StreetFilms Stress-Free Green Commuting We write a lot about how to reduce the impact of transportation and make our society less car-centric. Well, here's a good example: Seattle's relatively new Link light-rail. It currently has 13 stations
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Let's Follow Seattle's Mayor on his Bike Ride to Work (Video)
"No Free Parking at City Hall" TreeHugger friend and ally Clarence Ekerson just sent me his latest video, and it's a great one. He went to Seattle and biked with the Mayor, Mike McGinn, on his morning commute. Mr. McGinn seems to be determined to make
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Rail Tracks Can Be Dangerous for Cyclists, But Seattle Gets it Right
Simple but Clever My friend Clarence Eckerson gives this context for his most recent video: "Unfortunately, it's something I've seen even the most experienced cyclist do: wipe out while crossing a set of train tracks. As many of you know, you need to
