Tag: Seattle - Page 6
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Seattle Councilman Wants Goats Recognized as Pets
Does Seattle Councilman Richard Conlin's latest proposal stand a goat of a chance?
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Whole Foods Bags Its Banners
Finally, news about Whole Foods that doesn't have us clutching our heads like stunned monkeys. The natural-foods chain has partnered with Alchemy Goods to transform retired Whole Foods' marketing banners into reusable totes.
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Bumbershoot Festival Goes Beyond Offsets
With every festival and its mama buying carbon offsets these days, it takes a little more to get TreeHugger props. Well, this year's Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle has earned it. Bumbershoot realized that a "carbon neutral" festival
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REI Launch 'Eco-Sensitive' Labelling
Today REI Co-op, America's largest consumer cooperative and outdoor gear emporium announced an initiative to help their customers, and 2.8 million co-op members, find garments made of Eco-Sensitive materials, whether shopping in person at their some
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Plowing's Dark Secret
While the following study on the merits of plowing may not hold much significance for the majority of us, it does hold clear implications for many farmers in the U.S. and, more significantly, the millions living in Asia and Africa. In a study published
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New at Greener Lifestyles: Chaise Lounge
Seattle-based green retailers Greener Lifestyles has updated their inventory to include some suave new pieces. We noted some slick lighting they had back in 2005, and while it looks like that's been replaced with some new models, we're glad to see they
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Bandago: Carbon-Neutral Van Rental to Help Bands Tour Green(er)
When you're in a band, touring can be tough, from booking gigs and planning other logistics to finding reliable transportation and then actually driving from city to city, sometimes to the tune of 10,000 miles a month. On top of that, there's the
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Cities Alone Can't Fix Climate
In the USA, 80% of the federal government's transportation budget is spent on roads. In Seattle, where the once thriving streetcar system was paved over, the current transit system is mediocre. "It's the single biggest problem we face," said Steve
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Meyer|Wells: Furniture with Modern Roots
After working together in the early stages of the rediscovered wood movement, master craftsman Seth Meyer and acclaimed designer John Wells joined forces to launch Meyer Wells in 2006 (you may remember Wells from the work he did for Urban Hardwoods,
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The TH Interview: Mark Powell, Vice President in Charge of Fish Conservation at The Ocean Conservancy
, After first obtaining a B.A. in Biology from Reed College and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of California, San Diego, Mark Powell had a short stint as an assistant professor of marine sciences at the University of Connecticut. After three
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Clutch Table by Peter Loh
TreeHugger has talked a lot about biomimicry, hugging a variety of nature-inspired products, like this paint, and ideas, like more efficient solar panels, thanks to sea sponges, but haven't seen quite as much furniture that takes a direct cue from
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Little Houses in Big Cities: Dave Sarti's Red Box
Karrie Jacobs, author of The Perfect $100,000 House, described in Metropolis how zoning regulations in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver are being modified to promote infill, smaller housing, and to "say yes to small instead of no to big."
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Lot-ek Builds Student Pavilion From Recycled Airplane
Lot-ek loves recycling, and is well known for its container projects. It has tried airplane fuselages before; Justin covered their proposal for a library in Guadalajara that was to be built from 200 Boeing 727 and 737's. Moving up the airplane
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The TreeHouse Workshop of Seattle
If you want to live out your childhood fantasy of moving into your treehouse (and preferably seceding from the family), but a couple of planks slapped together with some rusty nails isn't going to cut it, you'll want to give the able carpenters of
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Seattle Greendrinks: New Community-Building Website
Regular readers know that TreeHugger loves us some Green Drinks; it's a great way for environmental professionals and eco-minded folks to regularly meet up, have a beer and chat about their green work and green city. With active chapters in 223 cities
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Salvaged and Recycled Building Materials Sources: SF - Seattle
As TreeHugger has noted time and again, second-hand and recycled materials are greener options than brand new ones in almost every case; if you can get it pre-loved (and save the raw materials required to create something new), we recommend it. For
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Smart Architect Builds Dumb Building
It is not a sophisticated building, it is a throwback. It is the first office building in 50 years to be built in Seattle without air conditioning. It won't knock anyone over the head with high-tech turbines and acres of photovoltaics; It will just
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Confessions of an Empty-Nester
Sabra Davis is no Adam Gopnik when she writes about living in the City, but this real estate type from Zillow.com nicely describes the change from always owning The House to living in a small condo. This was a big transformation; 3,000 SF to a third as
