It’s clear the rural American West is in transition. Ways of life, deeply rooted in the culture of ranching, mining and logging, are challenged by new social and economic forces. Immigrants arrive with their wares stored in hard drives rather than Conestoga wagons. People move to the region for its amenity values—wilderness, clean air, fish, […]
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COUNTY executives from King, Pierce and Snohomish counties recently sent a letter to the state Legislature asking for a “transportation summit” to address a broad range of issues related to transportation in the Puget Sound region. The proposed two-day summit, tentatively scheduled for June, represents an excellent opportunity to educate legislators and the Regional Transit […]
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RACHEL Carson’s ecological wake up call, “Silent Spring,” initially appeared as a series of essays in The New Yorker in June, 1962. Her work launched America’s modern environmental movement and set the stage for the Earth Day celebration of 1970 On April 10, 1995, just a few days short of the 25th anniversary of Earth […]
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THE simple homily “Save the whales!” began as a plea to stop the harvesting of great blue and other large whales. It was inspired by our first Earth Day 25 years ago. Shortly thereafter, it became a rallying cry for the green revolution For more than 20 years, the idea was widely supported without question. […]
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