Blog entry #1: 11/1/2008 Seattle Works Hard To Reduce Pollution The results of the 2008 Seattle City Government pollution testing has shown that global warming pollution has been reduce by 60% compared to 1990 levels. By calling upon the city’s residents to become more aware of their daily expenditures and teaming with local businesses, they have almost reached their goal of 75% reduction by 2012. In September 2007, the mayor launched Seattle Climate Action Now, a campaign responsible for inspiring Seattle residents to take part in detailed actions that will help reduce carbon emissions. Many of these detailed actions included different ways of transportation. The creation of Seattle’s first-ever Bike Master Plan, will provide future improvements to Seattle’s bicycle network over the next 10 years, including 200 miles of new bike lanes and plans for extending and improving trail networks. By the New Year a Pedestrian Master Plan will be under way, an effort to improve and add sidewalks will also aid in reducing Seattle’s carbon footprint.
Blog Entry #2: 11/20/2008 Main Environmental Concerns for Seattle In 2009 As residents of Seattle, I believe that it is important to know which of our actions we should be aware of. As I read Seattle Times yesterday morning, I stumbled across an article about the environmental concerns for Seattle and it’s surrounding cities. As always the main focus is on cutting the effects of global warming. This will be done by building more energy-efficient buildings, and renovating old buildings in order to make them more energy efficient. A new focus is to cut the amount of pollution credits given to industries that emit greenhouse gases, and enforce a reduction. The state of Washington is expecting to have a deficit of five billion dollars in the upcoming two-year budgets cycle, so another focus will be to add more jobs that bring up the states revenue so that more projects decreasing water and energy loss can be harvested.
Blog Entry #3 12/2/2008 Peaceful Resistance of Prop 8 Mobs of protestors fled the street after the November 4th election results were announced. “Thousands took to the streets of Seattle Saturday to protest California's recently passed Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California” (Chris Daniels). The Seattle police estimated that more than 6,000 people took part in the rally that occurred November 15th. The rally occurred before a march, which started in Volunteer Park and ended at the Westlake Center. “Police say the Seattle march was peaceful, minus a handful of heated exchanges between marchers and gay rights opponents at Westlake Center” (Chris Daniels). The main message protestors were pushing is that gay and lesbian rights should be equal, and their marriages should be considered equally. http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_111508WAB_prop_eight_protest_KS.1b62f5e75.html -Elizabeth Johnson
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Hey Blog group, will one of you send me the password for our blog? thanks! -Liz (eaj7@u.washington.edu)
Blog entry #1: 11/1/2008
Seattle Works Hard To Reduce Pollution
The results of the 2008 Seattle City Government pollution testing has shown that global warming pollution has been reduce by 60% compared to 1990 levels. By calling upon the city’s residents to become more aware of their daily expenditures and teaming with local businesses, they have almost reached their goal of 75% reduction by 2012. In September 2007, the mayor launched Seattle Climate Action Now, a campaign responsible for inspiring Seattle residents to take part in detailed actions that will help reduce carbon emissions. Many of these detailed actions included different ways of transportation. The creation of Seattle’s first-ever Bike Master Plan, will provide future improvements to Seattle’s bicycle network over the next 10 years, including 200 miles of new bike lanes and plans for extending and improving trail networks. By the New Year a Pedestrian Master Plan will be under way, an effort to improve and add sidewalks will also aid in reducing Seattle’s carbon footprint.
Blog Entry #2: 11/20/2008
Main Environmental Concerns for Seattle In 2009
As residents of Seattle, I believe that it is important to know which of our actions we should be aware of. As I read Seattle Times yesterday morning, I stumbled across an article about the environmental concerns for Seattle and it’s surrounding cities. As always the main focus is on cutting the effects of global warming. This will be done by building more energy-efficient buildings, and renovating old buildings in order to make them more energy efficient. A new focus is to cut the amount of pollution credits given to industries that emit greenhouse gases, and enforce a reduction. The state of Washington is expecting to have a deficit of five billion dollars in the upcoming two-year budgets cycle, so another focus will be to add more jobs that bring up the states revenue so that more projects decreasing water and energy loss can be harvested.
Blog Entry #3 12/2/2008
Peaceful Resistance of Prop 8
Mobs of protestors fled the street after the November 4th election results were announced. “Thousands took to the streets of Seattle Saturday to protest California's recently passed Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California” (Chris Daniels). The Seattle police estimated that more than 6,000 people took part in the rally that occurred November 15th. The rally occurred before a march, which started in Volunteer Park and ended at the Westlake Center. “Police say the Seattle march was peaceful, minus a handful of heated exchanges between marchers and gay rights opponents at Westlake Center” (Chris Daniels). The main message protestors were pushing is that gay and lesbian rights should be equal, and their marriages should be considered equally.
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_111508WAB_prop_eight_protest_KS.1b62f5e75.html
-Elizabeth Johnson
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