Seattle Community Corner

EarthTalk: Soda cans and global warming

Dear EarthTalk: How much of an effect, if any, does the carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages have on global warming? -- Michael H.
A typical 12-ounce can of...

EarthTalk: New Year's Resolutions for Fighting Global Warming

Dear EarthTalk: My New Year’s Resolution is to reduce my “carbon footprint” to help fight global warming. Do you have suggestions for ways I can make good on my promise? --...

New Year's Resolutions - Should You Quit Your Job in 2008?

EarthTalk: Asbestos in vinyl tile floors

Dear EarthTalk: My kitchen floor is vinyl, installed back in 1979. I am told the vinyl contains asbestos. Now it needs replacing. How do I safely remove the vinyl and what are...

Northwest Folklife Welcomes New Executive Director

Dear friends,
I'm happy to announce that the Northwest Folklife Board of Directors has selected Robert Townsend as Northwest Folklife's new executive director. Beginning...

Intiman's Laura Penn Named Executive Director of SSDC

Intiman Theatre Managing Director Laura Penn Named Executive Director of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; Intiman Will Open National Search to Identify Her...

One Child, One Laptop, Endless Possibilities!

EarthTalk: Compact fluorescent light bulbs

Dear EarthTalk: Why aren’t compact fluorescent light bulbs taking over more quickly from incandescents, given their substantial energy-saving advantage? And what about recycling...

The New Year is Coming!

The New Year is coming! Have you already made your resolution to work on your photography in 2008? PCNW is here to help.
We know the holidays make for busy schedules, but we...

EarthTalk: Upgrading to greener furniture

Dear EarthTalk: I’m in the market for new furniture. What should I look for in natural furniture and where do I find it? -- Debbie
Along with...

EarthTalk: Paving and road-building impacts

Dear EarthTalk: The impacts of all the paving that is done for new roads and parking lots must be considerable. Other than Joni Mitchell’s “They paved paradise and put up a...

Sheila Daniels Joins Intiman Theatre As Associate Director

Acclaimed Seattle director will join Intiman’s artistic staff and stage A Streetcar Named Desire, newly announced for the 2008 season
Seattle— Intiman Theatre...

Pacific Science Center receives $10,000 Grant from The Motorola Foundation

SEATTLE – Pacific Science Center’s Discovery Corps program received $10,000 from The Motorola Foundation as part of its Innovation Generation Grants, a $3.5 million initiative...

EarthTalk: Toxic chemicals in kids' toys

Dear EarthTalk: I have been alarmed at recent news about dangerous substances in kids’ toys shipped to the U.S. from China, though I doubt that such concerns are limited to...

Highline Community College Benefactors Honored

Among Nine Others for Their Contributions to Community Colleges 
Des Moines, WA —Highline Community College alums, Junki and Linda Yoshida, were recognized as...

Intiman Completes First Phase of Its Fundraising Campaign

Intiman Successfully Completes The First Phase Of A Critical Fundraising Campaign; To Kill A Mockingbird Ends Its Run As The Most Successful Play In The Theatre’s 35-Year...

HCC Trustee Elected to National Board

Highline Community College Trustee Elected to National Board
Dedicated community leader will represent Pacific Region
DES MOINES, Wash. — Current Trustee and past...

EarthTalk: Greener cars on the horizon

Dear EarthTalk: We’ve all seen the current generation of hybrid cars, but what vehicles do the automakers have coming out that are even greener? -- Brian S.
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Exhibition: Symbols Of Life

Symbols of Life - Jiji Saunders, Leslie Stoner, Mattie Iverson and Marc Laurence
ArtsWest’s
December exhibition, Symbols of Life, running December 2 through
January...

Earth Talk: Glossy magazine covers

Dear EarthTalk: I would think that the glossy paper used by most magazines
is bad for the environment, yet most publishers still use it, even the outdoors
and environmental...