Opinion
To help Washington's salmon, let local experts lead
“As Billy Frank said, ‘We are in charge, not them,’ so let’s get started.” Those are the words of
Todd Myers
Todd Myers is the director of the Center for the Environment at Washington Policy Center, an organization that advocates for free market solutions to public policy issues. He is nationally recognized
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Environment
Puget Sound Partnership: Can anybody here figure out a plan?
The cleanup is on a third boss in five years. One problem may be a lack of focus on the hard science of saving the Sound.
Politics
Seattle's climate ideas can hurt whole state
There are certainly lessons from Greg Nickels' efforts at leadership on global warming. But what we need to know is very different from what environmentalists tell political leaders in Olympia.
Environment
Sea rise and climate change: let's do the science
The sea is rising, and may go up about a foot in the next 100 years in Puget Sound. That's serious, but much less alarming than the usual figures cited.
Environment
Beware the fad of hybrid poplar trees
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