Culture
Why stories of compassion matter to Seattle
“Hunger Games”? How about “Compassion Games”? A new effort will build on the community's resources and a 2008 visit by the Dalai Lama to make a difference.
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Delegation crashes port event in Seattle to call for trucking changes
Religious leaders, truckers, and activists are urging the Port of Seattle to take much more significant steps to help truckers, reduce pollution, and protect health in the Georgetown and South Park neighborhoods.
Politics
Polluters pay, and then keep fouling the air anyway
Regulators crack down on hundreds of pollution-pumping Northwest firms, but even when companies cooperate it can take years to bring emissions under control. Here, from a consortium of local and national investigative reporters, is a first-ever look at who pollutes and how much they pay for the priv
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Cruise ships are greener but still dumping wastes in Canadian waters
The cruise ships stopping at the Port of Seattle are working on their green image, but most legally continue to discharge a lot of waste. A voluntary memorandum of understanding with an association of ships leaves regulators wishing for more leverage.
Tech
Google’s Northwest data centers will be powered by solar and wind
This story was produced by Northwest Public Radio/ EarthFix. Data centers that house YouTube videos and Gmail messages need power