environment: February 2008

Photojournalist Natalie Fobes of West Seattle arrived on the scene of the Exxon Valdez spill and proved herself to be better prepared and positioned than most her colleagues.
With survival suit in hand she hitchhiked her way onto fishing boats the first day after the spill well ahead of other media.
The former Seattle Times photographer tried her best to remain objective while covering the story for National Geographic, but the dea...

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I've decided there are many little things I can do every day to improve the environment.
I've started taking reusable cloth bags to the market for groceries.
I use cloth napkins or ones made of recycled, non-bleached paper.
Yup, I've replaced many (but not all!) my incandescent bulbs with curly ones.
I pack my lunch in washable, reusable containers.
Today I did a story about parking lot security guards at Target s...

>> Continue reading: Step by Step Toward a Better Environment

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For a few days, we are getting a respite. No passes are closed. Avalanche danger on Friday, February 15 is down from the high and extreme levels we've witnessed in recent weeks. It will no doubt be back up in the future, if the second half of the winter is anything like the first.
Today, with the help of the avalanche control folks at the Crystal Mountain ski area, we were able to get an inside look at the snowpack that leads to avalanch...

>> Continue reading: Anatomy of an Avalanche

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I watched with amazement last week as biologists released fishers back into Olympic National Park. The little cat-sized creature with dark, thick fur looked so out of place in the fresh snow in the park. But before the early 1900s, there was a healthy population of the little predator in the park and in the rest of the stat...

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