Pacific Northwest

PHOTOS: 8 Ultra-Inclusive Resorts For The 1 Percent

George Hobica | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Montana, Hotels, Ski Resorts, Pacific Northwest, Great Smokies, Connecticut, Vermont, Adirondacks, Colorado, Travel, Luxury Hotels, Travel Blogs, Slidepollajax, Travel News

What's the difference between a luxury resort and a luxury resort? These eight are even more exclusive, pride themselves on highly individualized service and are seldom larger than 20 to 40 rooms.

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Green Plowshares in the Pacific Northwest

William S. Becker | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Joints Chiefs of Staff, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Pacific Northwest, National Security, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, National Strategic Narrative, Center for Climate Strategies, Green Economy, Green Buildings, Mark Mykleby, Clean Economy, Foreign Policy, Green News

Three governors and the Premier of British Columbia announced an action plan to make the Pacific Northwest's homes more energy efficient, its vehicles less dependent on oil, and its communities less vulnerable to the threat of global climate change.

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Don Quixote at Pacific Northwest Ballet

Steven Mesler | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Choreography, Dance, Pacific Northwest, Pnb, Alexei Ratmansky, Arts News

Finding an unflattering photo, film clip, or an awkward moment of Carla Körbes and Karel Cruz together is impossible. The two of them dance the leads in the American premiere of Don Quixote and they are not to be missed.

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Is Navy Sonar Training Hurting Whales?

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Nacy Sonar Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Video, Pacific Northwest, Earthjustice, Nrdc, Environment, National Marine Fisheries Service, Dead Whales, Whales, Navy Sonar Training, US Navy, Green News

SEATTLE (AP) — A group of conservationists and American Indian tribes are suing over the Navy's expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the ...

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Seattle Facing Potentially Worst Blizzard In Decades

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Seattle Blizzard, Video, Pacific Northwest, Seattle Weather 2012, Seattle, Seattle Snowstorm, Seattle Blizzard 2012, Pacific Northwest Snowstorm, Western Weather, Seattle January Snowstorm, Extreme-Weather, Seattle Weather, Green News

Residents of the Pacific Northwest are bracing as Seattle weather will take a turn for the worse tonight. Forecasters are calling for what could be th...

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Roasting by an Open Fire: Eco-Friendly or Health Threat?

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Tacoma, Biofuel, Air Quality, Puget Sound, Pollution, New York City, Wood Stoves, Cookstoves, Epa, Seattle, Pacific Northwest, United Nations Global Alliance, Particulate Pollution, Indoor Smoke, Fireplace, Lewa, Yule Logs, Green News

Some of our local experts see wood as a future fuel, a serious source of biomass energy. But the realities and science of air quality could cause us to question some of our long held assumptions about the wholesomeness of a fire.

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Planning A Cruise On The Holland America Zuiderdam? Read Our Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Shellie Braeuner | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Cruise Ship Guides, Video, Pacific Northwest, Panama Canal, Caribbean, Curacao, Key West, Cruises, Florida, Alaska, Antilles, Themed Guides, Travel News

The Holland America Zuiderdam is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all...

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The Dose Makes The Poison: Water Pollution Regulations Underestimate Fish Consumption, Endangering Public Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Salmon, Mercury Pollution, Native Americans, Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Fishing, Gulf Oil Spill, Water Pollution, Seafood, Green News

One fillet of fish a month. That's about how much seafood a Washington State resident eats, according to the assumptions used to set cleanliness stand...

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Destination Wedding: New Jersey Style

Monica Medina | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Stormy Weather, Florida, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, New Jersey, Destination Weddings, Mother Nature, Snow Storm, Tri-State, Weddings News

Last month, I got to go to my niece's wedding. She and her fiancé chose to have a destination wedding and it was nearly everything you could hope for--tropical setting, ocean air, palm trees and an intimate gathering of family and friends.

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PHOTOS: A Pacific Northwest Booze and Foodie Fest

Karen Loftus | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Wine Travel, Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Foodie Travel, Wine, Food, Destinations, Travel Blogs, US Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News

If you're serious about food tours or highly spirited itineraries with wine soaked schedules, you'll need to book a travel play date in Bill Gates' backyard.

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'A Hops Revolution'

AP | By SHANNON DININNY | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Video, Home Brewing, Pacific Northwest, Organic Hops, Beer, Brewing Hops, Homebrewed Beer, Brewing, Organic, Hops, Green News

TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Call it a hops revolution. Northwest farmers have begun planting new varieties of the key flavor ingredient in beer and working w...

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Get Ready For Spring! 6 Beaches Worth A Visit In The Pacific Northwest

AOL Travel News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beaches Pacific Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Northwest Beaches, Beaches, Travel News

Hitting the sandy shores of the Pacific Northwest is unlike a usual day at the beach elsewhere. Think rugged coastlines, moody weather, typically cool...

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Life's a Liability Release -- (Soft) Adventuring Around the Globe

Crai S. Bower | Posted 05.25.2011

The last conversation a 60-hours-a-week Microsoft developer wants to endure is one wrought with tales of single track mountain biking, heliskiing, and snorkeling.

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A Turning of the Seasons: The King Is Dead by The Decemberists

Rob Kirkpatrick | Posted 05.25.2011

I'm not sure if this is The Decemberists' best album. But there's not a bad song in the bunch here, and it's clear The King Is Dead captures this Aughties folk-rock band hitting a groove.

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Salmon Management Should Include Bears, Whales and other Wildlife

Chris Genovali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, British Columbia, Pacific Northwest, Killer Whales, Grizzly Bears, Green News

As last year's returning wild Pacific salmon headed upstream, scientists spawned a thought-provoking proposal about how taking less salmon might bring more benefits to both ecosystems and economies.

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Beak Deformities On The Rise: Causes Unknown For Birds' Avian Keratin Disorder

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Northwest, Beaks, Crows, Beak Deformities, Nuthatches, Causes, Black Capped Chicadees, Chickadees, Pollutants, Ornithologists, Selenium, Avian Keratin Disorder, Woodpeckers, Organochlorines, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Scientists have observed the highest rate of beak abnormalities ever recorded in wild bird populations in Alaska and the Nor...

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"You mean it's that easy?" - Trenton Doyle Hancock's new installation at Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle

Robert Ayers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Kippenberger, Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Dallas Cowboys, A Better Promise, Olympic Sculpture Park, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Arts News

It would seem that the people of Seattle have just got themselves a key work in the development of Trenton Doyle Hancock's art. In the past Hancoc...

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Fighting Global Warming by Saving British Columbia's Old Growth Forests

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Western Climate Initiative, Cap and Trade, Ancient Forests, Ikea, Glaciers, Pacific Northwest, Dr. Reese Halter, Water, Old-Growth-Forests, Carbon Credits, Carbon Dioxide, Global Forest Science, British Columbia, Marriott International, Global Warming, Conservation International, Green News

The Western Climate Initiative, a group of seven western states and four Canadian provinces, have joined forces in a plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Seattle Dispatch: a Cafe, a Community, and the Moon Above It All

Ming Holden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Left Coast Gypsies, Pacific Northwest, Seattle-Washington, Cafe Culture, Mike Antone, Neil Young, Satellite by Night, Isadora's Cafe, Lucinda Williams, Snoqualmie, Entertainment News

The recent years' wave of closed doors crossing the country has affected not only places of industrial employ but also the community hubs and cafes that host local musicians.

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Will Columbia-Snake River Salmon Be Saved?

Anna Brones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Noaa, Dams, Pacific Northwest, Columbia-Snake River, Endangered Salmon, Pacific Ocean, Endangered Species Act, Green News

For the last 15 years, federal agencies have continued to put politics before science, pushing Columbia-Snake River salmon to the brink of extinction.

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Signs of a Political Earthquake in Oregon

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Smith, Senate, Pacific Northwest, Economic Crisis, Free Trade, Jeff Merkley, Election 2008, Oregon, Politics News

A Democratic U.S. Senate that included Jeff Merkley as one of its stars would have a much more difficult time rubber stamping the corporate-written trade policies.

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Steve Zaillian's The Grand Bazaar

One For The Table | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Target, Circuit City, Big Lots, Olympia Washington, Best Buy, Giant Malls, Steve Zaillian, Linens 'N Things, Tumwater Falls, "It's the Water, " Malls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Housing Crisis, Oregon Trail, Pacific Northwest, Leopold Schmidt, Olympia Brewing Company, Style News

Strangest of all, there are, separated only by the prairies of asphalt, four mattress stores: Mattress Depot, Select Comfort, America's Mattress, and Sleep Country USA.

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Seattle Aims To Recycle 60 Percent Of All Trash By 2012

New York TImes | J. Michael Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Trash Recycling, Recycling, Business News

Out here next to Steamboat Slough and the lumber mill, piles of garbage from Seattle are lined up in neat rows and blanketed with a fabric similar to ...

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