Puget Sound

A New Walmart Can Cost The Surrounding Community Millions

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Walmart, Small Business, Puget Sound, Walmart Employees, Local Business, Video, Walmart Impact, Walmart Workers, Walmart Wages, Walmart Seattle, Walmart Economic Impact, Walmart Bribery, Walmart Mexico, Seattle, Business News

Let's say a new Walmart is opening in your town. Should you be worried? According to recent research from a Seattle-area advocacy group, the answer...

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Dead Whale Swallowed Rope, Plastic, Golf Ball

AP | DOUG ESSER | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Video, Puget Sound Dead Whale, Camano Island Whale, Camano Island, Whale Beachings, Dead Whales, Puget Sound, Whales, Green News

SEATTLE (AP) — A gray whale found dead in Washington state's Puget Sound had been feeding on shrimp and also had some debris, including a golf ball,...

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Washington State Trooper Shot, Killed At Routine Traffic Stop

AP | GENE JOHNSON and DOUG ESSER | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Shooting, Washington State Trooper Killed, State Troopers, State Trooper Killed, Washington State Crime, Puget Sound, Washington State, Crime News

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — A Washington State Patrol trooper was gunned down at a traffic stop early Thursday, and the suspect – an ex-con with...

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Reward For Info About Dead Puget Sound Sea Lions

AP | PHUONG LE | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Video, Seattle Dead Sea Lions, Puget Sound Dead Sea Lions, Sea Lions, Puget Sound Sea Lion Deaths, Seattle, Puget Sound, Animals, Seattle Sea Lion Killer, Ap, Green News

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities aren't sure yet who shot several sea lions in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, but a conservation group ha...

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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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Wild Killer Whales Put on a Show

David Mizejewski | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Killer Whales, Marine Mammals, Predators, National Wildlife Federation, Animal Planet, Orcas, Puget Sound, Vashon Island, Green News

Residents of Puget Sound's Vashon Island were recently treated to the sight of dozens of killer whales hunting for salmon. What's odd about the event is how close these massive predators came to shore.

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Utility Finds 3 More Natural Gas Leaks In Seattle

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Energy, Seattle Natural Gas Leaks, Seattle Home Fire, Seattle Home Explosion, Puget Sound Energy, Harborview Medical Center, Natural Gas, Seattle, Puget Sound, Green News

SEATTLE — Utility crews have found three more natural gas leaks in the north Seattle neighborhood where a home exploded, injuring two residents ...

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How Democrats Hurt Jobs

New York Times | JOE NOCERA | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: S.C, Boeing, Unemployment, Dreamliner, North Charleston, Obama Administration, Jobs, Puget Sound, National Labor Relations Board, Boeing 787, Job Creation, Business News

The airplane’s aft section arrived early Monday morning. That’s what they’d been waiting for at the final assembly plant in North Charleston, S....

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Blooming Health Hazard: New Shellfish Poison Found In U.S. Waters

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Fertilizer, Shellfish Poisoning, Environmental Health, Nutrient-Runoff, Algal Bloom, Chesapeake Bay, Environment, Algae, Climate Change, Puget Sound, Red Tide, Video, Green News

The bright red skull-and-crossbones signs are hard to miss and increasingly common on Pacific Northwest beaches. A whole new fleet just popped up alon...

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Boy Finds Giant Jellyfish, Thinks It's An Alien

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Jellyfish, Video, Sherman Pike, Box-Jellyfish-Attack, Giant Jellyfish Washington, Boy Finds Giant Jellyfish, Washington Jellyfish, Oliver Pike, Scary Jellyfish, Giant Jellyfish, Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Puget Sound, Animals, Boy Jellyfish, Green News

It's official, jellyfish are both awesome and terrifying. In June, jellyfish shut down a nuclear power plant in Scotland when they invaded a coolin...

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WATCH: Because The World Needed A Rap About Picking Up Poop

Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: No Diggity, Puget Sound Ecosystem, Video, Dog Poop Rap, Dog Doogity Puget Sound, Rap Parody, Martin Luther, Dog Doogity, Dog Doogity Dog Poop Psa, Puget Sound, Comedy News

What's wrong with dog owners in Washington? Apparently, no one is scooping their pooch poop, which is bad for the delicate Puget Sound ecosystem. So t...

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Doody Calls: The Importance Of Scooping Your Dog’s Poo

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Water Contamination, The Bronx, Music Video, Beaches, Disease, Pet Waste, Puget Sound, Dog Poop, Pollution, Dogs, Poop-Scoopers, E. Coli, Video, Green News

The girl and her dog, they were fine (wow) Until they left a doody -- that's a crime (bow wow) Performer Martin Luther sings to the familiar tun...

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Puget Sound Cleanup Threatened By Fecal Contamination

AP | By PHUONG LE | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Puget Sound Washington, Water Contamination, Fecal Contamination, Washington Oysters, Puget Sound Cleanup, Nature, Puget Sound Oysters, Puget Sound, Estuary, Puget Sound Fecal, Green News

SAMISH ISLAND, Wash. -- For over 75 years, Blau Oyster Co. has relied on Washington state's cool clean waters to grow the plump oysters that are as pr...

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The Most Reliable Energy Source in the World? (video)

Frank Sesno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Intermittancy, Snohomish, Renewable Energy, Tidal Power, Clean Energy, Washington State, Puget Sound, Green News

Fickle weather can make for inconsistent power supply from wind and solar. Unless we lose the Moon or the Earth stops rotating, we can depend on the tide.

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All About Geoducks: Don't Judge an Ugly Clam by Its Cover (VIDEO)

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Northwest, Geoduck Farming, Shellfish, Geoduck, Video, Environmental, Brian Phipps, Farm, Pacific, Chowder, Skeeternyc, Farming, Taylor Shellfish, Puget Sound, Sashimi, Sustainable, Ceviche, Fritters, Clam, Water, Harvest, Food, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Geoduck Harvesting, Asian, Ocean, Seafood, Food News

With the image of the beast in mind, yes, my first bite was met with hesitation. But the mild flavors and exciting textures made the geoduck's ugliness a lot less intimidating.

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A Near TED Experience

Ann Medlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Giraffe Heroes, Heroes, Ed Viesturs, Public Speaking, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Mountain Climbing, Puget Sound, Seattle, Ted, Hans Rosling, Technology, Phobias, Global Heroes, Fears, Tedx, Viesturs, Media News

A few weeks ago I was asked to talk at TEDxPugetSound, one of the many regional "franchises" that are now springing up. I was allotted 10 minutes to talk about "Global Heroes."

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Coolest Find on Craigslist? Mansion Living in Seattle, Just $650/Month

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Puget Sound, Mansion Rentals, Celene Ramadan, Seattle, The Real World, Andrea Chalupa, WalletPop.Com, Andrea-Chalupa, Ross Whippo, Seattle Aquarium, Walletpop, Craigslist, Leeni, Style News

When a friend forwarded a Craigslist posting for a 10,000-s.f. mansion on Seattle's Puget Sound, available for rent, the subject line of the e-mail expressed the astonishment of the find: "really, truly, seriously."

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Whale Poop Analyzed For Clues To Orca Decline

AP | PHUONG LE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Endangered Species, Puget Sound, Whale Poop, Whales, Animals, Poop, Green News

SEATTLE — Using a trained dog to sniff for poop and petri dishes attached to long poles, scientists are analyzing killer whales' scat and breath...

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