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Earth Day, AmeriCorps-style
Thu, Apr 21 2011 at 12:41 AM EST
What do AmeriCorps workers do in Washington for Earth Day? Plant, pull invasives and stand up for the planet.
Sustainable Seattle: Celebrating two decades of sustainability
Mon, Mar 21 2011 at 4:21 PM EST
The local nonprofit has changed how people think of sustainability.
Woodland Park Zoo focuses on conservation
Mon, Mar 14 2011 at 2:52 PM EST
Snow leopards, and jaguars, and bears — oh, my! Woodland Park Zoo focuses on conservation not only in the Pacific Northwest but around the globe.
The invasives are coming, the invasives are coming!
Mon, Mar 07 2011 at 6:18 PM EST
Unfortunately some are already here and aren't going away any time soon.
This little octopus went 'wee, wee, wee!' all the way home
Wed, Mar 02 2011 at 3:26 AM EST
Seattle Aquarium celebrates Puget Sound's most beloved cephalopod.
Seattle waterfront: What's next?
Fri, Feb 25 2011 at 2:43 PM EST
Reshaping the Seattle Waterfront in a post-viaduct era.
Drain, drain, don't go away
Sun, Jan 23 2011 at 6:25 PM EST
Flooding from heavy rain and pollution from improperly disposed materials have combined to create a dirty Elliott Bay. Here's how you can help.
Garbage, drain or pharmacy? How to dispose of medications safely
Wed, Jan 19 2011 at 2:00 PM EST
You can't always avoid sickness, but you can always avoid improperly trashing your medications.
Put a lid on it
Mon, Dec 13 2010 at 2:42 PM EST
Aveda has teamed with schools to create a program that recycles plastic bottle caps (which are not easily recyclable otherwise).
'Cool it': Reheating the climate conversation
Fri, Nov 19 2010 at 2:53 PM EST
Love him, hate him ... Bjørn Lomborg gets us talking about climate change.
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God's Word
Thu, Dec 02 2010 at 04:54 PM EST

I hope you took history. For the Bible might be God's word but we all know that the testaments and all other books with put together but human beings. Hence many contradictions between stories. The again most people don't know that. Or let alone...

Cast the first stone...
Wed, Dec 01 2010 at 08:52 PM EST

Well I didn't know that I was talking to God. I doubt you are the most righteous person. No one is. That is why we all go to church to tell ours sins and ask for God's love and mercy.

I go to church and ask that and not judge anyone for I...

Shame on you.
Wed, Dec 01 2010 at 04:46 PM EST

I really think that's a very homophobic comment. It is train of thoughts like this that gives way to many of our young LGBT population in taking their own life. I think it's a horrible thing when our society cannot protect the most vulnerable:...

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News from Calvin Allan's state

Japan tsunami debris looms off U.S. coasts
Thu, May 24 2012 at 01:32 PM EST

Items washed away by the 2011 tsunami are already arriving in North America, raising fears of an environmental crisis from Alaska to California.

5.44% of Portland workers bike to work
Wed, May 23 2012 at 03:11 PM EST

The Oregon town known for beer, coffee and roses tops Bloomberg's Biking to Work list.

The 8 best rain forest destinations that you haven't visited (yet)
Wed, May 02 2012 at 05:56 PM EST

Check out these gems of the natural world, some as far away as Tasmania and as close as Washington state.

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Calvin Allan
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Calvin attended Seattle University with majors in biology and psychology. He plans on doing work in international development or global/public health. He is currently enrolled in AmeriCorps and is a Sustainability Coordinator with EOS Alliance, an environmental and sustainability outreach nonprofit. In his spare time he likes to jog/run, cook, read, watch movies, write in his journal and enjoy the little things in life.

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