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Cascadia Scorecard News--December 2006
Cascadians connect freedom and property rights; a list of kids' books on urban life; profile of Bellingham, Washington's Sustainable Connections and Michelle Long.
12/05/2006 Life, Liberty, and Property ValuesThe stunning defeat of so-called property rights ballot measures across the Northwest last month may show that we northwesterners grasp our connectedness: how our individual freedom is protected by democratic standards. Read about property rights and the meaning of freedom. Not Business as Usual: Michelle Long What’s the role of entrepreneurs in creating a healthy, thriving future for the Northwest? Huge, if the success of Bellingham, Washington’s Sustainable Connections is any indication. Sustainable Connections is a fast-growing nonprofit business network that helps local business owners pair sustainable practices and profits. Executive director Michelle Long tells the story.  Beyond Sesame Street: A mom’s favorite urban kids booksKristin Kolb-Angelbeck, Tidepool editor and mother of a three-year-old, recently noticed how many kids books are about farms and animals rarely seen on the streets of Seattle. Where were the good books that tell the story of the typical daily experience of a child—and a parent—traffic, crowds, and, well, city life? Here are a few of Kristin’s favorites. Special Offer from Sustainable Industries As a special benefit to Cascadia Scorecard News readers, Sustainable Industries is offering 50% discounted subscriptions. Focusing on the West Coast and beyond, Sustainable Industries is the leading magazine for sustainable business news with monthly features on green building, renewable energy, food and farms, recycling, technology, and much more. Click here and enter code: sightline.  Donate TodaySightline donors this year helped us contribute to the defeat of property rights initiatives that would have threatened forests, farms, and livelihoods. You can invest in more success by giving online, via mail, or by calling Stacey at (206) 447-1880, ext. 107. Thank you! | | Tell us what you think Take Sightline's survey and enter to win a 2007 Chinook Book! Start here. 33 to go: A $10,000 matching grant will be ours with only 33 more new monthly donors. Want to join? The Daily Score Blog The Shift in Climate Change: The debate expands to include economic costs. Pimp Your Ride: Could idle cars be rented to other drivers for cash? Minimum Wage, Maximum Rhetoric Build Green, Make Money Get the weekly wrap up: Sign up to get the top NW headlines from Tidepool and the top posts from the Daily Score selected for you each week. |
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