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Cascadia Scorecard News - August 2007
How can we make the Northwest a climate hero; prescription drugs take-back program pilot; update on PBDEs.
08/22/2007
 How to make the Northwest a climate hero: Northwesterners are increasingly united on the need for immediate action on global warming. Enough talk about the problem--we want solutions. But how? Which package of solutions make the most sense for the region? What can ordinary citizens do? Sightline is tackling these questions by analyzing the most promising climate policies out there and compiling a set of primers and graphics aimed at helping the Northwest make the smartest choices. Tools for media, decisionmakers, and for you, are on Sightline’s climate policy project page.  Washington's medicine return program helps waterways: We’ve been flushing left-over medicines to keep them out of the wrong hands. But those flushed drugs are showing up in 80 percent of streams surveyed; they’re affecting fish and wildlife, and maybe us as well. Washington State’s got a pilot program to keep those medicines out of all the wrong places with drop-off boxes at local pharmacies. It keeps people and wildlife healthier, and encourages manufacturers to take responsibility for their products. Read more.  Toxic flame retardants update: Turns out Boeing can do without PBDEs for the Dreamliner, but the chemicals could be making your housecat sick. And there's concern that cats are exposed to PBDEs in ways similar to how toddlers are. |
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$53 million each day? See NW spending on oil and gas rack up, and up. Map of the month  The United States of Climate Change Traffic armageddon Can I-5's closures teach us a lesson about traffic? Bike shame Is your neighborhood walkable? Forward to a friend Not getting enough of the blog? Sign up for weekly updates. |
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