I don't have time for magic tricks

Did you know Washington State University has a Sustainability Office? Ya, I didn’t know that either, and guess why? They don’t do anything. Or at least anything that’s worthwhile, newsworthy, or even important enough to post on their website at http://www.sustainability.wsu.edu/. This seems like another “pull the bunny out of the hat type trick”. We are simply too distracted and impressed by the fact that there is an actual department (bunny), to notice that it’s not doing anything. So the question remains. Where did that bunny come from? And why should I be impressed?

Publisher receives 'green' certification

Washington State's printing facility, University Publishing, has received an honor from the Forest Stewardship Council, due to their efforts to further the University’s commitment to the environment and sustainability. For more information visit For more information, visit http://www.publishing.wsu.edu/

Can you dig it?

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Monday’s bitter blanket of snow may have caused a stir of confusion, but the fact of the mater remains; spring is one its way! As spring begins to reawaken our senses, we must not forget that there is much to be done. Yes, I mean spring cleaning (horrible, scary music dramatizes the scene). But I don’t mean it’s time to start dusting the shutters or washing the windows, no one ever does that anyway. Rather, it’s time to wallow in the mud, slide into your favorite pair of outdoor clogs, and clean up your garden.

For helpful tips of advice visit the Moscow Food Co-op's page http://www.moscowfoodcoop.com/ and view "In the Garden" by Holly Barnes. Now a shameless plug, go on and ready my articles about food. You have to eat don’t you?

Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Forensics Focus of Research at WSU

WSU Chemistry professors have recieved a $3 million grant to investigate methods to recycle used nuclear fuel, according to a February 15 article from WSU News.

In the words of Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton "Don't take my word for it." Read the article in whole at http://www.wsunews.wsu.edu/viewTips.asp?id=180

Read twice. Then think.

An excerpt from Biology and Ecology a Users Guide

“Unless and until we are ready to expand our conception of me from we, and my family to my community, city, country and planet, the gap will continue to grow”

This quote really spoke out to me. I am a firm-footed believer in the notion that change happens first and foremost at the grassroots level. However; all issues, whether that be environmental sustainability or the economic marketplace, must be approached and viewed in a way that acknowledges their global consequences. Thanks book.

Photo from Evergreen Freedom Foundation