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I am posting this on behalf of the Coalition of Organic Landscape Professionals (COOL), of which I am a member:

The Coalition of Organic Landscape Professionals (COOL) and Seattle Tilth are proud to present the NW Premiere of the documentary film, 'A Chemical Reaction'.

Much of the film’s story focuses on Dr. June Irwin, a dermatologist who spurred the first town in Canada to ban lawn and garden chemicals pesticides in 1991. This action set off a chain of high-profile court cases that c… Continue

The Northeast Seattle Trails map is now published. The mapped area extends from about NE 145th St south to NE 50th St, east of I-5. The Wedgwood/ Meadowbrook area is right in the center.

Maps are available at HomeStreet Bank (82nd & 35th NE), the Community Council news box outside Rite-Aid (85th & 35th NE), the Northeast Library, Meadowbrook Community Center, and soon to be

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The topic for January's general meeting was "After the Oil Rush -- Help Decide How We’ll Thrive in '25."

Transition Initiatives are based on the assumption that life with dramatically lower energy consumption is inevitable, and it’s better to plan for it now, while oil is still relatively cheap and available, than to be taken by surprise. Member Leo Brodie introduced the process for creating an "Energy Downscaling Action Plan," a local plan for planning and preparing for energy descent. Brodie… Continue

Part two in a three part series on the “New Green Economy” conference held by the National Council for Science and the Environment.

Hi! On Thursday, January 14, the Wedgwood Vision Project will host a facilitated community gathering to begin identifying components of a vision for Wedgwood's future. It would be great to have interested Sustainable NE Seattle members' participation! Taking a page from the SustNE book, we are starting the meeting a half hour earlier than typical for social and food time -- people are welcome to bring an item to share.

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