1. The 2,800-square-foot, four-bedroom house will be built on a concrete foundation. (passive)
2. Eastern Washington could be a renewable energy leader if people understood the benefits, said Carlton, owner of Palouse Synergy Systems.
3. “I got a double with a full bath,” said John Gardner, WSU vice president of economic development and global engagement. “I lived in Gannon-Golds for two years, and then I switched over here—[this is a] huge difference!”
4. PCEI is offering workshops to teach locals to value and know how to use sustainable techniques, she said.
5. “The new dorm is likely to receive the silver rating,” Gardner said.
there needs to be something between here
"Everything we do has a consequence,” Englund said about sustainability methods, consumption, and ecological footprints. “We just have to be aware [of] the butterfly effect.”
6. He also raises money for student scholarships.
7. She said she has been ostracized in her dorm, and, she might move to another hall. (passive)
8. Though helping to improve Pullman’s atmosphere, SEL does not make Pullman immune from the recession, Sherman said.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
doc ideas
Green building regulations in Washington and the Palouse specifically. Documents: building codes, regulations and laws
Reduced carbon footprint lab in the electrical engineering department, get the building documents and find out how env friendly it really is
Erosion control techniques on the Palouse, laws around point source erosion, what the requirements are for local agencies to enforce erosion control
WSU green fund- get documents submitted to ASWSU and students, find out what happened
Co-mingled recycling program
Portland/Seattle green roof legal documents, what incentives are offered, how long they have been offered or required and what are the outcomes
Reduced carbon footprint lab in the electrical engineering department, get the building documents and find out how env friendly it really is
Erosion control techniques on the Palouse, laws around point source erosion, what the requirements are for local agencies to enforce erosion control
WSU green fund- get documents submitted to ASWSU and students, find out what happened
Co-mingled recycling program
Portland/Seattle green roof legal documents, what incentives are offered, how long they have been offered or required and what are the outcomes
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Blog Fun Time
1.a http://www.foia.cia.gov/Top25PhrasesMonthly.asp
July: UFO August:UFO September: Guatemala
b. Lithuania
2.Are drastic swings in CRCT scores valid? document: test scores
Business as usual, even without permit document: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection records
3.https://www.splc.org/legal_request.asp
4. no
5. http://www.doioig.gov/upload/Smith%20REDACTED%20FINAL_080708%20Final%20with%20transmittal%209_10%20date.pdf
July: UFO August:UFO September: Guatemala
b. Lithuania
2.Are drastic swings in CRCT scores valid? document: test scores
Business as usual, even without permit document: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection records
3.https://www.splc.org/legal_request.asp
4. no
5. http://www.doioig.gov/upload/Smith%20REDACTED%20FINAL_080708%20Final%20with%20transmittal%209_10%20date.pdf
Sunday, October 18, 2009
October 20 Blog Update
Related Stories:
*http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/10/16/environmental-problems-need-a-holistic-approach/ October 16, 2009: an article about creating an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems because they are so complex. I think this relates to my beat because the people in this area seem to believe the same thing. From trying to find methods that reduce erosion, but are also better for farmers wallets, to road construction using recycled glass, the Palouse seems to be finding ideas that help people as much as they help trees.
*http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hKS7UwnC8nR6j4kYQLu6m1X7nBbQD9B9IMAG0
October 13, 2009: an article on a new green wall in Pittsburgh, much like the green roofs I am writing my profile story about. This a new aspect of the trend that is going on here.
Story Ideas:
* prescription medication disposal and its impacts on the environment
* farmers implementing anti-erosion technology on their farms
*http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/10/16/environmental-problems-need-a-holistic-approach/ October 16, 2009: an article about creating an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems because they are so complex. I think this relates to my beat because the people in this area seem to believe the same thing. From trying to find methods that reduce erosion, but are also better for farmers wallets, to road construction using recycled glass, the Palouse seems to be finding ideas that help people as much as they help trees.
*http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hKS7UwnC8nR6j4kYQLu6m1X7nBbQD9B9IMAG0
October 13, 2009: an article on a new green wall in Pittsburgh, much like the green roofs I am writing my profile story about. This a new aspect of the trend that is going on here.
Story Ideas:
* prescription medication disposal and its impacts on the environment
* farmers implementing anti-erosion technology on their farms
Profile Story
Nestled into a hill on the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute’s campus in Moscow, a new artists’ studio is taking shape that blends into this landscape more than it stands out.
The building is part of the international trend of green building and, particularly, green or living roofs. Last Saturday, PCEI hosted a workshop to plant sedums and other vegetation on the roof of the artists’ studio.
“Every year, we try to make [our campus] more environmentally friendly, and we invite people to help,” PCEI Membership Coordinator Alycia Lamar said.
Cities and organizations are not installing green roofs just for aesthetics or carbon offsetting, supporters say. The bigger benefits for the building owner are are reduced insulation costs, extended roof lifespan, said Luke Sheneman, Nora Creek Timber co-owner and PCEI green roof installer.
Environmental benefits are water holding and filtration, reduced temperatures in cities, and creation of insect and animal habitat, he said.
“Other roofs destroy habitat,” Sheneman said. “We have just created more habitat than there was before.”
As of yet, green roofing is not a trend in residential building or in the Palouse at all, said Peter Oswald, Nora Creek Timber co-owner and PCEI green roof installer. Part of the reason is that green roofs require more engineering to hold the weight of the plants and soil.
Green roofs, like many sustainable features, also cost more, even though the benefits pay off over time, Lamar said. The artists’ studio’s roof cost $3,000.
While larger U.S. cities are embracing it, towns in the Palouse may not have the means or awareness to offer incentives yet, she said.
“Price, knowledge and availability are probably why people don’t install green roofs,” Lamar said.
PCEI is hoping to change that by offering a series of workshops like the artists’ studio roof, so that locals value and know how to use sustainable techniques, she said.
“You too can do things in an environmentally-friendly way,” Lamar said. “We want people to walk away with a sense of ‘we have to save what is important to us.’”
Green roofing is mostly a European movement currently. Germany and Switzerland are particular proponents of green roofs, Oswald said.
Germany is a “global leader” of green roof technology and installation according to Earth Clinic Planet, a Web site that reports international environmental legislation. Both Germany and Switzerland have incentives and requirements for green roofing in their cities.
While the artists’ studio joins only a handful of green-roofed buildings in the Palouse, green roof companies are scattered across the U.S., and cities as close as Portland and Seattle are implementing the technique as well, Oswald said.
Portland has municipal building requirements and tax and building incentives, according to the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Web site.
Seattle developed the Green Factor, an ordinance to increase the amount of vegetation in the city. It requires builders to implement any of the methods on a long list, including green roofs or walls, rainwater harvesting, tree preservation and others, according to the program Web site.
Being the only environmental organization in the area, PCEI feels a special responsibility to use, promote and educate people about the latest ways to go green, Lamar said.
“With every decision, choosing the least expensive option is never the direction we go,” she said. “It’s doing what’s best for the environment.”
Sources
http://planet.earthclinic.com/initiatives/green-roofs.html
http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=112682
http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=ecbbd&a=bbehci
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Permits/GreenFactor/Overview/
In-person interviews:
Aly Lamar PCEI Membership Coordinator (208-882-1444)
Luke Sheneman and Peter Oswald, Nora Creek Timber owners, PCEI green roof installers
The building is part of the international trend of green building and, particularly, green or living roofs. Last Saturday, PCEI hosted a workshop to plant sedums and other vegetation on the roof of the artists’ studio.
“Every year, we try to make [our campus] more environmentally friendly, and we invite people to help,” PCEI Membership Coordinator Alycia Lamar said.
Cities and organizations are not installing green roofs just for aesthetics or carbon offsetting, supporters say. The bigger benefits for the building owner are are reduced insulation costs, extended roof lifespan, said Luke Sheneman, Nora Creek Timber co-owner and PCEI green roof installer.
Environmental benefits are water holding and filtration, reduced temperatures in cities, and creation of insect and animal habitat, he said.
“Other roofs destroy habitat,” Sheneman said. “We have just created more habitat than there was before.”
As of yet, green roofing is not a trend in residential building or in the Palouse at all, said Peter Oswald, Nora Creek Timber co-owner and PCEI green roof installer. Part of the reason is that green roofs require more engineering to hold the weight of the plants and soil.
Green roofs, like many sustainable features, also cost more, even though the benefits pay off over time, Lamar said. The artists’ studio’s roof cost $3,000.
While larger U.S. cities are embracing it, towns in the Palouse may not have the means or awareness to offer incentives yet, she said.
“Price, knowledge and availability are probably why people don’t install green roofs,” Lamar said.
PCEI is hoping to change that by offering a series of workshops like the artists’ studio roof, so that locals value and know how to use sustainable techniques, she said.
“You too can do things in an environmentally-friendly way,” Lamar said. “We want people to walk away with a sense of ‘we have to save what is important to us.’”
Green roofing is mostly a European movement currently. Germany and Switzerland are particular proponents of green roofs, Oswald said.
Germany is a “global leader” of green roof technology and installation according to Earth Clinic Planet, a Web site that reports international environmental legislation. Both Germany and Switzerland have incentives and requirements for green roofing in their cities.
While the artists’ studio joins only a handful of green-roofed buildings in the Palouse, green roof companies are scattered across the U.S., and cities as close as Portland and Seattle are implementing the technique as well, Oswald said.
Portland has municipal building requirements and tax and building incentives, according to the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability Web site.
Seattle developed the Green Factor, an ordinance to increase the amount of vegetation in the city. It requires builders to implement any of the methods on a long list, including green roofs or walls, rainwater harvesting, tree preservation and others, according to the program Web site.
Being the only environmental organization in the area, PCEI feels a special responsibility to use, promote and educate people about the latest ways to go green, Lamar said.
“With every decision, choosing the least expensive option is never the direction we go,” she said. “It’s doing what’s best for the environment.”
Sources
http://planet.earthclinic.com/initiatives/green-roofs.html
http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=112682
http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?c=ecbbd&a=bbehci
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Permits/GreenFactor/Overview/
In-person interviews:
Aly Lamar PCEI Membership Coordinator (208-882-1444)
Luke Sheneman and Peter Oswald, Nora Creek Timber owners, PCEI green roof installers
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Follow a record
1. Enrique Fabregas was a foster father who allegedly abused his foster daughters. The journalists found the files of complaints against him and the investigations that followed, these were from non-state sources.
2.Convicts cleared to work at DSHS; 174 kept jobs despite murder, rape and more from March 15. A story about government workers getting and keeping jobs even with serious criminal histories.
3. It requires permission from the person the records are about
4. Information can be withheld or redacted because it contains information about a juvenile justice case
5-9. a) There are two copies because one has internal notes about covering this information up.
b) Father Joe's explanation was that he had ahold of the boy's hair and the boy got up out of a chair too fast, causing the hair in Father Joe's hand to separate from the boy's head.
c) hacking, slapping, pushing, hair cutting, grounding
d) The notes are written about the report to other investigators/agents. They are internal notes. They can be used if they were released as public records.
e) Drafts do not need to be released to the public. but this document was not a draft.
f) any internal communication are public record
g) mother and counselor
h) confidentiality of clients, media didn't challenge, report can be released without compromising confidentiality, redact names
2.Convicts cleared to work at DSHS; 174 kept jobs despite murder, rape and more from March 15. A story about government workers getting and keeping jobs even with serious criminal histories.
3. It requires permission from the person the records are about
4. Information can be withheld or redacted because it contains information about a juvenile justice case
5-9. a) There are two copies because one has internal notes about covering this information up.
b) Father Joe's explanation was that he had ahold of the boy's hair and the boy got up out of a chair too fast, causing the hair in Father Joe's hand to separate from the boy's head.
c) hacking, slapping, pushing, hair cutting, grounding
d) The notes are written about the report to other investigators/agents. They are internal notes. They can be used if they were released as public records.
e) Drafts do not need to be released to the public. but this document was not a draft.
f) any internal communication are public record
g) mother and counselor
h) confidentiality of clients, media didn't challenge, report can be released without compromising confidentiality, redact names
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Records Exercise
I. Whitman County:
Pop 41,664
85% white
48.2 % bachelor's degree
$32,083 median hh income
26.7% below poverty level
Why are people with a much higher average % of BA degrees at such low levels of income? I would want to look at the range, are the ppl with BAs making such low amounts or are they skewing the rest of the data? is it a striated system? wealthy and poor?
II. 1) 2004 $21,793,767 104
2005 $40,062,508 131
2006 $34,549,367 105
2007 $31,922,839 114
2008 $14,007,013 68
2)2009 $7,170,166 35
IV. 1) Whitman County and San Juan County
2) 29.2%
V. 1) Office of Financial Management
a)1960
b)1324
c) difference between birth and death and migration in and out
a) 46,786
VI. a) Palouse Basin Aquifer Council
b) 4 cases
c)600,000 vaccines available
d)360 doses in WC
e) waiting until have more, high-risk residents first
Story Idea: federal grants and insurance, Consolidated Federal Funds Report on quicklinks
Pop 41,664
85% white
48.2 % bachelor's degree
$32,083 median hh income
26.7% below poverty level
Why are people with a much higher average % of BA degrees at such low levels of income? I would want to look at the range, are the ppl with BAs making such low amounts or are they skewing the rest of the data? is it a striated system? wealthy and poor?
II. 1) 2004 $21,793,767 104
2005 $40,062,508 131
2006 $34,549,367 105
2007 $31,922,839 114
2008 $14,007,013 68
2)2009 $7,170,166 35
IV. 1) Whitman County and San Juan County
2) 29.2%
V. 1) Office of Financial Management
a)1960
b)1324
c) difference between birth and death and migration in and out
a) 46,786
VI. a) Palouse Basin Aquifer Council
b) 4 cases
c)600,000 vaccines available
d)360 doses in WC
e) waiting until have more, high-risk residents first
Story Idea: federal grants and insurance, Consolidated Federal Funds Report on quicklinks
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