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Sep, 22, 2008
Profile: Bellingham senior sidesteps high gas prices by converting cars to electric power
Name: Stan Parker.
Age: 64. Residence: Bellingham. [More] |
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Sep, 9, 2008
Profile: Local lawyer takes political action toward wildlife and agricultural conservation
Name: Rand Jack.
Age: 67. Residence: South Fork Valley. [More] |
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Sep, 22, 2008
Profile: For WWU student, sustainable design makes smart shopping simple.
Name: Kate Richard.
Age: 22. Residence: Bellingham. [More] |
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Sep, 22, 2008
Profile: School board member and mom serves up healthy food education
Name: Lee Anne Riddle.
Age: 51. Residence: Ferndale. [More] |
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Sep, 22, 2008
Profile: Biodiesel processor turns fast-food grease into fuel for the family ride
Name: Bruce Barbour.
Age: 54. Residence: Bellingham. [More] |
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Apr, 21, 2008
In the bag: Retired volunteer takes small steps toward big change
Though she attended the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s, Phyllis Shacter doesn't consider herself an activist. Her actions, however, suggest otherwise.
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Apr, 21, 2008
Wake-up call: Love of land, sports inspires student philanthropist
While most kids were relaxing last June, Anders Crabo and his friend Colin Flynn bicycled 1,000 miles around Washington state to raise nearly $10,000 for a fund they created through the Whatcom Community Foundation and to promote Bellingham Youth Philanthropy Project.
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Apr, 21, 2008
Journey of a thousand steps: Desire to protect wildlife, forests drives activist's work for change
A conservation biologist with a zoology degree, Mitch Friedman founded Conservation Northwest in 1988.
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Apr, 21, 2008
Parental guidance: Family home, lifestyle reflect green priorities
Thessaly Prentiss may drive a minivan, but she also recycles, composts, buys organic and shops second-hand. She and her husband, Philip, are building a house near Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, in an already open area with a sunnier southern exposure that helps them save on heating bills.
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Apr, 21, 2008
Business sense: Recycling entrepreneur aims for consistency in cutting consumption
Peter Rasco left his career at an environmental consulting and engineering firm in 1990 to start Sound Shredding & Recycling (www.soundrecycling.com), a company that shreds office papers from businesses around Whatcom, Skagit and Island counties. It sends the bales to pulp mills for recycling.
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