[cid:image001.jpg@01CF6930.4897FA60] [cid:image003.jpg@01CF7E59.238FA7C0] [cid:image011.jpg@01CF7FE6.FD349100]<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/30610>Save Money, Limit Waste, Protect the Environment and Human Health [] The actions we take in our daily lives are important. While we might not always give them a lot of thought the things we do can make a difference to our health and the health of the local environment. Please Download the new Sustainability 2020 Poster<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/30610> and assess your own sustainability @Work and @Home. Please take 5 minutes and see what changes it takes to be great and save money at the same time. (It’s ok to print and share this. Ideally 11x17 color) [cid:image005.png@01CF7F2C.49AD0C80] Downtown group offers to pay Link riders’ way<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/19/3200869/downtown-group-offers-to-pay-link.html#storylink=cpy> Pierce County to offer wetland credits to builders<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/27/3213700/county-to-offer-wetland-credits.html?sp=/99/261/#storylink=cpy> 15 ways that self-driving cars could transform our lives<http://www.vox.com/2014/5/28/5756736/the-case-for-self-driving-cars> [cid:image006.png@01CF7F2C.49AD0C80] Tacoma Events to be Green Events<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=58872> Thurston plastic bag ban kicks in July 1<http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/May-2014/Thurston-plastic-bag-ban-kicks-in-July-1/> The Top 100 Renewable Energy users<http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/top100.htm> Your charcoal grill is an ecological disaster<http://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5741688/your-charcoal-grill-is-an-ecological-disaster> [cid:image007.png@01CF7F2C.49AD0C80] Funding secured for prime farm acreage in Puyallup River Valley<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/13/3192751/funding-secured-for-prime-farm.html#storylink=cpy> SeaTac surpasses six-month rainfall record in just four months<http://www.vancouversun.com/Seattle+surpasses+month+rainfall+record+just+four+months/9884676/story.html#ixzz331shR2B7> Wastewater plant project to break ground at JBLM<http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/May-2014/Wastewater-plant-project-to-break-ground-at-JBLM/> Oysters Might Be Able to Protect Us From Rising Seas<http://www.psmag.com/navigation/nature-and-technology/heres-oysters-can-help-save-us-rising-seas-80519/> Oil train derails, catches fire in Lynchburg, Virginia<http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/04/30/oil-train-derails-catches-fire-in-lynchburg-virginia/> Feds Issue Emergency Order On Crude Oil Trains<http://www.earthfix.info/energy/article/feds-issue-emergency-order-on-crude-oil-trains/> [cid:image008.png@01CF7F2C.49AD0C80] From farm to app to table: Pierce County dishes info for locovores<http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/04/from-farm-to-app-to-table-pierce-county-dishes.html> Community invited to series of open houses on Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan<http://thesubtimes.com/2014/05/18/community-invited-to-series-of-open-houses-on-pierce-countys-comprehensive-plan/> Walking boosts creativity, study says<http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2023524360_walkstudyxml.html?syndication=rss> Coca-Cola to Remove an Ingredient Questioned by Consumers<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/business/coca-cola-to-remove-an-ingredient-questioned-by-consumers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0> The most deadly creature on earth<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/04/29/the-most-deadly-creature-on-earth/?wprss=rss_energy-environment&clsrd> UW researchers: Polar ice sheet doomed, but how soon?<http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023594123_antarcticicemeltxml.html?syndication=rss> Carbon dioxide in atmosphere at record level<http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/05/01/carbon-dioxide-400-ppm-april-mauna-loa/8575651/> Inslee wants to wean state's electric utilities off coal<http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/05/19/3650659/inslee-wants-to-wean-electric.html#storylink=cpy> [cid:image002.png@01CF7F2D.5BDDEB80] @Work - Use a reusable cup to limit waste and save money. [cid:image012.jpg@01CF7F41.0BA135F0] @Home – Buy local foods and goods at a Farmers Market. [cid:image014.jpg@01CF7F41.0BA135F0] [cid:image004.png@01CF7F2E.BBC3ACA0] How Biodiesel Limits Waste & Protects Human Health [cid:image013.jpg@01CF7F31.42605BD0]<http://youtu.be/wSOiz9JSYl0> [cid:image009.png@01CF7F2E.BBC3ACA0] Trails Day<http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/index.php?cid=925> - June 7th Public Arts Walk<http://www.downtownonthego.com/go/walking/walk-tacoma-2014> - June 18th Junk in Your Trunk<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=3196> – June 21st Tour De Pierce<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1277> – June 29th Sustainability Tip: Over 2,000 people have downloaded the new FRESH App. Have you? Click below to learn more and download the App to your device. [cid:image028.jpg@01CF6930.4897FA60] Pierce County in partnership with the Cascade Harvest Coalition brings you Puget Sound Fresh. The free mobile app that connects you to local farms and farmers markets. Download the Free mobile App Available for Android and Apple devices. [cid:image029.png@01CF6930.4897FA60]<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.piercecountywa.pugetsoundfresh> [cid:image030.png@01CF6930.4897FA60] <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puget-sound-fresh/id847536778?mt=8&uo=4>