November Sustainability Newsletter....Your Chance to Weigh in on the Pierce County Sustainability 2020 Plan

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Ryan Dicks
Wed, Nov 4, 2015 8:02 PM

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The True Costs of Drivinghttp://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/driving-true-costs/412237/
To Feed Humankind, We Need the Farms of the Future Todayhttp://www.newsweek.com/2015/10/30/feed-humankind-we-need-farms-future-today-385933.html?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections
Sign up for the TPU Community Solar Projecthttps://www.mytpu.org/tacomapower/page.aspx?uid=22&id=4061
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Toxic Road Runoff Kills Adult Coho Salmon in hours, study findshttp://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/whats-killing-coho-study-points-to-urban-road-runoff/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections

Our State’s Greatest Gift to the Nation just got canceledhttp://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/our-states-greatest-gift-to-the-nation-just-got-canceled/?utm_content=buffer2fe24&utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections

Study: Will Climate Change worsen Seattle’s population boom?http://www.seattlepi.com/science/article/Will-climate-change-make-Seattle-population-boom-6582242.php?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections

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Pierce County employees and members of the public have 14 days to weigh in on our new Sustainability 2020 plan.  Please read the planhttp://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=2058 first.

[Sustainability 2020]http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=2058

Then fill out the survey herehttp://piercecounty.surveyshare.com/s/AYAWUSA. Your feedback is really appreciated.

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California Becomes Latest State to Ban Plastic Microbeadshttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/business/california-bans-plastic-microbeads.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections&_r=0
There is no such thing as a city that has run out of roomhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/06/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-city-that-has-run-out-of-room/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections
Toyota aims to nearly eliminate gasoline-only cars by 2050http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/toyota-aims-to-nearly-eliminate-gasoline-only-cars-by-2050/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections
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EPA Sets New Ozone Standard, disappointing all sides.http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ap-sources-epa-tightening-limits-on-smog-causing-ozone/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections
(Bacon) Why the WHO's cancer warnings cause so much confusionhttp://www.vox.com/2015/10/26/9617928/iarc-cancer-risk-carcinogenic
Video: Fighting Dirty Energy in Tacoma and Beyondhttp://www.sightline.org/2015/10/23/video-fighting-dirty-energy-in-tacoma-and-beyond/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections
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November 4 Zero Waste Lifehttp://calendar.washington.edu/tacoma/116608056/TrashisforTossersLecturebyLaurenSinger
November 7 DIY Festhttps://www.piercecountylibrary.org/about-us/community-partner-links/diy-fest.htm
November 7 Composting Classeshttp://www.piercecountywa.org/compost
November 14 EV Workshophttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-an-electric-vehicle-right-for-me-tickets-19138564963
November 16 Climate Conversationshttp://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=90374
November 18 Food Hub Workshophttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TNBV72D
November 21 Go Green Gameshttp://piercecd.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=388&month=11&year=2015&day=21&calType=0

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[Sustainability_Header.jpg] [cid:image011.jpg@01D116ED.A0B67F70] [cid:image012.jpg@01D116ED.A0B67F70]<https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/Index.aspx?NID=2058>[cid:image010.jpg@01D116EE.073F6E00]<http://piercecounty.surveyshare.com/s/AYAWUSA>[cid:image014.jpg@01D116ED.A0B67F70] [cid:image015.jpg@01D116ED.A0B67F70] [SaveMoney.png] The True Costs of Driving<http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/driving-true-costs/412237/> To Feed Humankind, We Need the Farms of the Future Today<http://www.newsweek.com/2015/10/30/feed-humankind-we-need-farms-future-today-385933.html?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Sign up for the TPU Community Solar Project<https://www.mytpu.org/tacomapower/page.aspx?uid=22&id=4061> [cid:image009.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] Toxic Road Runoff Kills Adult Coho Salmon in hours, study finds<http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/whats-killing-coho-study-points-to-urban-road-runoff/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Our State’s Greatest Gift to the Nation just got canceled<http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/our-states-greatest-gift-to-the-nation-just-got-canceled/?utm_content=buffer2fe24&utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Study: Will Climate Change worsen Seattle’s population boom?<http://www.seattlepi.com/science/article/Will-climate-change-make-Seattle-population-boom-6582242.php?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> [cid:image022.png@01CF99D9.65BDBC40] Pierce County employees and members of the public have 14 days to weigh in on our new Sustainability 2020 plan. Please read the plan<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=2058> first. [Sustainability 2020]<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=2058> Then fill out the survey here<http://piercecounty.surveyshare.com/s/AYAWUSA>. Your feedback is really appreciated. [cid:image008.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] California Becomes Latest State to Ban Plastic Microbeads<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/business/california-bans-plastic-microbeads.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections&_r=0> There is no such thing as a city that has run out of room<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/06/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-city-that-has-run-out-of-room/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Toyota aims to nearly eliminate gasoline-only cars by 2050<http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/toyota-aims-to-nearly-eliminate-gasoline-only-cars-by-2050/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> [Protect.png] EPA Sets New Ozone Standard, disappointing all sides.<http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/ap-sources-epa-tightening-limits-on-smog-causing-ozone/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> (Bacon) Why the WHO's cancer warnings cause so much confusion<http://www.vox.com/2015/10/26/9617928/iarc-cancer-risk-carcinogenic> Video: Fighting Dirty Energy in Tacoma and Beyond<http://www.sightline.org/2015/10/23/video-fighting-dirty-energy-in-tacoma-and-beyond/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> [cid:image015.png@01D06DFF.791A9E20] November 4 Zero Waste Life<http://calendar.washington.edu/tacoma/116608056/TrashisforTossersLecturebyLaurenSinger> November 7 DIY Fest<https://www.piercecountylibrary.org/about-us/community-partner-links/diy-fest.htm> November 7 Composting Classes<http://www.piercecountywa.org/compost> November 14 EV Workshop<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-an-electric-vehicle-right-for-me-tickets-19138564963> November 16 Climate Conversations<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=90374> November 18 Food Hub Workshop<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TNBV72D> November 21 Go Green Games<http://piercecd.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=388&month=11&year=2015&day=21&calType=0> [cid:image004.jpg@01D0FC3C.8F279E40]<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/Blog.aspx?IID=23#item>