[cid:image001.jpg@01D00E26.E0FB8330] [cid:image003.jpg@01D028CC.0B36BB00]<http://www.thenewstribune.com/static/pages/rainier/> [cid:image007.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] PSE Customers Eligible for $500 Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate<http://www.pse.com/savingsandenergycenter/AlternativeFuelVehicles/Pages/Alternative-Fuel-Vehicles-for-Individuals.aspx?utm_source=shorturl&utm_medium=webpage&utm_campaign=electricvehicles> Oregon, Washington Seek To Juice Electric Car Sales With More Incentives<http://kplu.org/post/oregon-washington-seek-juice-electric-car-sales-more-incentives> Why Gas Prices Are So Low Right Now (Video)<http://www.vox.com/2014/12/8/7339471/why-gas-prices-low> Get the Facts: How an Appliance Overhaul can Significantly Green Your Home<http://www.usgbc.org/articles/get-facts-how-appliance-overhaul-can-significantly-green-your-home> [cid:image009.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] Pregnant Killer Whale J-32 was Starving, Necropsy Reveals<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pregnant-killer-whale-j-32-was-starving-necropsy-reveals-1.2872002?cmp=rss> If our CO2 Emissions Weren't Invisible, They'd Look Like This (Video)<http://www.vox.com/2014/12/22/7421381/co2-emissions-global> Protecting Mount Rainier in the Age of Climate Change<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/12/26/3559298_protecting-mount-rainier-in-the.html?rh=1> “Climate change should reset thinking about habitat management and species preservation. Normal climate shifts happen gradually enough to allow most species to adapt. A fast shift – what we face in the 21st century – produces mass extinctions.” -The News Tribune Editorial Board Worried about Melting Ice, Pro Hockey Vows to Go Green<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/worried-about-melting-ice-pro-hockey-vows-to-go-green/2014/12/21/1f7a34a6-8791-11e4-a702-fa31ff4ae98e_story.html?wprss=rss_national> [cid:image022.png@01CF99D9.65BDBC40] @Work - Use a reusable coffee/tea or water cup. If you buy coffee everyday and get a new cup every time you are likely throwing away 250-350 cups a year that are likely not recyclable. [cid:image008.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] The World's Biggest Car Company Wants to Get Rid of Gasoline<http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-17/toyota-embraces-fuel-cell-cars-for-post-gasoline-future> Boeing has First Green Diesel Flight<http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141203/BIZ02/141209656> How do I Fend off Freezer Burn without using Plastic?<http://grist.org/food/how-do-i-fend-off-freezer-burn-without-using-plastic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Weekly%2520Dec%252030&utm_campaign=weekly> [cid:image010.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] How To Quit Smoking: Buy an Electric Car?<http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095768_how-to-quit-smoking-buy-an-electric-car> A New Harvard University Study Adds to a Growing Body of Evidence Linking Air Pollution and Autism<https://news.vice.com/article/a-new-harvard-university-study-adds-to-a-growing-body-of-evidence-linking-air-pollution-and-autism> Gov. Inslee Proposes a Carbon-Pollution Cap and Trade System to Raise $1 Billion a Year<http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/12/17/3545990/gov-inslee-proposes-a-carbon-pollution.html#storylink=cpy> Paul Allen Steps into Coal Fight<http://earthfix.info/energy/article/seattle-billionaire-steps-into-coal-fight/> The Vertical Cities of the Future<http://www.fastcoexist.com/3038353/futurist-forum/a-vision-of-the-vertical-cities-of-the-future#8> [cid:image027.png@01CF99D9.65BDBC40] January 1 – New UWT YMCA Opens<http://www.ymcapkc.org/university-ymca/> January 17th – No Sun Fun Run<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1256> January 17th – Titlow Trail Run<http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/index.php?cid=4055> [cid:image022.png@01CF99D9.65BDBC40] @Home - 82% of Pierce County employees know that LED bulbs are the best to use at home. Look for Tacoma Public Utilities Discounts<http://www.mytpu.org/your/ways-to-save/switch-save.htm> on LED bulbs at Ace Hardware, Bartell Drugs, Fred Meyer, Home Depot, McLendon Hardware & Walgreens. [cid:image002.jpg@01D028C9.3B90D770]