REGISTERED SOURCES * Business ordered to track down stink http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008163857_dige07m.html <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008163857_dige07m.html > Seattle-based Cedar Grove Composting has been given a deadline to track down the sources of offensive odors coming from its Smith Island site in Snohomish County and tell how it plans to deal with them. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has given the business until Sept. 30 to have a plan in place. LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION PLANNING/DEVELOPMENT * California targets urban sprawl, car emissions http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/475405.html <http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/475405.html> California is poised to pass the first law in the nation linking greenhouse gas emissions to urban planning, a departure from the growth approach that spawned the state's car culture and urban sprawl. The measure, known as SB375, aims to give existing and new high-density centers where people live, work and shop top priority in receiving local, state and federal transportation funds. The idea is that such developments check sprawl and ease commutes, in turn cutting the car pollution. * Sultan may extend land development ban http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/709089895#Sultan.may.ex tend.land.development.ban <http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/709089895#Sultan.may.e xtend.land.development.ban> The moratorium, in effect within Sultan's city limits, is tied to work being done by the city to revise its 2004 Comprehensive Plan. .. The Growth Management Hearings Board determined that the city's transportation improvement plan and its capital facilities plan are missing details and analysis required under the state Growth Management Act. The capital facilities plan must show how the city will provide services such as roads, parks, water and sewer -- and how those services will be funded. * Marysville wants to expand 88th St. NE http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/709089901#Marysville.wa nts.to.expand.88th.St..NE <http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/709089901#Marysville.w ants.to.expand.88th.St..NE> With traffic on that already clogged arterial expected to double by 2035, improving the street is a key component of the city of Marysville's long-term traffic plan, officials say. * Smokey Point to get updated and expanded transit center http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/709089903#Smokey.Point. to.get.updated.and.expanded.transit.center <http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080908/NEWS01/709089903#Smokey.Point .to.get.updated.and.expanded.transit.center> A transit center will make it safer and more convenient for people to transfer between routes. VEHICLE CHOICES * I can go 1,000 miles' on one tank http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/378351_plugins09.html <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/378351_plugins09.html> Dan Davids of Woodinville has his own transportation infrastructure: an extension cord. It works like a dream, he and other electric and hybrid vehicle owners exult. * A race to use less gas in the long haul. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ultramile9-2008sep09,0,687585.stor y <http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ultramile9-2008sep09,0,687585.sto ry> With energy crisis on full bore, fuel-efficient cars are scarce. But a new breed of driver is stretching what you can squeeze out of a tank. TRANSPORTATION CHOICES * Buses overflow, squeezing riders and transit in King, Snohomish counties http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008163633_busybuses07 .html <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008163633_busybuses0 7.html> Ridership is up not just on suburban express routes, but on routes that traditionally have served low-income people, and on short local lines where gas prices aren't a crucial issue. Other factors are fueling demand: high parking fees, employer subsidies for transit passes and high population densities from new apartments and condos... Commuters are polluting less, and in many cases they are saving money or time, compared with driving alone. On the other hand, full buses tend to irritate riders, who have sent hundreds of complaints to Metro. * Car-free days ride off into sunset at Alki Beach -- Pedestrians, bicyclists enjoy last of three city-sponsored events http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/378151_carfree08.html <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/378151_carfree08.html> Mayor Greg Nickels introduced the car-free idea in July to encourage residents to get out of their automobiles and help the environment... Amanda Durrill, 37, lives in the car-free area along the water and likes the concept. "It raises awareness about the impact of driving," she said. "The quiet streets are nice." * Car-free Sunday at Alki Beach gets mixed reviews http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008165315_carfree08m.ht ml <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008165315_carfree08m.h tml> While some restaurant owners said they didn't notice a difference in business, others said the street closure hurt - a lot... the city now will take feedback from people and businesses about the events, "conduct an analysis of how it all worked and see if it is something we want to continue." * Congress weighs boosting funds for mass transit. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122092597953413373.html <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122092597953413373.html> Momentum is building in Congress to increase funding for public transportation as transit agencies struggle to accommodate increased demand from Americans seeking to escape high gas prices. <<Congress Weighs Boosting Funds for Mass Transit - WSJ_com.htm>> * Survey: Public transit pressures could hurt riders. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/2008-09-08-Transit-woes_N.htm <http://www.usatoday.com/travel/2008-09-08-Transit-woes_N.htm> Cash-strapped public transit systems are cutting services and raising fares even as more Americans ditch their gas-guzzling cars for trains and buses, a survey of transit agencies out Tuesday finds. ENERGY * How carbon capture and storage could make coal the fuel of the future. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4710941.ece <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4710941.ece> The first power plant in the world that will take the toxic emissions from coal and bury them deep in the ground opens today, carrying with it the hopes of scientists and environmentalists around the world. MARITIME/CLIMATE * Arctic shipping set to explode in legal vacuum, experts warn. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jh5PU67GZjUG_Cg6sRVluYOPBKSQ <http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jh5PU67GZjUG_Cg6sRVluYOPBKSQ> As the Arctic ice cap melts away, shipping in the environmentally fragile region is expected to balloon, but there is virtually no legal framework to regulate the new activity, experts cautioned. * Judge doesn't halt ports' clean-truck program. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-trucks9-2008sep09, 0,5705301.story <http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-trucks9-2008sep09 ,0,5705301.story> A federal court judge in Los Angeles on Monday tentatively denied a trucking association's bid to block a landmark clean-truck program at the nation's busiest port complex. <<Judge doesn't halt ports' clean-truck program - Los Angeles Times.htm>> * Cruise ships cut ports and slow down to save on fuel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008166216_webcruiselines09 .html <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008166216_webcruiselines0 9.html> Cruise lines have also begun using energy-efficient light bulbs and new window coatings that reflect the heat from the sun to keep rooms cooler. They've also been using new hull paint that reduces a ship's drag in the water... Cutting speed cuts costs. For example, going 23 knots will consume twice as much fuel as going 15 knots for the new Solstice class of ship being launched this year by Celebrity Cruises, said John Krousouloudis, senior vice president for marine operations. NOTE: If the hyperlink to the article fails, contact Consuelo Davis. Consuelo Davis Communications Dept. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency 206-689-4074 consueloF@pscleanair.org Bill Smith Senior Environmental Specialist City of Tacoma Solid Waste Management 3510 S. Mullen Street Tacoma, WA 98409 253-593-7719 Phone 253-591-5547 Fax