Photos and story by Robert J. Pennington
Edited by Clifford Guren
This year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) provided more insight into how Detroit hopes to navigate the sharp curves of the rapidly evolving auto industry. The economic downturn and global climate change have created a perfect storm for the automotive industry. Government and consumers alike are calling for a significant change in direction. Detroit has finally embraced the electric vehicle (EV) as its flagship in its turnaround campaign. EVs have come to the forefront because of their ability to make a positive impact on critical issues like the environment and foreign energy dependence. In previous NAIAS shows EVs were sidebars or part of the general green-washing of the auto industry. In 2009 EV’s are the crown jewels of the show.
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The road to green business practices becomes a path to profits
By Dean Patton
A group of employees of Pacific Market International decided it was time for their Seattle-based company to become as “green” a company as it
could be. They went to their CEO and put it to him straight: “We think this
is important,” they said.
And so did their CEO, Rob Harris, who charged them with figuring out how
do to it and coming up with a plan.
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By Katie Zemtseff, Daily Journal Staff Reporter for Daily Journal of Commerce
Three sites are the first urban areas in Washington to be certified as being safe for salmon, and more are likely to follow, including large residential developments and golf courses.
Parks built by the Port of Seattle, the Washington State Department of Ecology campus in Lacey, and the campus of the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College have been certified by Salmon-Safe, a Portland-based nonprofit that focuses on restoring salmon habitat in agricultural and urban watersheds.
The program looks at land management practices, irrigation, pest control and environmental management on each site.
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