Now that Edmonds has prohibited single-use plastic bags in retail establishments, a My Edmonds News reader has alerted us to the importance of washing your reusable shopping bags. According to Food Safety News, a joint food safety research report issued by researchers at the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University said that unwashed reusable [...]
Edmonds residents are invited to the Point Edwards Charter Club at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 9 for a community discussion about pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streets in Edmonds. The agenda includes informal presentations by Edmonds City Council members, citizens who worked on the latest update to the city’s Transportation Plan, the Edmonds Bike Club and [...]
Edmonds businesses that have not yet discontinued using single-use plastic checkout bags should consider requesting an extension with the city, Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper said. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Cooper thanked Edmonds residents and retailers for “a successful start” to the City’s ban on plastic checkout bags at retail establishments, which became [...]
(Todd Cloutier of Sustainable Edmonds gave the following report at the Aug. 24 Edmonds City Council meeting. ) We’ve made it through two quarters of the Save Energy Now program, and the homeowners are well ahead on overall savings. Save Energy Now participants have reduced their annual natural gas usage by over 12 percent, as [...]
If you love birds, Edmonds is the place to be Sept. 10-12 for the sixth annual Puget Sound Birdfest. The three-day event includes speakers, guided walks, land and water-based field trips, exhibits and educational activities for children and adults, and a tour of certified backyard wildlife habitats. Friday evening features an opening reception with keynote [...]
If you have not visited the Edmonds Native Plant Demonstration Garden for a while, please stop by and notice two things: First, most of the plants we planted look great! They have grown, flowers are blooming, and bees, butterflies and birds are around. Second, you will notice that the blackberries and other invasives also look big and [...]
Publisher’s note: Given the proximity of Edmonds to Puget Sound, and the fact that these cruise ships regularly pass by Edmonds on their way to Alaska, My Edmonds News is running this investigative report in conjunction with other Puget Sound media outlets on Sunday. By Lee van der Voo InvestigateWest After a week aboard the [...]
Looking to cruise? Consider this: Friends of the Earth makes available this “environmental report card” of the cruise line industry, that is searchable by destination. FOE, a a national San Francisco-based environmental organization, recognized Holland America and Norwegian Cruise Lines — two lines that send vessels from Seattle to Alaska — as the cruise lines most attentive [...]
Green Halloween, a Puget Sound-based national movement to make Halloween more healthy for children and more sustainable for the planet, has officially been launched in Edmonds. Led by Melinda Knight, an Edmonds business owner and mother of two, Green Halloween Edmonds has the support of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce and will be incorporated into [...]
The three petitioners in the Growth Management Hearings Board appeal of Snohomish County’s “Urban Center†designation for Point Wells are all planning to also appeal the zoning regulations that dictate how an urban center can be developed, our friends at Shoreline Area News report.
 
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