http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/17/help-stop-climate-change-by-taking-a-free-government-survey Comments On: Help Stop Climate Change By Taking a Free Government Survey! by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Mister G]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:10:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:32:35 -0800 The Stranger
Go with the flow and don't try and build too much against it. Get thee to higher ground, and admit that those watersheds the city has been hiding (noted by hired engineering consultants and removed from the published reports - at least one I know of under the Nickels regime) ARE watersheds, can create landslides and flooding and deal with that.

Putting solar panels on every home would render the need for underground power lines mostly moot. We DO get solar power even on a cloudy day. Having power storage capacity would augment. Unlike almost every other place where a private-public partnership holds the citizens hostage to centralized 'profit' motives, we are uniquely positioned to make distributed power creation happen.
Make the following within actual reach for me- roof of solar panels and rain gardens and a cistern to catch the rest of the rainwater and I will be happy. I WILL pay for a lot of it, problem is I can't get a loan for more than half the cost of solar panels, even though I know the future savings and tax exemptions will pay it off.

Stop adding so much to the greenhouse gasses by rehabbing and repurposing as much as possible. Building tear downs have more impact on the environment than any 5 star LEED structure replacing the torn down structure. This is why I did not respond on the survey to encourage ANY suggestions that 'smelled' of building incentives. If you have to build, especially in our climate, passivhaus has got to be the way to go.
Posted by Just Looking]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:27:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:42:15 -0800 The Stranger
I'll ask again - how would undergrounding utility lines help with climate change? I understand your point about how it would mitigate damage during windstorms, but it is far cheaper to just keep up with tree trimming - lines in trees are what causes most of the wind-related outages.

If you don't like the wires, that's fine. It is prettier when they are underground. But don't try to greenwash your aesthetics.


Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:48:38 -0800 The Stranger
I know you have a problem with me Catalina Vel-DuRay but really do try to think before going on your attack.
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:31:16 -0800 The Stranger
As far as this survey goes, they apparently have an issue with the trolley buses. Who knew?


Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:28:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:58:00 -0800 The Stranger
Oh, and put the Tylenol between your legs.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:52:12 -0800 The Stranger
Seattle Government...we want to cure cancer with happy thoughts and a Tylenol
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:38:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:33:47 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Foonken2]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:33:06 -0800 The Stranger
Most of that is already baked in until at least 2040, no matter what we do now.

But ... we could work on dark carbon, for example, or stop building GHG multiplying Tunnels Of Carbon Doom that move fewer vehicles for twice the total systemic carbon emissions in construction and operation.

Most GHG emissions in this city are actually from suburbanites commuting here. People living in cities near their work have much lower carbon profiles per capita, even if they eat steaks, dress in leather, and drive low mpg sports cars.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:20:02 -0800 The Stranger