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There’s no box like foam

By Sound News reporter Tye Rogerson
On the first day of 2009 Seattle banned the use of expanded polystyrene food containers from being used in restaurants and delis. The weaning process apparently needs to take a full year and a half. Why couldn’t we have a year and half to prepare for this economic collapse?!
Needless to [...]



On-shore power reducing the impacts of cruise ships on the Sound, but is it enough?

By Sound News reporter Christina Madden
Boastful statements of lavish cruises and breathtaking sights often influence people to venture aboard a cruise ship.  Princess Cruises states “standing at the edge of a rainbow field of wildflowers, you admire nature’s quiet and epic majesty. Then, something stirs — a rustling in the brush as a huge moose [...]



Look out Puget Sound, the Bag Monster is on the loose!

By Sound News reporter Scott Nordquist
Imagine the alarm if all of your plastic bags united together and emerged from the depths of your kitchen drawer to form one super bag. For many Puget Sound residents this haunting thought has already become a reality.
A shocking howl rang out across the steps of the Capitol as [...]



Concrete forest: Pervious concrete mimics the way nature drains stormwater

By Sound News reporter Erica Petru
The sample looked like a long rice cake, dipped in cement.  Despite appearing as if it would fall apart at any moment, it felt heavy and sturdy.  It was strange to think that this material could replace the smooth, impenetrable parking lot outside of the Tacoma Mall Plaza Building, or [...]



High time for a high tide

By Sound News reporter Tye Rogerson
Hike down from Hwy 20 to the sandy shores of Puget Sound. You will be facing either a crisp western horizon or a tugboat, threading a lane between the stony corridors that form Deception Pass. It was christened “Deception” for its resemblance to a tapered bay. As a subtle [...]



Veggie Vehicles

Alright, I’m not particularly proud of how lame this makes me sound, but for the sake of this blog, I’ll admit that I sometimes sit aimlessly on my living room couch and watch Rob and Big reruns on MTV2. Usually very entertained but rarely stimulated, I’ve got to give it to them this time. They [...]