Environmental Awareness

While the Cascades boasts the highest peaks, Washington State is home to a spectacular array of mountain ranges. The Leavenworth Mountain Association celebrates the Wenatchee Range, in south-central Washington's Chelan County. Leavenworth Mountain Association’s mission is to foster safe, healthy, and environmentally conscious mountain recreation through the establishment of high quality ed...

Rockslides are no laughing matter. They can be caused by a range of factors, from natural events like extreme weather, volcanic eruption and earthquakes, through man made events like excavation and blasting. In many areas, it's simply a case of normal erosion. Today's Trivia Tuesday question is ... Q: What was the largest landslide in recorded history? . . . . . . ...

Did you know that the Tongass National Forest is the world’s largest remaining intact temperate rain forest and the largest national forest in America? I sure didn't ... which just goes to prove that you can learn something every day ... and even better if it's only 8:34 AM. Here's the skinny: According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Tongass includes roughly 17,000 miles of clean, unda...

The Stow It-Don't Throw It Project is taking the simple concept of recycling to a shoreline near you. This project is designed to empower youth to come together and combat the dangers of improperly disposed of monofilament fishing line by making and distributing personal-sized fishing line recycling bins to anglers and boaters, as well as by educating the public on sustainable fishing prac...

Water4Food is March 22nd in Denver, and the fantastic folks at Card Gnome are stepping up in a big way. They are involved in making this a great event on many levels. This is from their website: As part of Water4Food 2012, iDE and Card Gnome are reaching out to you, your family, friends and colleagues in Denver to help spread the word and generate awareness about water and food security, the t...

[Editor's Note: The website for EREV is down, but we've preserved their sticker story.] Over at EREV (stands for "electric revolution" in case you were wondering) they've got a truly new thing going. Sure, the bamboo decks, lock holes, and off road tires are fresh and all. But how about the 10-15 mile range on the battery? Wait...come again? Here at EREV, we are about quickness and styl...

Did you know that StickerGiant relies on wind energy to power our offices? That's right, those winds whipping across Colorado help keep the lights on and the presses running. And how about this? Our suppliers use wind energy, too. Here's a shot of the massive rolls of sticker paper sent to us by the good folks at  Masterpiece Graphix. They use nothing but wind energy to power their opera...

The good folks at Tree People seek to "green Los Angeles by establishing a Functioning Community Forest in every neighborhood of the city." TreePeople is an environmental nonprofit that unites the power of trees, people and technology to grow a sustainable future for Los Angeles. Simply put, our work is about helping nature heal our cities. Why? Because more trees means cooler temperatures...

The Modesto Junk Company is a family-owned operation founded way back in 1920. Um, that's nearly 100 years ago. Locally owned and operated since 1920, Modesto Junk Company has maintained a tradition of leadership in the scrap metal industry and the greater Modesto, Stanislaus and Central California community for more than 90 years. One of the main reasons behind the company’s industry long...