Buying used, Buy Nothing, and Amazon
Halloween is over, and - ready or not - the holidays are almost upon us. Which for many of us means - like it or not - shopping! Holiday...
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*We changed websites in April 2022, so posts older than that were transferred over and show an incorrect date and view count.
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 4 min
Wenatchee Valley Interfaith Climate Group
When I heard there was a group in Wenatchee of people from a variety of religious backgrounds getting together based on their shared...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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Goodnight moon... bad night lights
There are many kinds of "pollution" these days. Plastic comes to mind. And carbon pollution, which is another name for the greenhouse...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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Working towards zero waste: reuse!
I’m back with a blog about the middle “R” in the three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. I’ve talked about how these three R’s are in order,...
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 3 min
In Praise of Shade
This is our first blog post by Betsy Dudash, a recent transplant from the Midwest. A self-described plant nut, she is a landscape...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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Salon Expressions: They recycle what?!
There are so many things in our regular routines that often don’t get a second thought concerning the waste that's produced. One of those...
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 4 min
The first (and best?) of the 3 R’s: REDUCE!
This post is a part of a series about the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, recycling. Check out my previous blog about how they’re not all created...
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
A farmer's market - at the office.
I recently had the opportunity to talk with a couple of employees at Confluence Health about potential collaboration we might have. It's...
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 3 min
Weatherization: not just for wintertime
In June we featured a post from Susan Gillin with Chelan Co PUD on how and why homeowners should take advantage of the PUD's rebates....
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- Mar 12, 2022
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My Summer of Bicycling
By Joan Qazi, Sustainable Wenatchee board secretary In early June, my 2005 Prius died. The brakes’ computer system failed and was going...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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Food Waste > Wasted Food
I personally am pretty proud of the Wenatchee Valley's agricultural roots. We have some amazing local fruit that comes out of this...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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I can see clearly now: PUD rebates help homeowners upgrade windows, insulation and more
Before I moved back to Wenatchee, we owned a home built in the 1940's on the west side. Our bedroom was on the second floor and was very...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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2018 NCW EcoChallenge Achievements
At the end of May we wrapped up a successful 2-week challenge with nearly 450 participants! If you're not familiar with the NCW...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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1. Reduce 2. Reuse 3. Recycle (In That Order)
"Three, it's a magic number," sings Jack Johnson in a song called "The 3 R's." It's from the soundtrack of the 2006 Curious George movie,...
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- Mar 12, 2022
- 4 min
The 2nd Annual NCW EcoChallenge Starts Today!
Today is the start of the 2nd annual NCW EcoChallenge! This collaborative 2-week long event is exactly what Sustainable Wenatchee is all...
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- Mar 12, 2022
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Refreshing changes at Lisa Bee's
One of the things we want to do with our blog is to highlight local community members or businesses that are doing their part to be...
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