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Fireworks & the Environment – Your Green Guide

Posted by Madyson Harlan | Jul 1, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Green Living, Outdoor Activities

Photograph by Edmund Lowe via Getty Images The grill is fired up and ready to go. You have been...

Hello from Mady – Emeraldology’s Newest employee!

Posted by Madyson Harlan | Jun 24, 2021 | Activities, Entertainment, Explore, Hiking, Travel, Uncategorized

The passing of the Summer Solstice marked more than just a change in seasons here at Emeraldology,...

Which Disney Character Fits Your Climate Change Mood?

Posted by Sam Wigness | Nov 2, 2020 | Activities, Entertainment, Explore

Everyone copes with the prospect of climate change differently. Some are all-in on saving the...

How To Celebrate Earth Day At Home

Posted by Sam Wigness | Apr 20, 2020 | Activities, Explore, Social Groups

So COVID-19 threw a wrench in the 50th Earth Day celebration. So what? Isn’t the spirit of...

Facebook Groups That Make Sustainable Living Easier

Posted by Emeraldology Staff | Apr 2, 2020 | Explore, Social Groups

Through some sort of software-sorcery, Facebook simultaneously brings out the best and worst of...

Free Organic Seeds for Posting a Trash Cleanup Video!

Posted by Sam Wigness | Mar 23, 2020 | Activities, Explore

With quarantines and shutdowns in effect to inhibit the spread of COVID-19, folks are shaking up...

Community Contribution: Does it really rain plastic?

Posted by Bob Valen | Feb 24, 2020 | 2 Minute Read, Explore, Outdoor Activities

Originally published in The Star in Bob Valen’s Weather Watcher column. The short answer to...

Chip In to the Great Backyard Bird Count

Posted by Sam Wigness | Feb 13, 2020 | 2 Minute Read, Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Social Groups

The annual Great Backyard Bird count gives people around the world have an opportunity to help...

Recapping the Epic Reforestation of Costa Rica

Posted by Sam Wigness | Feb 11, 2020 | 4 Minute Read, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Travel

On a recent trip to Costa Rica, a local tour guide gave us an overview of the country’s...

5 Reasons to Sign Up for Volunteer Planting

Posted by Sam Wigness | Jan 20, 2020 | 2 Minute Read, Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities

In honor of MLK Day, I participated in Green Seattle “Day of Service 2020” volunteer...

Finding Balance at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Posted by Sam Wigness | Jan 2, 2020 | Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

No more than 14 hours into the new year a nasty case of cabin fever set in. Weeks of drizzly...

15 Achievable Earth-Friendly Resolutions for 2020

Posted by Sam Wigness | Dec 27, 2019 | 4 Minute Read, Activities, Explore

2019 was a big year for environmental activism and raising awareness for the climate crisis....

Preparing for the Holidays at Poo Poo Point

Posted by Sam Wigness | Dec 23, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

With the holidays officially here, I can literally feel my blood pressure rising. Holiday stress...

Consider These Local Non-Profits on GivingTuesday

Posted by Sam Wigness | Dec 2, 2019 | Explore, Green Holiday Guide, Seattle Guide, Social Groups

GivingTuesday began in 2012 and raised over $400 million in the United States in 2018, pushing its...

20 Amazing Outdoor Adventures Near Seattle

Posted by Sam Wigness | Nov 26, 2019 | 2 Minute Read, Activities, Explore, Green Holiday Guide, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

Being outdoors is a crucial part of Earth-friendly living. The fresh air and exercise rejuvenates...

Auto Expert Tom Voelk on Buying an Electric Car

Posted by Sam Wigness | Nov 15, 2019 | 4 Minute Read, Activities, Electric Vehicles, Explore, Transportation, Travel

For the first time this year, the Seattle International Auto Show carved out space just for...

How’s it Going at King County Salmon Hatcheries?

Posted by Sam Wigness | Nov 11, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Get Involved, Local

With salmon returning upstream to spawn, fall is by far the busiest time of year for King County...

Recapping Issaquah’s 50th Salmon Days Festival

Posted by Sam Wigness | Oct 7, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

Issaquah celebrated its 50th Salmon Days Festival on October 5 and 6, drawing people from around...

Something Besides Economic Growth in One of Washington’s Pristine Places: Thinking Green on Cypress Island

Posted by Solomon Karmel | Oct 4, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Travel

Seattle has made efforts to combine growth with green living, but a few pristine places in the Puget Sound are very different, with a plan for no growth whatsoever. And that’s a good thing.

Get to know the UW Program on Climate Change

Posted by Sam Wigness | Sep 26, 2019 | Local, Social Groups

Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, UW Biology, graduate students, and members of the PCC climate education...

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Fireworks & the Environment – Your Green Guide

Hello from Mady – Emeraldology’s Newest employee!

Which Disney Character Fits Your Climate Change Mood?

Free Organic Seeds for Posting a Trash Cleanup Video!

Community Contribution: Does it really rain plastic?

Recapping the Epic Reforestation of Costa Rica

5 Reasons to Sign Up for Volunteer Planting

Finding Balance at Bellevue Botanical Garden

15 Achievable Earth-Friendly Resolutions for 2020

Preparing for the Holidays at Poo Poo Point

20 Amazing Outdoor Adventures Near Seattle

Auto Expert Tom Voelk on Buying an Electric Car

How’s it Going at King County Salmon Hatcheries?

Recapping Issaquah’s 50th Salmon Days Festival

Something Besides Economic Growth in One of Washington’s Pristine Places: Thinking Green on Cypress Island

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