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    Bike-Sharing Companies Transform U.S. Cities

    Bike-Sharing Companies Transform U.S. Cities

    By Douglas Johnson Residents of major U.S. cities are becoming used to seeing docks for bike sharing programs nestled into parking spaces or next to subway station entrances. Adorned with stylish branding and corporate sponsors’ logos, these facilities are transforming transportation in cities across the country. The modern concept of bike sharing—offering bikes for short-term […]

    28 Activists Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Construction Site

    28 Activists Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Construction Site

    Despite a court-ordered injunction barring anyone from coming within 5 meters (approximately 16.4 feet) of two of its BC construction sites, opponents of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion sent a clear message Saturday that they would not back down. Twenty-eight demonstrators were arrested March 17 after blocking the front gate to Kinder Morgan’s […]

    Seattle to Ban Plastic Straws, Utensils at Restaurants Next Year

    Seattle to Ban Plastic Straws, Utensils at Restaurants Next Year

    Starting next year, Seattle restaurants will no longer provide plastic straws and plastic utensils to its patrons after a 2010 ordinance finally takes effect. “As of July 1, 2018, food services businesses should not be providing plastic straws or utensils,” Sego Jackson, the strategic advisor for Waste Prevention and Product Stewardship for Seattle Public Utilities, […]