They’re now available online, and I certainly plan to load them up on my iPod ASAP.

Night One: Building a Planet with a Future

Introduction by Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin

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Night Two: Seattle’s Bright Green Momen

Introduction by Seattle Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn

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Bright Green: The Seattle Talks

The three 2010 environmental priorities are:

• Safe Baby Bottle Act This act would phase out BPA in baby bottles, food and beverage cans, and other consumer products. Read more.
• Sustain Environmental Protections in the Budget We aim to ensure Washington’s budget sustains core environmental protections that safeguard the health of our families, communities and economy.
• Working for Clean Water The Working for Clean Water bill is about creating jobs, rebuilding local economies, and cleaning up polluted waterways.

It’s a good list, focusing on the fundamentals at the intersection of the economy, health and the environment.  I’m looking forward to being a (small) part of the process.

“For three decades the dominant political ideology in America has extolled private enterprise and denigrated government, but climate change is a problem that can only be addressed through government action. And rather than concede the limits of their philosophy, many on the right have chosen to deny that the problem exists.”

And, not parenthetically:

“We can afford to do this. Even as climate modelers have been reaching consensus on the view that the threat is worse than we realized, economic modelers have been reaching consensus on the view that the costs of emission control are lower than many feared.”

- President Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

Wow, he just drew a parallel between climate change and nuclear war.  And you know what, he’s right.  Both are fundamental, existential threats.

I’m so happy to have an administration that understands this and will act accordingly.

Founded in July 2007 by Mike Mathieu, the chairman of Front Seat Management in Seattle, WalkScore works with Google Maps and census data. Type in a street address on the site, and within seconds a list and map appear showing the nearest grocery stores, restaurants, gyms, schools and more — all for free. The site works for any address within the United States, Canada, and even Britain. It also uses a formula to assign point values to locations within a mile of the given address. These points yield a final score from 1 to 100 for the address’s overall “walkability.”

In the meantime, check out how elegant and powerful a Plone-powered newspaper website can be. Send design-related love notes to HCN’s technical director Ryan Foster.