• The advertisements on rubbish vehicles round Seattle is probably not completely correct.
• That is who ought to get a statue in Seattle, in keeping with TSF readers.
• Bye bye Pearl Jam exhibit at MoPop.

This submit initially appeared in KUOW’s Immediately So Far publication for April 14, 2023.

You will have seen rubbish vehicles driving round Seattle, boasting that they’re “powered by renewable pure fuel.” Apparently, that is a bunch of scorching air.

KUOW’s John Ryan reviews this morning that the town of Seattle is asking Waste Administration to take down the feel-good promoting on its rubbish vehicles as a result of it is deceptive.

In brief, the town’s contract with Waste Administration states that the vehicles ought to use “100% Renewable Pure Gasoline, as licensed beneath the U.S. EPA renewable gas program.” What has been occurring is that Waste Administration has been accumulating methane seeping from landfills in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. It makes use of that fuel to gas vehicles in these cities, not Seattle. However it claims credit score for that renewable fuel in Seattle, whereas utilizing fossil gas pure fuel regionally.

Waste Administration argues that, “That is how renewable power works. It’s a ‘ebook and declare’ offset system much like how renewable power credit work for wind and photo voltaic.”

Nonetheless, persevering with to make use of the fossil gas number of pure fuel and promoting, “Breathe Clear, Seattle: Powered by renewable pure fuel” does not actually signify actuality. Learn the complete story right here.

A fast heads up for followers of Seattle, music, historical past, and Seattle music historical past — MoPop’s Pearl Jam exhibit will shut April 23. If you wish to see it, now’s your probability earlier than it is gone. MoPop has extra artifacts in its “Pearl Jam: Dwelling and Away” exhibit than some other museum function. Learn extra right here.

Who ought to get a statue in Seattle? That is a query I put forth following Soundside’s section on public artwork in Seattle. It has been identified that there’s just one statue within the metropolis of an actual, historic feminine determine. There are many summary depictions, however nothing that commemorates ladies from actual life. So I requested you which of them ladies you’d select to honor with a statue in Seattle. This query actually stirred TSF readers, who wrote in with loads to say.

• There was plenty of love for the Bullitt household. Laurie wrote in to notice that Dorothy Stimson Bullitt was the primary lady within the nation to purchase and handle a TV station (KING); Patsy Bullitt Collins’ philanthropy benefited the Seattle Public Library, low-income housing initiatives, environmental causes, and the area’s music; Harriett Bullitt earned the title “environmental hero”; Kay Muller Bullitt labored for causes starting from schooling, civil rights, historic preservation, surroundings, and extra. Actually, there is a lengthy checklist of accomplishments throughout many members of the family; an excessive amount of to checklist right here.
• Gail wrote in to level out Gypsy Rose Lee, a Seattle-born burlesque performer, actress, author, and playwright. The musical “Gypsy” relies on her memoir. Gail additionally identified the Bullitt household.
• Karin additionally talked about the Bullitt Household, and agreed with my advice for Princess Angeline, but additionally mentioned, “Ruby Chow, Patty Murray, Betty MacDonald are the names that pop into my head first … My great-aunt was a Seattle Public Faculties instructor within the ’50s and he or she used to speak about an African American instructor she labored with, Thelma Dewitty.”
• Lisa factors to Alice Augusta Ball, who was the primary lady and first Black scholar to obtain a grasp’s diploma from the College of Hawai’i. Earlier than that, Ball graduated from Seattle Excessive Faculty in 1910, and went to the College of Washington the place she bought bachelor’s levels in pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacy. Whereas working as a scientist and professor in Hawaii, she invented the Ball technique. It was a breakthrough and have become the main remedy for leprosy in its day.
• Morgan additionally prompt Ruby Chow, and in addition jazz and blues singer Ernestine Anderson. Anderson had a formidable profession that began at Garfield Excessive Faculty. In Seattle, she sang in a jazz band with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles.
• Steph says, “Statues for Mom Damnable and Lou Graham, please! They seize the spunk and humor of the ladies who helped construct our city, one ‘seamstress’ at a time.”
• Donna recommends Pastor Patrinell “Pat” Wright, who led Seattle’s Complete Expertise Gospel Choir. Wright handed away in 2022.
• Mary suggests Lee Minto, who was the primary govt director of Seattle King County Deliberate Parenthood. Minto helped the hassle to ascertain intercourse schooling in faculties and to go Referendum 20 in 1970, the voter-approved referendum that allowed abortion within the state.

Not all people favored my method to the problem, or a minimum of didn’t agree with a few of my options, which included Sue Hen, Brandi Carlile, Ann and Nancy Wilson from Coronary heart, Bertha Knight Landes, Dixy Lee Ray, and Kikisoblu aka Princess Angeline.

Tom feels that Seattle ought to contemplate a single monument to honor many individuals who’ve influenced the area’s historical past and character. He says that names may be added or eliminated in case of any controversies or their relevance fades over time. Tom was not impressed with a few of my concepts, commenting, “I imply Brandi Carlile? Nancy Wilson? Actually?”

I additionally bought a blended response from Edith, who discovered it “unhappy that when considering of statues of ladies who’ve contributed to Seattle over its a few years of historical past, the primary two to return to your thoughts had been two up to date ladies within the leisure enterprise.” These two names had been Sue Hen and Brandi Carlile. Hey, in my protection, Carlile already has a neighborhood restaurant named after her, and it is fairly good.

Edith additionally factors out that in previous generations, it was not correct for ladies to face out as a lot as males. Many contributions have been overshadowed and misplaced via time. She additionally favors a monument to honor all of them. Edith factors to the various feminine educators in Seattle’s historical past, metropolis council members, and “let’s not neglect Rosie the Riveter!”

“There have been so many extra ladies who’ve quietly and with little recognition over the various years of Seattle’s historical past labored to make it the town it’s immediately,” Edith wrote.

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Washington state has an official insect — the Inexperienced Darner Dragonfly.

It’s named as such as a result of it seems loads like a darner needle, which is a kind of stitching needle. It’s also called the “mosquito hawk,” regardless of not being a mosquito or wanting something like a hawk. It’s a fairly large bug although, with wings that may be as much as 4 inches throughout. It will probably fly as much as 35 miles per hour. That’s most likely why this is likely one of the commonest bugs within the USA. This bug can get round and may be discovered throughout the state’s grasslands and water our bodies.

Again in 1997, Washington’s Legislature voted in favor of constructing the Inexperienced Darner Dragonfly the official state insect. The hassle originated with college students at Crestwood Elementary Faculty in Kent.

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