Martha Baskin is an environmental reporter, whose work on the subject began with a project for the King Conservation District. Green Acre Radio was born shortly afterward. Her work is currently supported by the Human Links Foundation. She was one of the founding reporters for Pacifica's Free Speech Radio News and has been a contributor to the National Radio Project's Making Contact.
The urban farm in South Park, which distributes food to the hungry, solicits non-GMO, organic seeds from seed suppliers. Some of its donor companies, it turns out, are now working with Monsanto. What...
The demand for energy alternatives creates new jobs and opportunities. Students at Shoreline Community College are receiving training as hybrid-auto technicians.
For all the changes in coal usage nationally and for all Washington state's access to other energy sources, the Evergreen state still has a big coal plant.
Truck drivers are being paid poorly for their port-related work, and some groups believe that current arrangements are doing the environment no favors. Reporter Martha Baskin visits the Port of...