There are more things that make me see red than I usually admit to on this blogsite. I’m a WASP, trained to be self-controlled, not a ranter. And I won’t even complain about the malfunction — Wordpress? my own computer? — that lost my first posting of this on Saturday night.
Here is what makes me [...]
Entries Tagged as 'developers'
Happiness = Quality of Life, Not Urban Growth
May 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · community, lifestyle, sustainability
Tags: Bhutan·construction industry·developers·development·economics·happiness·Metro·Oregon·quality of life·urban growth
Farmland, Not Subdivisions in Puyallup Valley
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · food & drink
I am happy to learn this morning that Pierce County in Washington is protecting its rich farmland in the Puyallup Valley from developers.
Why? I’ll get really basic. The land has already been developed. It was logged many years ago and converted into farmland. Farmland is its highest, most brilliant and diamond-cut use. The Pacific Northwest soils are so fertile they support more biomass than any other soil
Tags: developers·development·economics·environment·farmland·happy·land use·Pacific Northwest·sprawl
