November 2007 Developer Edition A boom in biodiesel? The Seattle area has about a dozen distributors, mostly informal operations, although Safeway sells a 20 percent biodiesel blend at some of its locations. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times  (10/01) Tapping tidal energy: the wave of the future The future of clean power in the Northwest may look like the 75-foot-tall yellow buoy now bobbing like a cork in the waves off the Oregon coast. Read the Full Story in The Seattle Times  (10/07) Kansas cites carbon emissions in blocking coal plants The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday became the first government agency in the United States to cite carbon-dioxide emissions as the reason for rejecting an air permit for a proposed coal-fired plant. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times  (10/19) Sustainable buildings catching on in Anchorage A new movement for "sustainable buildings" is gaining momentum in the building industry. Anchorage architects and builders are responding to a growing national awareness of how buildings affect the environment, their high costs of operation and the need for buildings to be occupant friendly. Read the Full Story in the Anchorage Daily News  (10/19) Futurescape: The Green Buildings Property developers will have no choice but to construct ‘green’ buildings in Dubai in the near future, experts say. Read the Full Story in XPRESS  (10/18) Industrial-land fight goes to council Longshoreman, lawyers, lobbyists and labor leaders are expected to pack City Hall today as the battle over Seattle's industrial lands moves to the City Council. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times  (10/22) Green Development: Building a New Paradigm Sustainability and green may be two popular buzzwords in architecture and development circles, but just how feasible is it to tap into the green marketplace? Read the Full Story in New West  (10/27) County has its own plans to fix roads Council could raise $130 million through loans and property sales Read the Full Story in the Everett Herald  (11/13) USGBC Launches Green Homes Web Site The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), with generous support from Newland Communities, has launched a new Web site that will give homeowners, homebuyers, renters, landlords and others the tools they need to ensure their homes are as healthy and environmentally friendly as possible. Read the Full Story on PR Web  (11/13)