What tourists at a downtown Seattle hostel have to say about our city

By  Erik Lacitis  Pacific NW magazine writer Postscripts 2023: Catching up with some of this year’s cover story subjects. AMID OUR COMPLAINTS about this or that being wrong with Seattle, we locals can forget why this is a truly magnificent city. So thank you, tourists. In June, I wrote a story about the most-asked questions tourists have when

Treasury issues tax-credit guidelines for sustainable aviation fuel

The IRS has issued more guidance on the new Sustainable Aviation Fuel credit. The SAF credit applies to qualified fuel mixtures containing sustainable aviation fuel for certain sales or uses in calendar years 2023 and 2024. (IR 2023-240, 12/15/2023; Notice 2024-6, 2024-2 IRB) Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit (SAF) was part of

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Looking for a Greener Way to Fly

The Treasury Department is about to announce tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, which raises the question: What fuels are actually “sustainable”? By Elizabeth Kolbert December 9, 2023 Planes account for roughly two per cent of the world’s CO2 emissions—if all the world’s aircraft got together to form a country, they’d emit more than the vast majority

NASA and Boeing chase jet contrails with science of climate impact in doubt

By  Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter Scientific debate is getting heated over what to do about airplane contrails — the wispy lines of water vapor you often see trailing behind a jet. Those harmless-looking vapor trails sometimes spread out to form thin cirrus clouds. Environmental activists and nonprofits focused on climate change routinely assert

Rental Car Revenue Reports

        Rental Car Revenue Report Rental car companies are required to pay the greater of 10% of gross sales or a guaranteed minimum to the Port of Seattle. The Rental Car Revenue Report lists the reported Gross Revenue by rental car company. Please note, these records might not reflect recent adjustments.  See below for current year

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The implosion of the climate left

An excerpt from Ryan Grim’s new book “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution” RYAN GRIM NOV 27, 2023 194 272 Share The passage below is adapted from journalist Ryan Grim’s new book “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.” The narrative arc runs from around the time of the Great

Flight Corridor Safety Program

The Port of Seattle has an ongoing program to remove trees around SEA Airport to improve safety during takeoffs and landings and replant in their place, native, low-growing trees. The first phase of work, completed in 2019, centered around trees on Port property.  The second phase of the work, centered on non-Port property, is nearing

Land Stewardship Plan and Tree Replacement Standards

            In July, the Port adopted Land Stewardship Principles across Port programs and for all land uses. These principles establish value statements and guidance for decision-making when it comes to land management. In turn, the Port developed two key strategies based on the principles: Land Stewardship Plan: guides forest health and habitat connectivity enhancements, integrates capital

Letting people work from home is good for companies’ revenue growth

By  Matthew Boyle Bloomberg Companies that allow remote work have experienced revenue growth that’s four times faster than those that are more stringent about office attendance, a new survey shows, adding fuel to the debate over productivity and performance in today’s workplaces. The analysis of 554 public companies that employ a collective 26.7 million people