The corporate world is making use of an explosion of information, taking it to change how we shop and they market. More information is coming from government. But how much do leaders want to know what we think and use it in making their decisions?
The state Department of Natural Resources is moving ahead with pilot projects on biomass energy — burning wood waste for power. The new version of burning wood could be an economic and climate winner.
Did the attorney general know what he was doing when he stirred up the hornets of Democratic rage? A short lesson in the art of "performance politics."
Why would he sacrifice his moderate appeal by rushing into a lawsuit against health care reform, infuriating his boss, the governor? And how could he not?
Just after a state performance audit raises questions about some Seattle City Light costs, the city council has voted for another rate increase.
