Western Washington University Masthead Logo Western CEDAR The lP anet Western Student Publications Fall 2006 The lP anet, 2006, Fall Shawn C. Query Western Washington University Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/planet Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons, Higher Education Commons, and the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation Query, Shawn C. and Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, "The lP anet, 2006, Fall" (2006). The Planet. 47. https://cedar.wwu.edu/planet/47 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Student Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Planet by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. - Organic Overload? When buying organic has a negative impact Road Block Western transportation strands students A New Sawmill ComesToTown Enviromentaiists seek a compromise Editor in Chief: Shawn C. Query Managing Editor: Kendall C. Farley Associate Editor: Codi Hamblin Science Editor: J. Henry Valz Web Editor: Dear Reader, Joe Shoop Lately, environmental media is struggling with ways to keep readership. So much of environmental Designers: stories hammer global warming, pollution, and species depletion in depressing monotony. So many Kanako Black times the message is “the earth is dying, it s your fault, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” Rath Matt Harvey er than taking action after we read such stories, we feel guilty about our decisions to drive to work or school instead of taking public transport or biking.