Green | December 23, 2008 | 18 comments

OK Grasshopper, this Is what you SHOULD have done to prepare

source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/let-it-snow-survive-winter.php

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It would be no big deal if this photo were taken in Buffalo or Montreal, but Seattle? There is climate chaos everywhere; In Canada, it is the first coast-to-coast white Christmas in thirty years, and parts of the Northeast are still without power from the storms. Now you are freezing in the dark. Collin advises how to Weather the Storm with These 6 Green Tips, but what could you have done to prepare?
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18 comments // OK Grasshopper, this Is what you SHOULD have done to prepare

  • Katmai512
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      Katmai512  
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    • Seattle's strategy for clearing roads relies on sand and de-icer, not salt, which is a more effective method of melting ice and snow.

      "If we were using salt, you'd see patches of bare road because salt is very effective," said Alex Wiggins, chief of staff for the Seattle Department of Transportation. "We decided not to utilize salt because it's not a healthy addition to Puget Sound."

      By ruling out salt and some of the chemicals routinely used by snowbound cities, Seattle has embraced a less-effective strategy for clearing roads, namely sand sprinkled on top of snowpack along major arterials, and a chemical de-icer that is effective when temperatures are below 32 degrees.

      "It's tough going. I won't argue with you on that," he said. But here in Seattle, "we're sensitive about everything we do that impacts the environment."

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      I live in Seattle and it's been DAYS since we've had snow and the streets are still slippery. Old timers tell me they've never had this much snow for decades!

    • 3 years ago
  • BLAMM_O
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      BLAMM_O  

    • A had to turn on my heater for the first time__ever__in Phoenix. Not exactly snowed in but that says something. Even the cacti have THO.

    • 3 years ago
  • cantucwearebrothers
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      cantucwearebrothers  

    • We were in Fred Meyer yesterday and an employee was telling us that they were concerned that the roof was not engineered to withstand this type of snow load. The building was packed with shoppers!

      People were so not prepared for this amount of snow or that it would last for as long as it has. We're expecting more tomorrow. Yikes.

    • 3 years ago
  • PropadataFilms
  • Sons_Of_Liberty
  • commandercool
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      commandercool  

    • white christmas across canada ?? pfftt im in Toronto, and we're getiing 15mm of RAIN tomorrow (xmas eve).

      but yes, i'll admit it's been a while since we've got this much snow.

    • 3 years ago
  • escarondito
  • clayjj05
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    • Im gonna go turn on my car outside and let it run all night. Hopefully by morning the planet will have warmed up.

      THank god gasoline is so cheap right now. I can use as much as i want.

    • 3 years ago
  • ninthstate
  • Liberal_Extinction
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      Liberal_Extinction  

    • ZOMG GLOBAL COOLING, START THE MASS HYSTERIA ON BOTH FRONTS ASAP! As if I eco-disasterous political tool doesn't have enough crazies crawling out of the woodwork, here we go from the other side.

    • 3 years ago
  • clayjj05
  • futuregen
  • Brazil617MA
  • unimatrix0
  • katedarling
  • cantucwearebrothers
  • amberaa
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