Articles by Laura Onstot
Laura Onstot is a Seattle writer and political wonk whose work has appeared in Seattle Weekly, The Seattle Times, High Country News, MSN, The Rumpus, and Agence France-Presse. As often as possible she is away from the keyboard on a bike, boat, or mountainside.
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An urban farming oasis is saved from the bulldozer blade
When the city of Cincinnati announced plans to level a deep-rooted urban garden to make way for housing development, locals fought back -- and won.
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Sanders Moore hopes sunny New Mexico gets enchanted with solar
This young activist is fighting to harness the power of the sun in one of the sunniest states in the nation. Fail, she says, and it could be shutters for New Mexico’s famous chile.
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This Mardi Gras, don’t bead off in public
After seeing an oil spill lay waste to the Louisiana coastline, longtime resident Holly Groh hopes to make New Orleans' epic cavalcade of debauchery a bit greener -- and she's starting with the beads.
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Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic: Still rocking the vote
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic transformed from rock star to wonky election reformist. As we head into a polarized 2012 election, his championing of ranked choice voting could help give marginalized environmental issues serious political clout.
