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	Seattle, Washington Summary
		Seattle was also the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization, and the attendant demonstrations by anti-globalization activists, which were in keeping with Seattle's Democratic history and reputation for liberal politics.
		Seattle's climate is mild, with the temperature moderated by the sea and protected from winds and storms by the mountains.
		Seattle has an educated population: of Seattle's population over the age of 25, 47.2% (vs. a national average of 24%) hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 93% (vs. 80% nationally) have a high school diploma or equivalent.
	www.bookrags.com /Seattle,_Washington (6794 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Seattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Seattle is known as the birthplace of grunge music, and it has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption because of the many coffee companies that were founded there, including Starbucks and Tully's Coffee.
		Seattle's robust economy and multi-cultural backgrounds has attracted immigrants from all over the world.The median income for a household in the city is $45,736, and the median income for a family is $62,195.
		Seattle is noted for its reliance on water traffic, with many people commuting to work from Bainbridge Island, Vashon Island, Bremerton, and Southworth via the Washington State Ferries system, which is the largest in the United States and the third largest in the world.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/seattle (6398 words)

	Seattle Electric Company Georgetown Steamplant--Seattle, Washington: A National Register of Historic Places Travel ...
		The Georgetown Steam Plant is also an early example of reinforced concrete construction, one whose design combines very subdued Neo-Classical stylistic elements with the practical needs of an industrial building.
		Seattle Electric Company constructed this new power plant so that they could provide power during "peak demand" because consumers quickly became heavily reliant on electricity and were intolerant of power failures.
		The Seattle Electric Company Georgetown Steam Plant, a National Historic Landmark, is located at the intersection of Greely St. and 13th Ave.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/seattle/s35.htm (373 words)

	Top20Seattle.com - Your Top20Guide to Seattle, WA.
		Seattle does not even have its own jail, contracting out the few misdemeanor inmates it convicts to either the King County Jail (which is located downtown), the Yakima County Jail, or (for short-term holdings) the Renton City Jail.
		Seattle has an educated population: of Seattle's population over 25, 36% (vs. a national average of 24%) hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 93% (vs. 80% nationally) have a high school diploma or equivalent.
		Seattle was also the hometown of Jimi Hendrix, Duff McKagan(Guns 'n Roses) and Quincy Jones, while Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart, often attributed to Seattle, were actually from the neighboring suburb of Bellevue.
	top20seattle.com (4934 words)

	Seattle Steam Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Seattle Steam Company is a privately owned public utility that provides steam (generated by burning natural gas) to over 200 business in downtown Seattle and on First Hill.
		Seattle Steam was founded in 1893 as the Seattle Steam Heat and Power Co. and has 18 miles of pipes under the streets of Downtown.
		Seattle Steam's biggest customers are Swedish Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, and Virginia Mason Medical Center, which use the steam for heat and sterilization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seattle_Steam_Company (175 words)

	Seattle, WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Seattle is known as the birthplace of grunge music, and has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption.
		Seattle has almost been sent into permanent decline by the aftermaths of its worst periods as a company town, but has typically used those periods to successfully rebuild infrastructure.
		Many people in Seattle are involved with social causes; among the larger local groups nonprofits dealing with poverty and related issues are the Fremont Public Association [6], the Asian Counselling and Referral Service [7], and the Seattle Indian Center [8].
	www.twohamsters.com /City-Guides/WA/Seattle (5831 words)

	Seattle Steam switching from gas to wood fuel
		Seattle Steam Co., which operates two plants that produce steam for heating downtown office buildings, hotels and hospitals, plans to replace a natural gas-fired boiler with one that uses recycled and "urban" wood as its fuel.
		Seattle Steam also is touting what it and city officials say are the environmental benefits of converting to wood from natural gas.
		Seattle Steam was facing a major overhaul or replacement of the boiler anyway, Gent added.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/265015_seattlesteam31.html (639 words)

	The Seattle Times: Food: Cooking with steam: A timeless technique
		The memory of cafeteria-style steam tables holding their cargo of limp broccoli stems has been hard to overcome.
		"The popularity of steaming is due in part to the invention of the wooden steamer and bamboo insert prior to the Sung dynasty," writes Young.
		In the bottom, lamb or chicken are cooked with vegetables and spices, their moisture releasing fragrant steam that plumps tiny grains of couscous in the perforated upper tier.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/foodwine/2002160528_steam26.html (577 words)

	Illustrated History of the Rainier Brewing Company
		From steam beer to lager, the site saw improvements in brewing and plant construction that eventually became the Bay View Brewing Co. Then in 1892, the Bay View plant merged with two others to form Seattle Brewing and Malting Company.
		By Spring of 1893 this new brewery was absorbed by the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, and before years end it was closed.
		Company superintendent John Mueller was soon elected both mayor and fire chief.
	www.brewerygems.com /rainier.htm (1214 words)

	Seattle News.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The combination of water, hills and lush greenery, set against a backdrop of far-off mountains, makes Seattle one of the most beautiful urban areas in the U.S. The city is easily accessible with fine restaurants, interesting museums and a vigorous arts scene in the downtown area.
		Seattle News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
		Links to Seattle sports sites, and a regional map are also features of our site, and we regularly provide polls of general interest.
	www.seattlenews.net (1117 words)

	Utilities of Seattle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Natural gas is furnished by privately owned Puget Sound Energy, which began its existence in 1886, generating electrical power as the Seattle Electric Light Company.
		Nowadays, the city's electricity is furnished by Seattle City Light, an agency of the city, which owns numerous hydroelectric dams on the Cedar River and Skagit River.
		The privately owned Seattle Steam Company, founded 1893, generates steam by burning natural gas, and provides it to over 200 business in downtown Seattle — where hotels figure prominently among its customers — and on First Hill, where it serves several of the city's largest hospitals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Utilities_of_Seattle (170 words)

	Seattle Steam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It started in 1893 with a single steam system that served 27 buildings and now has 18 miles of pipeline running from two state of the art production plants through the heart of Seattle's business district.
		Not only are we constantly upgrading our facilities, but we are also always searching for better, more cost-effective and environmentally-safe ways to produce the steam we provide to our customers.
		As on of the many benefits of a District Energy System, Seattle Steam already saves its customers hassles, surprises and capital investment by eliminating their need to own and operate onsite equipment.
	www.seattlesteam.com /about.htm (287 words)

	Seattle.gov - the official site of the City of Seattle - Home Page
		All Seattle City Offices and Public Libraries will be closed on Monday, January 1 in observance of the New Year's Day holiday.
		Seattle City Light urges customers to be prepared in the event of more weather-related problems.
		Seattle residents may drop off their holiday trees and greens for free at Seattle Public Utilities' North and South Recycling and Disposal stations between December 26 and January 14.
	www.seattle.gov (341 words)

	Good recovery: Seattle Steam Company taps new energy source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Notes that Seattle Steam Company has delivered district steam to downtown Seattle for more than 100 years.
		Describes how, as part of its continuing energy efficiency efforts in 2000, the company installed a heat recovery system that taps flue gas and its contained water vapour as a heat source.
		Reports that thanks to this new equipment, Seattle Steam is now benefiting from improved operating efficiencies and reduced fuel consumption.
	www.azobuild.com /details.asp?ArticleID=2679 (130 words)

	Cascadia Scorecard Weblog: Energy
		And then (hat tip to Matt Leber) comes this news: the Seattle Steam company, which generates heat for a number of the buildlings in the downtown core, is planning to switch from natural gas burners to wood.
		Some California drivers are getting all steamed up that they have to share the carpool lanes with single-occupant hybrids, like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic, under a new state program.
		Now, remember, the CAFE standard for light trucks over this period was 20.7 mpg -- that is, the average mpg for all the light trucks that Ford sold had to be 20.7 or more, or the federal government would levy a fee on each vehicle.
	cascadiascorecard.typepad.com /blog/energy/index.html (12374 words)

	Places With Heat \| Pullout \| Don't Get SAD \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Near the War Room on Capitol Hill, in the middle of Harvard Avenue, is a round manhole cover marked "Steam," which leaks hot, wet, odorless air from several quarter-sized vents.
		The steam comes courtesy of Seattle Steam Company, a private utility that supplies pressurized steam for heating and sanitization to 200 or so businesses via 18 miles of underground pipelines from the waterfront to Capitol Hill between Blanchard and King Streets.
		But while the light are low there's still a lot of heat in Seattle's strip clubs.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=26569 (1100 words)

	Links to Other Seattle Resources
		This unit of the National Park Service features two components: one in Seattle that documents how the stampeders prepared for their trip; another in Skagway, Alaska, where most arrived to begin the difficult trip to the gold fields.
		Since 1970 Seattle has designated seven districts and more than 200 individual properties as landmarks important to the city's heritage; this site describes those places and answers general questions about preservation.
		A nonprofit membership organization devoted to the preservation of Seattle's historic and architectural legacy.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/seattle/othersea.htm (261 words)

	Cascadia Scorecard Weblog
		The article goes on to expose those companies and sectors that are dragging their feet –notably the TV sector (and, oddly, Apple Computer, counter to their progressive image).
		Now that Seattle's monorail has been - uh - derailed, it's a solution that's worth considering for the corridor that the monorail was designed to serve.
		A Seattle boom will generate more sprawl and more density, in part because we don't have the strict growth controls in place to truly limit it.
	cascadiascorecard.typepad.com /blog (2645 words)

	KUOW: Program Archive
		As part of that effort, the Lafarge cement company and Seattle Steam Company hope to help prevent climate change - by burning used tires and wood for fuel.
		BUT THE COMPANY AND THE PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY AGREE THAT SWITCHING FROM COAL TO TIRES SHOULD REDUCE THE NITROGEN OXIDES, OR "NOX" LEVELS THAT ARE BOTHERING RESIDENTS.
		ANOTHER MEASURE THAT SEEMS COUNTER TO CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS SEATTLE STEAM COMPANY'S SWITCH FROM NATURAL GAS TO RECYCLED WOOD FOR ONE OF ITS BOILERS.
	www.kuow.org /DefaultProgram.asp?ID=10549 (719 words)

	The seattle steam company » TravelBlog Archive » Here comes bod!
		The seattle steam company » TravelBlog Archive » Here comes bod!
		The seattle steam company - pretty much answers the question - “Where’s that steam coming from”
		This entry was posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2005 at 10:01 am and is filed under Travel.
	blogs.bootsnall.com /webbod/?p=17 (146 words)

	WSDOT - Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement - Leadership Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		FHWA, WSDOT, and the City of Seattle asked a volunteer group of civic, business, freight, downtown and neighborhood representatives to work on behalf of their communities and organizations and give their ideas and input on the project.
		In addition to feedback from this group, FHWA, WSDOT and the City conduct widespread public outreach to get the public's ideas for the future of the viaduct.
		Seattle and King County Building and Construction Trades Council
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Projects/Viaduct/leadership.htm (105 words)

	Nov '05
		Gonzalo Domingo, research scientist from PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology and Health) (http://www.path.org/about.php) and formerly Research Scientist, Muheza Designated District Hospital, Tanzania and Seattle Biomedical Research Institute.
		He will be discussing development of microfluidics-based hand held medical diagnostic devices, or "lab cards." The hand-held real-time diagnostic device has limitless potential for cost-effective and accurate detection of pathogens and environmental contaminants.
		You can cancel by calling by noon of the Friday before the meeting.
	www.psaiche.org /Meetings/nov_'05.htm (188 words)

	Seattle Post-Intelligencer
		Alberto Dimas dances to the music of the Cosmic Funk Orchestra with his daughters Alexandria Casados, 9, left, and Reina Casados, 13, at the Center House in Seattle Center on New Year's Eve.
		· Powerless in Seattle Day 6: Was the city prepared and why not?
		Read the Seattle P-I's special report about the King County Sheriff's Office.
	www.seattlep-i.com (857 words)

	'05-'06 Season
		November 8, 2005 - Tour: Seattle Steam Company's Downtown Plant.
		A presentation by ; Ivar's at Pier 54, Seattle.
		May 9, 2006 - UW ChE Student Presentations, Ivar's Salmon House at North Lake Union, Seattle.
	www.psaiche.org /Meetings/'05-'-6_season.htm (169 words)

	District Heating & Cooling 1st Quarter 1994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Korea, Japan and China, countries with cultures dating back thousands of years, have developed district energy cultures as well.
		As international energy business continues to grow and as IDHCA prepares to visit Seattle, District Heating and Cooling offers a look at the progress and needs of the district heating and cooling industries operating and growing thousands of miles west of the North American shores.
		Two more articles on additional types of heat exchangers will appear in the next issue of this publication.
	www.districtenergy.org /pubs/demag/demag_1994_1.htm (347 words)

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