http://www.inlander.com/spokane/articles.sec-79-1-earth-day.html Steve Faust wants to be your friend. Maybe not in the traditional sense of friendship, as he won’t help you move, plan a yard sale or watch your cats. What Faust wants is the camaraderie that co]]> When it comes to the environment, Rachael Paschal Osborn is admittedly “water centric.” A public interest water lawyer who moved to Spokane in 1999, she runs the Center for Environmental L]]> City Councilwoman Amber Waldref said the mere fact that an environmental activist and leader could be elected — for anything — proves that Spokane is taking a step in the green direction. ]]> Rose Dempsey didn’t give the first Earth Day too much thought. She was living in Coeur d‘Alene, where she was born and raised. “I was busy trying to live life,” she says. &ldqu]]> On April 22, 1970, when Americans celebrated the first Earth Day, they had no idea of the central role Spokane would soon play in the movement. But Spokane was already laying the foundations for the f]]> Sam Mace admits being a bit cynical about Earth Day. But it’s not entirely surprising. She’s the Inland Northwest Project Director for Save Our Wild Salmon, a nationwide coalition of conse]]>