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Seattle is synonymous with environmental awareness.
Seattle is synonymous with environmental awareness. Some have
called it "the city of the future." It leads the nation in the
search for alternate fuels and was one of the first locations to
create community-based biodiesel distribution co-ops. The High
Point mixed-use housing development, which attracts visitors from
around the world, is the first planned sustainable neighborhood in
a major American city. High Point has even restored streams that
are critical to the region's salmon migration. Salmon is an
indicator species for the Northwest, and the fish are an integral
part of this story. The episode follows the plight of this species
from a school group's release of salmon eggs into Lake Washington
to a trip into Elliot Bay with an enlightened fisherman and a visit
to Native-American commercial fisheries that adhere to sustainable
practices. Further pursuing the water management issue, EDENS LOST
AND FOUND tracks the heated debate on how to provide access to
Seattle's shoreline. Will its aging Viaduct Highway be torn down
and replaced with a tunnel? The issue is still being discussed.
Sometimes, even with the best of intentions, a citizen movement
fails. Such a cautionary tale describes the final story, the
10-year battle to fund and build the citizen-inspired monorail.