The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | It's not often that the President of the United States is here in our region for an occasion like Earth Day, but it's certainly fitting that he is. Here's an annotated look at his plans for the day, as announced by the White House press office. |
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| Published at: | 7:00 AM on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events, Holidays |
| Other Tags: | Presidential Visits |
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| Excerpt: | The 46th President of the United States is on his way to Oregon and Washington State for his first official visit as Commander-in-Chief to both states, accompanied by a significant number of aides and advisors from the White House. |
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| Published at: | 9:08 AM on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events, Holidays |
| Other Tags: | Presidential Visits |
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| Excerpt: | At the daily White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki made public an initial list of supporting speakers at Biden's official events and elaborated on the themes for each. |
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| Published at: | 3:24 PM on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events, Holidays |
| Other Tags: | Presidential Visits |
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| Excerpt: | This will be Biden's first trip to Washington and Oregon as President. Biden has already been to Idaho as President, stopping in Boise for a visit as part of another trip out west that he took last year. Biden was most recently in Seattle in 2019 during a pre-pandemic fundraising swing as part of his presidential campaign. |
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| Published at: | 1:59 PM on Friday, April 15th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events, Holidays |
| Other Tags: | Presidential Visits |
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| Excerpt: | Earth Day, one of our favorite days of activism, has turned fifty. Here are some great articles you can read and videos you can watch to commemorate the occasion. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Holidays, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Green Development, Pollution |
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