For Immediate Release 08/17/2011 Official statement on the permanent waiver to continue second train to Vancouver: Bruce Agnew, director, Cascadia Center for Regional Development “It’s noteworthy that the announcement was made after a meeting between Minister Toews and Secretary Napolitano. Special thanks to Paula Hammond and the WSDOT rail staff who raised the issue with the Governor who in turn Read More ›
For Immediate Release 10/15/2010 Official Statement on the Second Train to Vancouver: Bruce Agnew, director, Cascadia Center for Regional Development “Cascadia Center supports the Canadian government’s decision to pay the border fee costs needed to keep a second Amtrak Cascades train running between Seattle and Vancouver. This represents an important victory for the region and for passenger rail. We congratulate Read More ›
Los Angeles, CA — Discovery Institute has filed a lawsuit against the California Science Center (the “Center”) for unlawfully refusing to disclose public documents requested by Discovery Institute under the California Public Records Act. Discovery Institute filed the public documents request on October 9, 2009, following the Center’s October 6, 2009 cancellation of a contract with the American Freedom Alliance Read More ›
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- 1 p.m. PT Nov. 6, 2009 OFFICIAL STATEMENT Bruce Agnew, Director Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute CASCADIA CENTER DIRECTOR BRUCE AGNEW ON DECISION TO KEEP EASTSIDE CORRIDOR IN PUBLIC DOMAIN SEATTLE (Nov. 6, 2009) – The Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute is very pleased that in these tough economic times, the Port of Seattle has found partners Read More ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 p.m. PT Contact: Bruce Agnew (206-228-4011); Mike Wussow (206-292-0401 x158); or Matt Rosenberg (206-938-2082) CASCADIA CENTER APPLAUDS DECISION TO REPLACE VIADUCT WITH TUNNEL Transportation Center Says Governor, Mayor, County Executive Show Leadership, Vision SEATTLE (Jan. 13, 2009) – The Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute applauded the decision announced today to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The Read More ›
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- 10:00 a.m. PDT Contact: Mike Wussow Director of Public Affairs +1 (206) 292-0401 x158 direct CASCADIA CENTER TO DISCUSS EASTSIDE TRAILWAY CONCEPTS Regional Transportation Center to Address Snohomish City Council Seattle, Wash. (April 15, 2008)-This evening, the Cascadia Center for Regional Development will present its Eastside TRailway “rails and trails” concept to the Snohomish City Council. Cascadia Read More ›
Seattle — Ten years ago, biochemist Michael Behe helped to launch the modern intelligent design movement. when he outlined the theory of irreducible complexity in his book Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution, which dared to question the basic tenets of Darwinism. Arguing that unintelligent accounts failed to explain the development of irreducibly complex systems such as blood clotting, the Read More ›
Click here to subscribe to the new IDTF podcast.Click here to see past podcasts and links to additional information. With their website and blogs receiving more than 25,000 visitors a day, Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture is launching a new podcast on intelligent design and evolution. The ID The Future (IDTF) podcast carries on the Center’s mission of Read More ›