6/12 Springer, humpback, orcas & boats, Kitsilano CG, sea cucumber farm, pipeline, Lisa Jackson

Celebrate Springer! (Mark Sears, 2002)

Tonight, the Vancouver Aquarium invites you to join in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the successful rehabilitation and reintroduction of the wild orphaned killer whale Springer (A73)! Celebrate Springer  

A whale has washed ashore in White Rock Tuesday morning. The whale is approximately eight to 10 metres long and it is unclear if the whale is alive or dead. Vancouver Aquarium staff is heading to White Rock to assess the whale, which is believed to be a humpback whale.  Humpback whale washes ashore in White Rock  

A recent tiff over showing a critical look at whale-watching activities illustrates a bigger issue: Is there a way to move forward that is good for all? Maybe so.  Dan Chasan at Crosscut delves deeply. Whale-watching boats: no 'room' for the orcas  

Despite public and political opposition, federal Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield says he won’t back down on the decision to close the Canadian Coast Guard search-and-rescue station in Kitsilano.  The decision to close the Kitsilano facility has been sharply opposed by Premier Christy Clark and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, among others, who say it will compromise safety in the busy waters around central Vancouver. Fisheries Minister defends decision to close Kitsilano Coast Guard station  

Concerned the public has been misled by false information, the applicants for a proposed sea cucumber farm in Baynes Sound will answer questions and present information about the application Wednesday evening in Union Bay. A public information meeting is being held at 7: 00 at Union Bay Hall. In addition to a presentation by the applicants, residents will hear from representatives of the Deep Bay Shellfish Research Station and various government agencies.  Sea cucumber farm proponents hope to dispel misinformation

The oil-pipeline spill into Alberta’s Red Deer River underscores the fears felt in British Columbia about the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, which would cross several hundred salmon streams on its way to the coast. Just how likely is it, if the Enbridge pipeline gets built, that it will one day leak into a tributary of the Skeena or Fraser Rivers? DFO risk assessment of Northern Gateway is, at best, a work in progress  

It’s been a bumpy road for Lisa Jackson through three and a half years as chief administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But the 50-year-old chemical engineer doesn’t look fazed or fed up. A scientist-turned-insider who has learned that the levers of power don’t always budge without a fight, she shows a little steel in her eyes as she ticks off achievements and notes setbacks. But she also lets mischief color her laugh as she acknowledges what she calls the “toxic attitude of absolute certainty” that paralyzes progress on climate and other issues.  ‘Screaming headlines’ vs. reasonable people: A talk with the EPA’s Lisa Jackson   

Now, your tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 242 AM PDT TUE JUN 12 2012
TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

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