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New blog: ‘“Obama Lies America Dies” That’s what the bumper sticker on the SUV with the Romney/Ryan sticker said. My first reaction in the post office parking lot was to punch out the old guy who got out of the vehicle...’ “Obama Lies America Dies”
It’s raining, I’m going: Bellingham’s RE Sources leads a stormwater tour of the Monroe Street management system on Thursday at noon. Meet at the RE Store, 2309 Meridian St, 360-733-8307.
An emerging shellfish toxin, diarrhetic shellfish poison, has resulted in an expanding closure area in central Hood Canal — with the latest closure covering shellfish beaches in the Seabeck area. The Seabeck closure follows similar closures this summer in Hood Canal in Jefferson County, including Quilcene and Dabob bays plus beaches from Seal Rock Campground south to the Mason County line, according to Jim Zimny of the Kitsap Public Health District. Chris Dunagan reports. DSP shellfish closure extends to Seabeck
The Washington Department of Ecology has been working collaboratively for two years with the brake manufacturing industry, automobile part distributors, environmental groups, and others to develop a certification process for environmentally friendly brake pads and shoes. Ecology has announced it has adopted rules to complete this process and move forward to carry out a groundbreaking state law. In 2010 Washington state became the first place in the world to pass a law -- Chapter 70.285 RCW, known as the Better Brakes Law -- regulating the content of brake friction material because of its impact on the environment. The law phases out copper, asbestos, and several heavy metals from brakes sold in Washington. Washington set to begin phase-out of copper, other toxics from brakes pads
Several thousand people gathered on the front lawn of the B.C. legislature Monday to protest against the Northern Gateway pipeline project. The sit-in was organized by a coalition of groups that wants to send a clear message to the provincial and federal governments about the plan to pipe crude from the Alberta oilsands to a tanker port in Kitimat. Speakers and performers appeared throughout the day, along with a 235-metre black banner, the length of an oil tanker. Thousands protest against pipeline at B.C. legislature Meanwhile: A high-profile conservative think tank says B.C. could make billions of dollars if the ban on oil exploration off the province’s coast was lifted. The Fraser institute issued a report Monday, calling for a suspension of the 40-year-old federal moratorium on West Coast offshore drilling. Offshore oil worth $9.6B to B.C. says Fraser Institute
The San Juan Preservation Trust has acquired property on Orcas Island which will add more than 140 acres to the Turtleback Mountain Preserve, permanently protecting the entire ridgeline of the mountain. The iconic turtle-shaped profile of Turtleback Mountain is recognizable from throughout the San Juan archipelago. In 2006, thanks to an outpouring of public support, 1,578 acres of the mountain were saved from development. Preservation Trust inks deal for 111 more acres on Turtleback
An East Coast court case could have big impacts on West Coast fish, and farmers too. Chemical manufacturers are suing the federal government to get a rule restricting pesticide use wiped off the books. In 2008 the National Marine Fisheries Service ruled a certain class of pesticides is a mortal threat to salmon and steelhead populations. Organophosphates are common on farms, and used to be widely used in gardens before regulators phased them out. Gabriel Spitzer reports. Pesticide protections for Pacific salmon head to court
Cadboro Bay residents could only watch as workers cut down what is believed to be a 300-year-old suburban tree that had been the focus of a court battle. People from the Saanich neighbourhood had blocked municipal workers from cutting it down this month, but staff retaliated by taking the protesters to court. On Friday, the B.C. Supreme Court approved the district’s application to have the diseased tree removed, on the ground that it poses a danger to public safety. Police also had been given authorization to arrest anyone who interfered with its removal. Friends of ‘Dougy Fir’ lose court fight to save 300-year-old tree; get dinged with Saanich’s legal fees
The Port of Port Angeles will not have to go it alone on an estimated $4.4 million-$6.4 million environmental cleanup of the former Peninsula Plywood mill site. A $2 million state grant is available to help soften the financial blow, a state Department of Ecology official said Monday. Port Board President John Calhoun has estimated that cleanup of the 439 Marine Drive site, the former home of K Ply and ITT Rayonier before that, will cost $4.4 million to $6.4 million, including the $1.6 million demolition of mill-related buildings slated to begin next month. Paul Gottleib reports. Port of Port Angeles to get millions to lift cleanup burden
Supporters of an effort to stop the government from killing sea lions at Bonneville Dam made their case to a federal judge in Portland Friday. The animals are targeted because they feed on endangered salmon. The lawsuit was filed by the Humane Society of the United States this spring after the National Marine Fisheries Service gave Oregon and Washington the go-ahead to kill up to 30 California sea lions. Chris Lehman reports. Lawsuit seeking to end sea lion killing moves ahead
Now, your tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 300 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012
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E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 OR 3 FT. NW SWELL 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
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E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 OR 3 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
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