11/14 Naming ferries, ranch pollution, Enbridge, building seawall, Ocean Wise cooking

Tokitae (aka Lolita)

The Washington Transportation Commission has decided to name two new state ferries the Samish and the Tokitae (toh-kee-tay). The commission says the names selected at Tuesday's meeting in Tacoma keep the tradition of giving ferries regional tribal names. 2 new WA ferries named Samish, Tokitae  

Lisa Stiffler blogs on what may help solve the problem of polluted runoff: Belly-Up Fish and Other Stormwater Mayhem

New blog: America waved a lot of flags and said many fine words earlier this week about those who serve our country. A day later and a week after our elections, people from Texas, Louisiana and Florida are petitioning the White House to secede from the United States. Inconvenient Patriotism

The Washington Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday that will decide how much control environmental regulators have over pollution that runs off people’s land and into streams. Cowboy hats and wrangler jeans could be seen among the business suits normally worn in the Washington Supreme Court building. Around 80 ranchers and environmentalists packed into the courtroom. They traveled from around the state: Spokane, Dayton, and Puget Sound. At issue: Can the Washington Department of Ecology make a rancher fence-in a stream that runs through his land? Courtney Flatt reports. Rancher Brings Pollution Battle to WA Supreme Court  

Enbridge Inc. is rejecting two key tenets of the B.C. government’s position on the Northern Gateway pipeline – that compensation should be tied to environmental risk and the project is effectively dead if the New Democratic Party wins next spring’s election. Gary Mason reports. Enbridge rebuffs B.C. demand for Gateway compensation


Plans for building Seattle's waterfront seawall — overwhelmingly approved by voters last week — call for seven years of construction, with a shutdown from Memorial Day through Labor Day each year to protect the peak summer tourist season for visitors and waterfront businesses. Alaskan Way's four lanes will narrow to two, pedestrian access could be blocked as the work progresses along the waterfront, and the area will be noisy and dusty as the city undertakes what leaders say is the most intensive and complex such project in its history. Lynn Thompson reports. Seattle waterfront merchants 'livid' over seawall construction plan  

Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise conservation program is partnering with its first Chinese restaurant to feature sustainable seafood as part of its offerings. On Nov. 28, the aquarium will partner with Szechuan Chongqing Seafood Restaurant, at 1668 West Broadway, where Chef Robert Wong will give a demonstration on preparing authentic Szechuan dishes featuring Ocean Wise seafood. Ocean Wise sustainable seafood program partners with first Chinese restaurant

"Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary. The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic (completely disorganized; chaotic) from every possible angle - was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It. But it has crossed over into real life this year, said the judges. Omnishambles named word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary

Now, your tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 248 AM PST WED NOV 14 2012
TODAY
E WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
E WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG.

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