If you like to listen: Doves symbolize peace on earth, goodwill to all. BirdNote celebrates the season with a version of Dona Nobis Pacem, arranged and played by Nancy Rumbel. Dona Nobis Pacem - Peace on Earth, from the Birds
The beaching of one of Shell Oil's two Arctic drilling rigs on an island in the Gulf of Alaska could threaten environmental damage if fuel spills, and it calls into question Shell's plans to resume drilling in the treacherous waters north of Alaska in the summer. The condition of the rig, the Kulluk, which broke free from a tow ship in stormy seas and ran aground Monday night, was unknown late Tuesday. The Coast Guard was leading an effort to stabilize the vessel, 266 feet in diameter, to prevent further damage and keep its more than 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel and lubricants from spilling onto the rocky shoreline. John Broder and Henry Fountain report. Worries reignited as oil rig runs aground in Gulf of Alaska
When Rachel Vasak started working for the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association in 1996, the small crew operated out of living rooms and donated office space. She was a geology student at Western Washington University at the time, and quickly landed an internship with NSEA, which has helped restore the area's natural creeks and salmon runs since 1990. Samantha Wohlfeil reports. Ten Who Cared: Director Rachel Vasak works with land owners, volunteers to aid salmon habitats
Reader Jerry Parker had the following comment after reading Lisa Stiffler’s story on developing in floodplains, Fighting development in floodplains : “Can anyone explain the conundrum at the heart of the following article? Basically, to get a loan to build or rebuild in a flood plain, one must have FEMA flood plain insurance. To get flood plain insurance, the local city or county must have agreed to "restrict" flood plain development! So if there are restrictions, why is development still occurring in the flood plain and why is FEMA issuing floodplain insurance? The article seems to accept this absurdity and goes on to discuss the damage resulting from it. And what is the rationale for the government to feel it has an obligation to help rebuild in the floodplain in the first place? Unfortunately, this issue makes a point for the right (wing). Let the market decide whether to insure stupidity. Why have the government step in where private insurers would never go? P.S. This is not just a Northwest issue. Consider the almost primal desire to rebuild after Katrina and Sandy. We will defy nature and we expect a big government subsidy to do so.”
If you like to listen: EarthFix's Ashley Ahearn and Living on Earth's Steve Curwood review the history and progress of the 40-year-old Clean Water Act in a one-hour listening experience. Clean Water: The Next Act - A Radio Special
The Navy is accepting public comments on a proposal to replace a deep-sea research barge on the Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor waterfront with a larger one. The project would install mooring for the new barge, using up to 20 steel piles ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet in diameter. Construction is planned to begin in mid-July and be completed by the end of September. The piles would be installed primarily with a vibratory driver, but might need to be finished off with an impact hammer. There would be no more than 10 days of pile driving, and in-water work would not exceed 40 days, according to the Navy. Navy proposing bigger research barge at Bangor
During the annual Everett-Marysville Christmas Bird Count, volunteers counted more then 30,000 birds in a 15-mile radius, spanning from downtown Everett north to Island Crossing and from south Camano Island east to Sisco Heights and Getchell Hill. The count involved 53 field observers and seven at-home bird watchers who spotted 132 species, said Scott Atkinson, who compiles the data for the local count. Volunteers spot 132 bird species during Christmas count
Now, your tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 900 AM PST WED JAN 2 2013
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
E WIND 20 TO 30 KT...EASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
E WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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