10/27 Squirrel, Justice Barrett, Trump's clean energy, freighter anchorage, hornets, Takaya

Douglas squirrel [V.J. Anderson/Wikipedia]

 
Douglas squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii
The Douglas squirrel is also known as the pine squirrel and the chickaree. It can be found from south west British Columbia south to northern California. The Douglas squirrel eats pine seeds. In the fall, it cuts green pine cones from tree limbs and buries them in special piles called middens. The Douglas squirrel also eat acorns, berries, mushrooms and fruits. (NatureWorks)

With Justice Barrett, a Tectonic Court Shift on the Environment
The accession of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court will cement a conservative majority that is likely to give polluting industries freer rein, limit the ability of citizens to sue, and call into question the very basis of the EPA to issue and enforce regulations. Beth Gardiner reports. (Yale 360)

Trump administration buries dozens of clean energy studies
The Department of Energy has blocked reports for more than 40 clean energy studies. The department has replaced them with mere presentations, buried them in scientific journals that are not accessible to the public, or left them paralyzed within the agency, according to emails and documents obtained by InvestigateWest, as well as interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees at the Energy Department and its national labs. Peter Fairley reports. (Investigate West)

MacGregor introduces bill to address freighter anchorages along the South Coast
Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor has introduced a Private Member’s Bill in Ottawa to amend the Canada Shipping Act to prohibit the anchoring of freighter vessels using coastal waters along the Salish Sea. It’s becoming a long-standing issue particularly for residents of Saltair, Chemainus, Thetis and Penelakut Islands, other Gulf Islands, Cowichan Bay, Ladysmith and Nanaimo. Don Bodger reports. (Vancouver Island Free Daily)

Scientists remove 98 ‘murder hornets’ in Washington state 
Workers from the state Department of Agriculture managed to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the U.S. without suffering any stings or other injuries, the agency said Monday. Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13 that were captured live in a net. Nicholas K. Geranios reports. (Associated Press)

The Lone Wolf That Was Loved to Death
The question of who killed Takaya, British Columbia’s famous solitary wolf, goes far beyond who pulled the trigger. Larry Pynn reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  240 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020   
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt becoming S 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
TONIGHT  SW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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