1/27 Seal Bay, Biden's climate, 1700 'big one,' grizzlies, Jordan Cove LNG

Self-portrait at Seal Bay [Sara Kempner/CBC]

 

B.C. photographer captures top prize in Canadian Geographic competition
For Sara Kempner, home is where the waves of the Salish Sea meet the driftwood-strewn shoreline of the east coast of Vancouver Island — and the Cumberland, B.C., resident has now welcomed millions of people to share it with her.  The emerging photographer is the winner of a recent competition held by Canadian Geographic magazine that asked people to submit an image that captures what home means to them. (CBC)

Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan
President Biden will make the needs of low-income Americans and communities of color the focus of his plan Wednesday, according to two individuals briefed on it, making environmental justice a top priority for the first time in a generation. Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and Darryl Fears report. (Washington Post) See also:  Biden To 'Pause' Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters  Nathan Rott and Scott Detrow report. (NPR)

On this day [Jan. 26] in 1700, the ‘really big one’ — a magnitude 9.0 earthquake — hit Western Washington
The last huge earthquake, the last really “Big One” to hit the Pacific Northwest Coast, struck around 9 p.m. on Jan. 26, 1700 — 321 years ago today. Called Cascadia, the magnitude 9.0 quake caused the entire Pacific Northwest coastline to suddenly drop 3 to 6 feet and sent a 33-foot high tsunami across the ocean to Japan. Christine Clarridge reports. (Seattle Times)

Where Now Grizzly Bear?
A bear emerges from dense vegetation and pauses on the shore. It’s early spring, and the young grizzly has only recently roused from hibernation, ravenous and driven. He lifts his head and gazes out across the falling tide to the opposite shore, where forested slopes are close enough to make out individual trees. The bear stands and sniffs the air. Grizzlies can see about as well as we can, but it’s their olfactory powers—at least 2,000 times more acute than ours—that most likely set them in motion.  Brian Payton reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Federal regulators deliver potentially fatal blow to Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector pipeline
Federal energy regulators on [Jan. 19] upheld the state of Oregon’s decision to deny a water quality certification for the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay and its feeder pipeline, the Pacific Connector, another sign that the massive energy project may be on its last legs. The project’s owner, Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp., did not respond to a request for comment. But the decision prompted an enthusiastic response from opponents of the project as well as politicians such as Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Ron Wyden. Ted Sickinger reports. (Oregonian)

Now, your tug weather--West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  224 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING   
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming S 5 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less in the  afternoon. W swell 8 ft at 13 seconds building to 10 ft at  16 seconds in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 8 ft at 14 seconds. A  chance of showers in the evening then a chance of rain after  midnight.

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