4/16 Green frog, WA electric vehicles, Canada subsidies, Vancouver Aquarium, people climate advice, Skagit Land Trust, life in plastic

 

Green Frog [Heidi Rockney/Burke Museum]

 Green Frog Lithobates clamitans
Green frogs are not native Washington State; they are native to the Eastern United States. They prefer marshes, ponds, steam and lakes, typically with slow water with lots of plants. They have been introduced into two areas in Washington State—- Toad Lake in Whatcom County and Lake Gillette in Stevens County. (Burke Museum)

Washington sets ambitious goal: All new cars sold will be electric by 2030
In less than a decade, all cars and light-duty vehicles sold in Washington will be powered by electricity, not fossil fuels. That’s the goal set within legislation that has passed the state House and Senate. The 2030 timeline is now part of a bill that aims to prepare the state for a zero-emissions transportation future. It’s on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee for signing. The original Clean Cars 2030 bill would have mandated the goal. It is instead now a target. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)

Canada’s oil and gas sector received $18 billion in subsidies, public financing during pandemic: report
Despite long-held promises to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, Ottawa increased assistance to the industry in 2020 with public funding for pipelines, inactive well clean-up and policing of Indigenous opponents. Sarah Cox reports. (The Narwhal)

Vancouver Aquarium sold to U.S. tourism company
The Vancouver Aquarium has been sold to Herschend Enterprises, a privately owned tourism company based in the United States, to avoid shutting down as a result of financial losses over the past year. The aquarium announced the sale from Ocean Wise Conservation Association on Thursday, saying the deal was made "to save the aquarium from permanent closure as a result of severe financial challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic." (CBC)

A first for Washington, locals advise lawmakers on climate change
Everyday people gathered for the first Washington Climate Assembly to learn about and decide which solutions to prioritize. Now, it’s lawmakers’ move. Mandy Godwin reports. (Crosscut)

Skagit Land Trust completes purchase of property at entrance to Samish Island
About a month after launching a campaign to raise money to buy 50 acres at the entrance to Samish Island, the Skagit Land Trust was able to purchase the property...The land will be managed with the neighboring Samish Flower Farm — about 34 acres the land trust purchased in 2019 — and a neighboring conservation easement as the Samish Island Conservation Area. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

The Plastic Cradles of Life
Trash heaps deep in the ocean have attracted an array of creatures to live—and even spawn—on them. Are these dumps actually biodiversity hotspots? Carolyn Wilke reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 4/19/21: Garlic Friday, Fairy Cr., BC herring WA WQ, Tacoma LNG, Cherry Pt tank farm, toxic rules, Fukushima water, orca tracking, Billy Frank Jr statute, Van Aquarium, WA electric cars

Now, your weekend tug weather--

West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  217 AM PDT Fri Apr 16 2021   
TODAY  SE wind to 10 kt becoming E 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
TONIGHT  E wind to 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Wind waves  2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
SAT  E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft  at 12 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. W swell 3 ft  at 11 seconds. 
SUN  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at  11 seconds.

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