11/26 Turkey vulture, barging fuel to BC, GasLink protest, Suzuki apologizes, week in review

 

Turkey Vulture [Greg Lavaty]

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
The most widely distributed vulture in the New World, the Turkey Vulture is a large, predominantly blackish-brown bird. It is most commonly seen soaring overhead. The Turkey Vulture has a 5- to 6-foot wingspan and soars with its wings tilted up, in a dihedral pattern. Unlike most birds, Turkey Vultures have a well-developed sense of smell. As they soar over foraging areas, they scan the ground, searching for carrion or scavengers that might signal the presence of something dead. When they locate food, they eat it in place. (BirdWeb)

Flood-Ravaged British Columbia Starts Barging In Fuel From U.S.
British Columbia has begun receiving U.S. fuel supplies by sea to help ease shortages triggered by some of the worst floods on record, while the government warned residents to hunker down as fresh storms hit the disaster-ravaged province. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming told reporters Thursday that refined fuel is being barged in from the U.S. to help maintain fuel supplies. The government has ordered gas stations to ensure their reserves until Dec. 1 as it looks to bring fuel from as far away as Oregon and California.   Robert Tuttle and Natalie Obiko Pearson report. (Bloomberg)

In photos: a view of RCMP arrests of media, Indigenous land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory
Police made arrests Friday [Nov. 19], triggering international attention of Canada's support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline, which is opposed by hereditary chiefs. Amber Bracken reports. (The Narwhal)

Suzuki apologizes for warning pipelines could be 'blown up' over environmental frustrations
Well-known environmentalist David Suzuki apologized Thursday for comments about pipelines being destroyed. “The remarks I made were poorly chosen and I should not have said them. Any suggestion that violence is inevitable is wrong and will not lead us to a desperately-needed solution to the climate crisis. My words were spoken out of extreme frustration and I apologize,” he wrote. Lisa Johnson reports. (CBC)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 11/26/21: 'Good Grief' Friday, fuel to BC, GasLink protest, Suzuki apologizes, WA state ferries, Puget Sound shoreline, ecosystem understanding, BC flood infrastructure, flood damage, Tacoma LNG

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 AM PST Fri Nov 26 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 11 ft  at 14 seconds. 
TONIGHT  Light wind becoming SE 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind  waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain  after midnight. 
SAT  SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft at  12 seconds subsiding to 6 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon. Rain. 
SAT NIGHT  S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell  5 ft at 11 seconds. 
SUN  SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming W to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. SW swell 8 ft at 10 seconds.

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