11/4 White pine, Zim Kingston, oil ships, BC floods, Canada fossil fuels, Canada lynx, OR natural gas

Western White Pine [WSU]

Western White Pine Pinus monticola
Western White Pine is a Northwest native best known for its thin needled foliage which appears fine and feathery with a light blue-green color. Lumber from this forest conifer is used extensively in the building trade where it is prized for it suitability for making window and door frames. This species needs full sun. It can thrive on both dry as well as moist sites.  (WSU Extension)

Transportation Safety Board now investigating week-long fire aboard container ship off B.C. coast
A team from the Transportation Safety Board has been assigned to investigate the fire that destroyed containers aboard a freighter now moored off the south coast of Vancouver Island. A statement from the board says the team will "gather information and assess the occurrence'' aboard the MV Zim Kingston. (Canadian Press)

The Danger of the Marine Vessels that Serve Refineries
The track record for—and the potential risk of—maritime shipping of oil is even worse than the often-dismal records of pipelines and trains. To understand the risk, it helps to start with the numbers. A single oil tanker may carry 400,000 barrels (16.8 million gallons!) of crude or more, while tank barges may have 150,000 barrels in tow. These vessels make nearly 4,000 trips each year on the Salish Sea. And although the vast majority of these transits happen without incident, the historical record shows that Washington has seen multiple spills of thousands of barrels of fuel. The region has been fortunate to avoid a truly major spill for the last two decades. Eric de Place and Zane Gustafson write. (Sightline)

Mapping shows how climate change could flood low-lying areas in B.C.
The researcher superimposed data on web-based maps to show how much lower-lying areas might be covered by water under various climate change models. Melissa Couto Zuber reports. (Canadian Press)

Trudeau promised to cap emissions, but Canada’s oil and gas companies have different plans
A new analysis shows the climate plans of eight Canadian oil and gas producers are ‘wholly out of line’ with Canada’s climate goals. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

Environmental Groups Demand Quick End to Canada’s Thermal Coal Exports
The country is on track to ban exports by 2030. That delaying is ‘fundamentally incompatible’ with the climate crisis, say critics. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

Legal agreement reached to continue protections for Canada lynx
The Canada lynx, which has been documented in the North Cascades, will remain listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, according to a settlement agreement filed Friday in U.S. District Court. The Western Environmental Law Center filed the lawsuit Dec. 1, 2020, on behalf of seven nonprofit conservation groups interested in seeing the lynx preserved. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

A global climate pledge could change Oregon’s relationship with natural gas
Oregon has become increasingly dependent on natural gas to power homes and buildings. But that may have to change, following the Biden administration’s announcement at a global climate summit that it wants to sharply cut emissions of this potent greenhouse gas by tens of millions of tons by 2035. Monica Samayoa reports. (OPB)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  235 AM PDT Thu Nov 4 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY 
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS  EVENING   
TODAY  E wind 20 to 30 kt becoming S 25 to 35 kt in the  afternoon. Combined seas 13 to 14 ft with a dominant period of  14 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of tstms. 
TONIGHT  SW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming E 20 to 30 kt after  midnight. Combined seas 14 to 15 ft with a dominant period of  14 seconds. Rain.

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