6/8 San Juan Island south, 'green' aluminum, Nootka Is, 'consent-based' agreeement, two-eyed seeing, batteries, seafood labels, killer heat, avian flu, 'Smellicopter'

South end, San Juan Island [Shaun Hubbard]

 
Fav Place: San Juan Island, South End
Shaun Hubbard from San Juan Island writes: "One of my favorite places in the Salish Sea is the south end of San Juan Island to where my great-great grandparents relocated from the Orkney Islands in 1862. Having visited Orkney, I now know they must have felt right at home on this windswept, rugged land. We on SJI get the added bonus of seeing Mt. Rainier from here on a clear day!"

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A factory wants to reopen making ‘green’ aluminum. Now it just needs clean energy.
The struggle to re-open the Alcoa Intalco aluminum smelter shows the difficulties of creating green manufacturing jobs at home. Joshua Partlow and Steven Mufson reports. (Washington Post)

‘They were forced off their territory’: all eyes on precedent-setting Vancouver Island title case
For weeks, the B.C. Supreme Court has been hearing arguments by the Nuchatlaht First Nation and province about who has the right to 20,000 hectares of Nootka Island. Judith Lavoie reports. (The Narwhal)

B.C. and First Nation reach first 'consent-based' agreement on mining project
The deal is the first in Canada made according to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, said B.C.'s minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation. Amy Smart reports. (Canadian Press)

Two-Eyed Seeing as a way to decolonize western science
There’s a way to understand nature through the perspectives of indigenous knowledge and western science side by side. It’s a concept known as “two-eyed seeing.” "Etuaptmumk" or two-eyed seeing is a term first used by Mi’kmaw elder Dr. Albert Marshall. It is a way to understand wildlife and nature from the perspective of both western science and indigenous knowledge. Chris Morgan and Matt Martin report. (KUOW)

Oregon utility builds nation’s first large-scale wind, solar and battery facility
Portland General Electric is bringing batteries into the clean energy mix to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels. Moica Samayoa reports. (OPB)

Major grocery chains failing when it comes to seafood labelling: watchdog
SeaChoice, the retail seafood industry watchdog group, has released its annual report into how the major grocery chains in Canada are performing in terms of seafood sustainability and social responsibility.
It has found that, while there have been significant improvements for some chains since last year's report, there are still major gaps when it comes to the information about seafood products available to shoppers. (CBC)

Months after mass die-off of sea creatures in B.C. heat dome, researchers return in search of signs of life
Mussels, barnacles have returned to beaches, but ecosystem remains vulnerable to another heat event. Michelle Ghoussoub reports. (CBC)

Avian flu continues its spread in B.C.
The avian flu is spreading in British Columbia, with fresh outbreaks reported in Peace River, Sechelt and Summerland on Tuesday. Around 100,000 birds have been destroyed in B.C. since the virus arrived in April. David Carrigg reports.  (Vancouver Sun)

It’s a moth, it’s a drone, it’s ‘Smellicopter’
Meet the Pacific Northwest-built machine that uses live insect antennae to sniff out disasters. Jes Burns reports. (OPB)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  258 AM PDT Wed Jun 8 2022   
TODAY  SE wind to 10 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. SW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance  of rain in the morning. 
TONIGHT  NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NE to 10 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. SW swell 5 ft at 10 seconds  building to W 7 ft at 12 seconds after midnight.

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