11/30 Potato, zero-emission, moving tribes, decaying whales, BC pipelines, police tactics, battery energy storage, reclaimed water

Potato
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Potato
The potato is a starchy tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile. (Wikipedia)

Port of Vancouver's 'ambitious' zero-emissions plan praised, but critics say LNG stands in the way
Canada's largest port has committed to becoming a zero-carbon port by 2050, a transition still in its infancy but has been dubbed ambitious by clean shipping advocates, as calls to dramaticaly reduce the industry's carbon footprint by that time grow louder and more urgent. But some critics say the port's simultaneous commitment to liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion in its waters threaten to undermine its very own climate goals. The port is working with FortisBC to expand LNG bunkering in the region to meet growing demand from ships entering the port by 2030, which it says will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 30 per cent. Jon Hernandez reports. (CBC)

U. S. awards millions to move tribes, including Quinaults, threatened by climate change
The Biden administration will give three Native tribes $75 million to move away from coastal areas or rivers, one of the nation’s largest efforts to date to relocate communities that are facing an urgent threat from climate change. The three communities — two in Alaska, and one in Washington state — will each get $25 million to move their key buildings onto higher ground and away from rising waters, with the expectation that homes will follow. The federal government will give eight more tribes $5 million each to plan for relocation. Christopher Flavelle reports. (NY Times)

Decaying whales are 'islands of food' for aquatic organisms
As dead whales continue to wash up on B.C.’s shorelines, experts are still trying to determine what led to their deaths, but say their carcasses are contributing important nutrients back to the food web and environment. Alanna Kelly reports. (Times Colonist)

Will BC Support Future Pipeline Development?
Former premier John Horgan said CGL is ‘fully permitted’ and DRIPA is ‘forward looking.’ So what about the three other projects authorized for the North? Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

RCMP officer criticizes police tactics at Fairy Creek
Unnamed RCMP officer criticizes police behaviour at blockade, such as smashing vehicle windows, taking away personal possessions, joking with forestry company staff. Jen Osborne and Rochelle Baker report. (National Observer)

Three controversial battery energy storage facilities proposed in Skagit
Clean energy from wind and solar projects is not available at the flip of a switch the way traditional gas and oil products are, but companies like Puget Sound Energy and Tenaska are trying to change that through major energy storage projects, like the proposed Goldeneye Project in Sedro-Woolley.  The facility, designed to be an "unobtrusive" battery storage complex across 14.14 acres of land in Skagit County, would “charge” using solar and wind power during periods of high production, and “discharge” when energy production is low. Julia Lerner reports. (CDN)

If you like to watch: Studying the issue of chemicals in water
The LOTT Clean Water Alliance has completed a multi-year scientific study about reclaimed water infiltration. The study is intended to answer community questions and concerns about residual chemicals that may remain in reclaimed water, and what happens to them when reclaimed water is infiltrated into the ground and used to replenish groundwater. Visit the study StoryMap or watch a video. (LOTT)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  237 AM PST Wed Nov 30 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  W wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 11 ft at 13 seconds. A  chance of showers and a slight chance of tstms in the morning  then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  NE wind 15 to 25 kt rising to 20 to 30 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 9 ft at 10 seconds  subsiding to 7 ft at 13 seconds after midnight. A chance of rain.

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