8/29 Saanen goat, BC United collapses, barred owls kill, Ocean Pavilion, pumped storage study

Saanen goat

 

 Saanen goat
The Saanen is a Swiss breed of domestic goat. It takes its name from the Saanental in the Bernese Oberland, in the southern part of the Canton of Bern, in western Switzerland. It is a highly productive dairy goat and is distributed in more than eighty countries worldwide. (Wikipedia)

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B.C. United's collapse hinged on 2 decisions, analysts say
As many political watchers noted, Wednesday will likely go down as a monumental day in British Columbia politics — especially for the party formerly known as the B.C. Liberals. What is now known as B.C. United will essentially not be a factor in the upcoming provincial election, after party leader Kevin Falcon's surprise move to suspend the Official Opposition's campaign and throw his weight behind John Rustad's upstart B.C. Conservatives. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)

Plan finalized to kill thousands of barred owls around Northwest
The federal government will move ahead with plans to kill tens of thousands of barred owls in Washington, Oregon, and California to protect threatened spotted owls. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a decision on Wednesday to adopt a controversial barred owl management strategy that calls for lethal removal of the birds by shooting them with shotguns and, in some cases, capturing and euthanizing them. Bill Lucia reports. (Washington State Standard)

Inside Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, a high-tech showcase for the tropical deep sea
Years of construction along Seattle’s waterfront is intended to bring people closer to the water and natural beauty of Puget Sound. The opening Thursday of Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion expansion practically puts people in the water, to explore and better understand one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems on the other side of the Pacific. Kurt Schlosser reports. (GeekWire)

Washington to study pumped storage benefits, concerns
Washington state wants to learn more about an old type of battery called pumped storage hydropower. Leaders are conducting a yearlong study about where to build pumped storage. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  242 AM PDT Thu Aug 29 2024  
TODAY  E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE late. Seas around  3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas  3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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