10/10 Orange, PDC penalty, WA voters guide, Climate Commitment Act, BC pipeline, terramation, deep-sea droid

Orange

Orange
The orange, also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae. The orange originated in a region encompassing Southern China, Northeast India, and Myanmar; the earliest mention of the sweet orange was in Chinese literature in 314 BC. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Secrets — revealed — of Whatcom County artists

Initiative backers hit with $20,000 fine by WA campaign finance watchdog
The Public Disclosure Commission ruled Let’s Go Washington failed to report payments to vendors involved in signature gathering and was too slow providing documents to investigators.  Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)

WA Statewide Voter Guide 2024
Welcome to your one-stop shop for Washington’s 2024 election. (Cascade PBS)

(Re)explaining Washington’s Climate Commitment Act
Understanding the cap-and-invest law that Washington Initiative 2117 would repeal. Emily Moore reports. (Sightline Institute)

Unravelling the complicated past of B.C.’s newest pipeline conflict
B.C. has until the end of November to decide if the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line requires a new environmental assessment. That means taking on a decade-old quagmire involving Indigenous Rights, climate promises and the province’s industrial future. Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal)

Conservation effort uses soil from terramation
Auburn-based human composting company Earth Funeral is seeking to make a third option available, as an alternative to cremation or traditional burial. Earth Funeral owns a 5-acre piece of old logging land in Quilcene, said Morris. The company is using the land for restoration and conservation efforts supported by soil coming from the terramation process. Elijah Sussman reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Canada’s newest deep-sea droid embarks on multi-day sea trial along our coastline
Plunging into the Pacific Ocean along the Island’s west coast, a deep-sea droid dubbed ‘Jenny’ has embarked on its first major expedition to collect ocean-floor data this fall with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and Canpac Marine Services Inc.  Jenny, a roughly $8 million remotely operated vehicle (ROV) capable of reaching depths of 6K metres, is off completing key maintenance tasks on ONC’s offshore subsea 800-kilometre-long cabled observatory infrastructure. Norma O'Malley reports. (Capital Daily)

Have you read the Salish Current? 
Independent, fact based news for Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit counties. Community supported, free from ads. Read the latest weekly newsletter here.

Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  211 AM PDT Thu Oct 10 2024    
TODAY  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft  at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and W  4 ft at 10 seconds.

---


"Salish Sea News & Weather" is compiled as a community service by Mike Sato. It is included as a daily feature in the Salish Current newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Questions? Email msato at salishseacom.com. Your email information is never shared and you can unsubscribe at any time.



Salish Sea News: Communicate, Educate, Advocate



Salish Sea Communications: Truth Well Told