The herring, now dwindling on on the Pacific Coast, was once “superabundant” from Washington State through British Columbia to Alaska and that is a warning for the future, a new study says. A team of scientists lead by Simon Fraser University argue that the archaeological record on the Pacific Coast offers a “deep time perspective” […]
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Kinder Morgan, of Houston, Texas, said Thursday, April 12, 2012, it plans to proceed with expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline system from Alberta to the BC Lower Mainland. The company made the announcement after what the energy industry calls an “open season,” a search for customers where it received “strong binding commitments” from existing […]
Washington State proposes converting ferries to LNG
October 24, 2011
Energy The Seattle Times reports Plan would convert ferries to liquefied natural gas A proposal to convert six Washington state ferries to liquefied natural gas could save nearly $10 million a year, consultants have told top Washington legislators. The conversions of the Issaquah-class ferries would cost $65 million, but consultant Cedar River Group said the money […]
Salmons' extra large guts are a survival tactic
September 16, 2011
Image via Wikipedia Environment Fishery Science Salmon have extra large guts--up to three times larger than its body would suggest--that help it survive, scientists at the University of Washington say. The study "Excess digestive capacity in predators reflects a life of feast and famine" is published in Nature. A news release from the university […]
Energy Environment links U.S. president Barack Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, was asked about the continuing demonstrations in Washington against the Alberta oil sands and the Keystone XL pipeline proposal during a "gaggle" (an informal news conference) aboard Air Force One en route to Minnesota today. The White House released this transcript of the brief […]
Seattle Times Canadian oil boom may bring many more tankers to Northwest waters [F]ights over Canada's oil sands could have an impact much closer to home. One company is hoping to boost oil-sands shipments to Asia through Northwest waters -- plans that would quadruple tanker traffic through Vancouver, B.C., and dramatically increase the amount of […]
TransCanada defends pipeline project in Washington
May 23, 2011
PostMedia News TransCanada defends pipeline project in Washington Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. courted its U.S. congressional allies -- and confronted its foes -- on Monday amid an effort by Republicans to pass legislation forcing the Obama administration to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline before the end of 2011. In testimony before the House subcommittee on […]