Aloha Daylight
Savings Time [DST} Friday!
New Zealand scientist George Vernon Hudson and British builder William Willett independently proposed the idea of adjusting clocks seasonally in 1895. While Germany and Austria were the first countries to use DST in 1916, a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by eight years when on July 1, 1908, the residents of Port Arthur, Ontario, today's Thunder Bay, turned their clocks forward by one hour to start the world's first DST period. After Germany and Austria instituted DST during the First World War, the United Kingdom and France adopted DST but reverted to standard time after the war. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 established the system of uniform DST throughout the US. (BTW, Sunday March 8th, 2 AM, is when you 'spring ahead.')
New Zealand scientist George Vernon Hudson and British builder William Willett independently proposed the idea of adjusting clocks seasonally in 1895. While Germany and Austria were the first countries to use DST in 1916, a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by eight years when on July 1, 1908, the residents of Port Arthur, Ontario, today's Thunder Bay, turned their clocks forward by one hour to start the world's first DST period. After Germany and Austria instituted DST during the First World War, the United Kingdom and France adopted DST but reverted to standard time after the war. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 established the system of uniform DST throughout the US. (BTW, Sunday March 8th, 2 AM, is when you 'spring ahead.')
Feds
reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report
Federal agencies found that taking out the dams would “provide a long-term benefit to species that spawn or rear in the mainstem Snake River habitats,” but also would have adverse impacts, including increased power costs, a rise in greenhouse gases and reduced reliability of the electric grid.
Federal agencies found that taking out the dams would “provide a long-term benefit to species that spawn or rear in the mainstem Snake River habitats,” but also would have adverse impacts, including increased power costs, a rise in greenhouse gases and reduced reliability of the electric grid.
Wildlife
advocacy groups upset herring fishery forging ahead
Wildlife advocates are speaking out, with this year’s Salish Sea herring fishery on the horizon. They say coastal British Columbia’s herring stocks are collapsing and the fishery is only making matters worse.
Wildlife advocates are speaking out, with this year’s Salish Sea herring fishery on the horizon. They say coastal British Columbia’s herring stocks are collapsing and the fishery is only making matters worse.
Court
upholds termination of Cooke Aquaculture net-pen lease in Port
Angeles
Termination of the lease for a fish-farming operation in the harbor at Port Angeles has been upheld in Thurston County Superior Court. Cooke Aquaculture Pacific said it would appeal the ruling.
Termination of the lease for a fish-farming operation in the harbor at Port Angeles has been upheld in Thurston County Superior Court. Cooke Aquaculture Pacific said it would appeal the ruling.
WA
considers requiring new construction projects to improve the
environment
In a move promoted by environmentalists and others as key to staving off the extinction of Puget Sound orcas — but opposed by the building industry — Washington may soon take a first, small step toward requiring that development benefit the environment.
In a move promoted by environmentalists and others as key to staving off the extinction of Puget Sound orcas — but opposed by the building industry — Washington may soon take a first, small step toward requiring that development benefit the environment.
Salmon
forecasts released as salmon season-setting process gets
underway for 2020
Fishery managers say the coming year may be another tough one for anglers in Washington, with low salmon returns expected again in 2020.
Fishery managers say the coming year may be another tough one for anglers in Washington, with low salmon returns expected again in 2020.
Trudeau
urges patience as Wet’suwet’en mull over land and title deal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knows people are impatient for a resolution to tensions involving a disputed natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, but time is needed to respect the traditions of the Wet’suwet’en people. Draft agreement between governments, Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs offers hope and uncertainty
No details of accord made public, but it's known that there's still no agreement on Coastal GasLink pipeline Yvette Brend reports. (CBC)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knows people are impatient for a resolution to tensions involving a disputed natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, but time is needed to respect the traditions of the Wet’suwet’en people. Draft agreement between governments, Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs offers hope and uncertainty
No details of accord made public, but it's known that there's still no agreement on Coastal GasLink pipeline Yvette Brend reports. (CBC)
Young
Climate Plaintiffs Seek Second Chance in Federal Court
The 21 young plaintiffs who lost their ambitious climate lawsuit against the federal government are seeking another shot to make their case in court, a move that could push the dispute toward risky legal territory.
The 21 young plaintiffs who lost their ambitious climate lawsuit against the federal government are seeking another shot to make their case in court, a move that could push the dispute toward risky legal territory.
Supreme
Court of Canada will not hear B.C. groups' challenges against
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear five B.C.-based challenges against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Whatcom Museum opens heritage exhibits to indigenous people; part of 'bigger conversation'
New exhibits and a new perspective on access at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art have become threads in a national conversation about the relationship between museums and indigenous people.
Appeals court sides with Swinomish in BNSF suit
A federal appeals court sided Wednesday with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in its lawsuit against BNSF Railway. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that upheld the tribe's right to sue to enforce an agreement on train traffic on tribal land.
Police not probing recent rail disasters, crude oil derailments, deaths for possible negligence
Public police forces are choosing not to investigate major accidents at CN and Canadian Pacific Railway, including recent crude oil train crashes and deadly derailments, a CBC News investigation into Canada's rail system has found.
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The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear five B.C.-based challenges against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
Whatcom Museum opens heritage exhibits to indigenous people; part of 'bigger conversation'
New exhibits and a new perspective on access at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art have become threads in a national conversation about the relationship between museums and indigenous people.
Appeals court sides with Swinomish in BNSF suit
A federal appeals court sided Wednesday with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in its lawsuit against BNSF Railway. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that upheld the tribe's right to sue to enforce an agreement on train traffic on tribal land.
Police not probing recent rail disasters, crude oil derailments, deaths for possible negligence
Public police forces are choosing not to investigate major accidents at CN and Canadian Pacific Railway, including recent crude oil train crashes and deadly derailments, a CBC News investigation into Canada's rail system has found.
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