Aloha Ferret Friday!
Ferrets are domesticated animals. It is believed they were bred from European polecats, or possibly from steppe polecats. They are in the Mustela genus and Mustelidae family, being related to minks, weasels, ermines, and wolverines. They are closely related to the black-footed ferret, which is an endangered wild animal and one of the rarest animals in North America.
Biden
administration launches major push to expand offshore wind
power
The White House said it would push to bring 30 gigawatts of
offshore wind power online by the end of the decade, by speeding
permitting for projects off the East Coast and funding changes
to U.S. ports.
B.C.
first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries,
communities
Emission reduction targets range from 33 to 38 per cent in oil
and gas, up to 32 per cent for transportation and from 38 to 43
per cent for industry.
Japan’s
Kyoto cherry blossoms peak on earliest date in 1,200 years, a
sign of climate change
The record bloom fits into a long-term pattern toward earlier
spring flowering.
Alexandra
Morton’s Book Should Galvanize Action on Salmon
‘Not on My Watch’ advances a devastating case against fish farms
and compliant officials.
Chevron
eyes deal for Shell oil refinery in Pacific Northwest
Chevron has emerged as a leading contender to buy Royal Dutch
Shell's Puget Sound refinery in Anacortes, Wash., Reuters
reports.
Trans
Mountain pipeline expansion will lead to $11.9B in losses for
Canada, study says
SFU team says rising construction costs, new climate change
measures mean project should be shelved.
Is
shoreline armoring becoming a relic of the past?
Close to 30% of Puget Sound's shoreline is armored with seawalls
and other structures meant to protect beaches against rising
tides and erosion. But science increasingly shows that these
structures are ineffective and cause significant harm to salmon
and other creatures.
Interest
in hydrogen fuel growing in the Pacific Northwest -- and tax
dollars following
More folks from Pacific Northwest government and industry are
jumping on the hydrogen bandwagon to test if the alternative
fuel could be a viable and green replacement for diesel and
gasoline in some situations.
B.C.
First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada protect crab for
Indigenous food, social and ceremonial purposes
A groundbreaking co-management decision by four First Nations
and Fisheries and Oceans Canada will protect 17 crab harvesting
sites on B.C.’s central coast for Indigenous food, social and
ceremonial purposes starting April 1.
County approves spending $65 million for West Point treatment Plant upgrades
The King County Council last week approved dedicating $65 million to make important upgrades to the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Magnolia’s Discovery Park to prevent untreated waste and stormwater from being released into the Puget Sound.
Group sues US over inaction to protect threatened species
Decisions by the Trump administration to withhold endangered-species
protections for the northern spotted owl, monarch butterflies and other
imperiled wildlife and plants could be set aside.
Last-ditch effort can’t save NOAA’s Mukilteo research center
A last ditch effort to get more money to rebuild the dilapidated
Mukilteo Research Station failed, because bids came in above the $40
million that had been set aside for a new center run by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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