Aloha Kyoto Protocol Friday!
Kyoto Protocol Day honors the Kyoto Protocol, an international
agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to
global warming. The day takes place on February 16, on the
anniversary of the date that the Kyoto Protocol took effect in
2005. The protocol has been ratified by 191 countries and the
European Union. It was signed by the United States, but not
ratified, and they dropped out of the protocol in 2001. After
initially participating, Canada has since withdrawn from the
protocol.
World
temperatures go above 1.5 C warming for a year: EU
scientists
The average temperature for the past 12 months was 1.52 C above
pre-industrial times, according to the Copernicus Climate Change
Service.
What
do ‘clean’ and ‘green’ actually mean? Canadian watchdog
receives complaints about environmental claims by Shell,
RBC, Enbridge
The list of companies whose marketing is being accused of
deceiving Canadians about their environmental commitments
continues to grow.
They
started building a bulkhead for a new home on Hood Canal.
Then the feds found out
A judge ruled the structure was built in Hood Canal without a
proper permit, and now the homeowner faces a $250,000 fine.
Many
birds are named for enslavers, colonizers and white
supremacists. That’s about to change
Black birdwatchers on the practice’s racist history, the move to
rename North America’s feathered species and other changes
needed to make birding inclusive.
First
Nations group criticizes federal fisheries department
An Indigenous-led group is criticizing what it says is the
"gross mismanagement" of aquaculture in British Columbia by the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, as it calls for a separation
of its regulatory and promotional responsibilities.
PFAS
in Washington’s well water could make you sick
‘Forever chemicals’ linked to ailments from high cholesterol to
cancer are in our clearest aquifers — but steep costs pose
cleanup challenges.
Sea Change: How and When Washington’s Catch Ebbs and Flows
From smelt to sea cucumbers, the seafood we take from Northwest waters is ever-changing.
Rays of hope for kelp and climate in south Salish Sea
Some pockets of bull kelp vital for sea life off southern Vancouver
Island and B.C.’s Gulf Islands are proving to be resilient to rising sea
temperatures and marine heat waves, a new University of Victoria study
has found.
Whidbey diver-turned-citizen scientist provides ongoing data
Longtime Whidbey diver Jan Kocian has circled the island exploring the
marine environment. It looks a lot different than it used to, he said.
“That diversity is gone,” he said. “It’s unfortunately in every location
on the island. The diving is not even close to what it used to be. I
know I sound like an old guy.”
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