Aloha Apricot Friday!
The apricot (prunus armeniaca),
a small, pitted fruit, is celebrated today with National Apricot
Day. Apricots range in color from pale orange to dark saffron,
often with a blush of pink or red, and have soft skin with a light
fuzz, looking similar to small peaches.
They have a short growing season and are delicate. They grow on
small trees and have a sweet, tart flavor. There are several
different varieties, with Blenheim being the most popular in the
United States. Apricots are sometimes crossed with plums: apriums
are 75% apricot and 25% plum, pluots are 75% plum and 25% apricot,
and plumcots are half apricot and half plum.
Here’s
how December’s floods will impact the environment
The floods that drenched western Washington and Oregon this month may be receding, but their environmental impact will reverberate for years, potentially affecting everything from returning salmon to oyster fisheries.
The floods that drenched western Washington and Oregon this month may be receding, but their environmental impact will reverberate for years, potentially affecting everything from returning salmon to oyster fisheries.
Nuclear
power ventures heat up around Washington state
Washington is trying to become a hub for nuclear power. But instead of monster-size reactors, the state is now home to multiple ventures involving smaller reactors — all using technologies unheard of in the 1970s and 1980s.
Washington is trying to become a hub for nuclear power. But instead of monster-size reactors, the state is now home to multiple ventures involving smaller reactors — all using technologies unheard of in the 1970s and 1980s.
$126M
incentive program for zero-emission trucks nears launch in WA
Washington is close to opening a new incentive program for commercial fleet operators to transition trucks and other vehicles to models that run on electric or hydrogen power.
Washington is close to opening a new incentive program for commercial fleet operators to transition trucks and other vehicles to models that run on electric or hydrogen power.
‘A new
reality’: B.C. glacier collapse forces guides to confront
risks of rapidly melting world
As glaciers in Western Canada retreat at an alarming rate, guides on the frontlines are not only witnessing the changes, but managing the hazards.
As glaciers in Western Canada retreat at an alarming rate, guides on the frontlines are not only witnessing the changes, but managing the hazards.
Drift
logs destroying intertidal ecosystems in B.C., study finds
University of Victoria study found logs on the shores of B.C. are scraping away valuable food sources.
A new study by biologists at the University of Victoria has revealed why the simple back-and-forth motion of drift logs on B.C. beaches has destroyed critical ecosystems that keep the ocean healthy.
University of Victoria study found logs on the shores of B.C. are scraping away valuable food sources.
A new study by biologists at the University of Victoria has revealed why the simple back-and-forth motion of drift logs on B.C. beaches has destroyed critical ecosystems that keep the ocean healthy.
White
House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to rescind regulations related to the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to consider a project’s possible environmental impacts before it is approved.
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to rescind regulations related to the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to consider a project’s possible environmental impacts before it is approved.
WA
Dept. of Commerce corrects climate report data after error
vastly overstates emission cuts
The department originally reported that 7.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced. The actual amount is around 78,000.
The department originally reported that 7.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced. The actual amount is around 78,000.
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