Chopsticks trace their beginnings to China, to at least 1200 BCE, during the Shang dynasty, when they were used for cooking, not eating. Consisting of twigs from trees, they were used to reach into deep cooking pots to retrieve food. The Chinese philosopher Confucius was an advocate for chopsticks and can be credited for helping raise their popularity. A vegetarian, he thought sharp utensils would remind diners of the slaughterhouse and that knives would bring warfare and violence to their minds. Because of his beliefs, chopsticks became more widespread throughout Asia. By 500 CE they had spread to modern-day Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.
Appeals
court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has upheld Ottawa’s
decision to end salmon farming in B.C.’s Discovery Islands.
Olympic
marmots under review
The Olympic marmot is being considered for the endangered species
list, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service has
announced.
B.C.
would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research
suggests
Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat
containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions about
new oil export plans.
The
Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from
environmental review
The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the
administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental
standards.
BC
Halts Plans to Make Polluters Pay for Cleanup Costs
The province billed its Public Interest Bonding Strategy as a key
step to protect the public from massive cleanup bills. Now it’s on
hold.
MAHA
has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental
rules
MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for
harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a
Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has
traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation.
Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects
Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on
both federal land and private property at a time when electricity
demand is going up.
9 C in February: Heat records fall across B.C., raising questions about winter's future
Repeated ridges of high pressure have been driving temperatures in B.C.
up into the double digits, with daily heat records falling in at least a
dozen cities from Vancouver to Cranbrook to Dawson Creek.
Trans Mountain proceeding with first of three expansions of oil pipeline
Trans Mountain is moving ahead with its first project to pump more oil
through its pipeline system between Alberta and British Columbia by
using drag reducing agents with the goal of moving up to 10 per cent
more oil.
The bills that didn’t survive the WA Legislature’s first major deadline
Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a
month in, as they failed to pass the first key deadline on Wednesday to
remain in play. Passage of those that survived is far from assured.
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