Aloha Kool-Aid Day
National Kool-Aid Day coincides with the first day of Kool-Aid Days, which is always celebrated on the second weekend of August in Hastings, Nebraska, the city where Kool-Aid was created. Edward Perkins lived in Hastings and spent his time experimenting with making products in his mother's kitchen and selling them by mail-order. He created the Perkins Products Company in 1920 and created Fruit Smack, which he made in a powdered form in 1927, being inspired by Jello-O. The name was first changed to "Kool Ade," production was moved to Chicago in 1931, and Perkins trademarked the name Kool-Aid in 1934.
National Kool-Aid Day coincides with the first day of Kool-Aid Days, which is always celebrated on the second weekend of August in Hastings, Nebraska, the city where Kool-Aid was created. Edward Perkins lived in Hastings and spent his time experimenting with making products in his mother's kitchen and selling them by mail-order. He created the Perkins Products Company in 1920 and created Fruit Smack, which he made in a powdered form in 1927, being inspired by Jello-O. The name was first changed to "Kool Ade," production was moved to Chicago in 1931, and Perkins trademarked the name Kool-Aid in 1934.
A
line in the forest: B.C. is logging its last old growth.
Protesters are trying to stop it
Only 20 per cent of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests remain, according to the Sierra Club, and most of that is still open to logging.
Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the species
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
Only 20 per cent of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests remain, according to the Sierra Club, and most of that is still open to logging.
Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the species
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.
Massive
skeletons coming together for Telegraph Cove whale centre's
re-opening
The centre reopened on Aug. 1 with fanfare being saved for next May, when the building — previously destroyed in a fire — is hoped to be finished.
BC Is Quietly Planning to Split Forest Lands into Three Use Zones
British Columbia’s government is contemplating carving the province into three zones to “provide greater clarity” to the timber industry, and discussions have so far left out First Nations. The zoning plan is outlined in an email sent in early July to public servants in the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
The centre reopened on Aug. 1 with fanfare being saved for next May, when the building — previously destroyed in a fire — is hoped to be finished.
BC Is Quietly Planning to Split Forest Lands into Three Use Zones
British Columbia’s government is contemplating carving the province into three zones to “provide greater clarity” to the timber industry, and discussions have so far left out First Nations. The zoning plan is outlined in an email sent in early July to public servants in the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
Trump
administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly
45 million wild acres
The Trump administration will move ahead with plans to end more than 25 years of sweeping protections for tens of millions of wild, federally managed acres across the U.S. Brooke Rollins, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Tuesday filed a rule to rescind “in its entirety” the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Snoqualmie battery project developer seeks to sidestep local regulation
After hitting permitting snags, a controversial battery project near Snoqualmie is taking its application to the state level, a move that could sidestep local regulations. Jupiter Power, the developer of the proposed 45-acre battery facility, said Tuesday it was planning to pursue site certification with the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.
The Trump administration will move ahead with plans to end more than 25 years of sweeping protections for tens of millions of wild, federally managed acres across the U.S. Brooke Rollins, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Tuesday filed a rule to rescind “in its entirety” the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Snoqualmie battery project developer seeks to sidestep local regulation
After hitting permitting snags, a controversial battery project near Snoqualmie is taking its application to the state level, a move that could sidestep local regulations. Jupiter Power, the developer of the proposed 45-acre battery facility, said Tuesday it was planning to pursue site certification with the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.
Cost
to battle 20 wildfires in WA has topped $200M
In the span of a month, firefighting costs for 20 wildfires burning across Washington have totalled $207 million, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
In the span of a month, firefighting costs for 20 wildfires burning across Washington have totalled $207 million, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
How
hard would an Alaskan tsunami hit WA? New model full of
surprises
Twenty-foot waves cresting off Westport. Swift and dangerous currents coursing through Hood Canal. Tsunami water pushing down to Olympia and up to Washington’s northern border with Canada. For the first time, state researchers have modeled the impact of a tsunami sparked by a magnitude 9.2 quake along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone.
Twenty-foot waves cresting off Westport. Swift and dangerous currents coursing through Hood Canal. Tsunami water pushing down to Olympia and up to Washington’s northern border with Canada. For the first time, state researchers have modeled the impact of a tsunami sparked by a magnitude 9.2 quake along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone.
Invasive
beetle that has wiped out millions of ash trees confirmed in
Washington
One of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation has arrived in southern Washington, posing a grave threat to ash trees.
One of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation has arrived in southern Washington, posing a grave threat to ash trees.
How
Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Environmental Policies
At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections.
Sharing Our Water
Knowledge Festival
Salish Current, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Bellingham-Whatcom County, presents a day of art, music, and honest conversation about protecting the water we all share. Come to the Whatcom Museum on Friday, Sept. 4, for a free day of fun, and stay for serious discussions about our responsibility to protect this valuable life source.
Salish Current, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Bellingham-Whatcom County, presents a day of art, music, and honest conversation about protecting the water we all share. Come to the Whatcom Museum on Friday, Sept. 4, for a free day of fun, and stay for serious discussions about our responsibility to protect this valuable life source.
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