Here’s a thought…
“The competition between Nature and the economy is deep and broad.
In the short term, the economy usually wins. In the long term …?”
BILL APPEL
‘Ticking timebomb’ | Sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as
On wildlife, Ferguson is no Inslee
||| FROM COLUMBIA INSIGHT ||| When longtime wildlife advocate and Spokane resident Ronald Reed learned Wash. Gov. Bob Ferguson was sending two of former Gov. Inslee’s nominations to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission back
Are electric minicars the future of city driving? We put one to the test
Electric low-speed vehicles look like golf carts, top out at 25 mph and could offer a transportation compromise between full-sized cars and e-bikes. ||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| I turn the key. The touch
Giant turbine sparks outrage in WA orca habitat: ‘Like a 747 in the water’
|||FROM FOX13 SEATTLE ||| The Brief OPALCO's proposed tidal energy project in the Salish Sea faces opposition due to concerns about its impact on endangered killer whales. The cooperative argues the turbine is necessary to
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
New Location! ||| FROM JULIA TURNEY and JAY LUCAS for ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting a
Orcas Island Garden Club annual picnic, potluck
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB ||| GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS' ANNUAL PICNIC & POTLUCK Wednesday, June 11th 11:30 am - 1:00 pm West Sound Yacht Club 525 Deer Harbor Road Click here to
Join The Whale Museum for Orca Sing 2025 at Lime Kiln
||| FROM CONOR AGNEW for THE WHALE MUSEUM ||| Join your friends and neighbors at Lime Kiln Point State Park on Saturday, June 21 at 7:00 PM for Orca Sing 2025! Bring your friends, family,
Retired NOAA scientist speaks out on future of orca recovery
||| FROM KING-TV 5 ||| SEATTLE — A longtime federal scientist is raising concerns about the future of Southern Resident Killer Whale recovery efforts. This comes after she stepped away from the National Oceanic and
Over 50 federal, state, local first responders prepare for oil spill response
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This week, the Islands Oil Spill Association (IOSA) hosted a two-day training that pulled together volunteers and representatives from numerous federal, state, tribal, and local agencies and a
Letter to Editor | It’s time to push back, end data center incentives in Washington State
||| FROM ELISABETH ROBSON ||| It's time the citizens of this county, and of Washington State more broadly, start pushing back hard against Washington State's tax incentives to data centers and other electricity-intensive industries. These incentives
How do we grow food — and resilience — in an uncertain world?
||| FROM KEVIN CONNOLLY for SAN JUAN ISLAND GRANGE ||| Islanders can explore this question at an upcoming free community program hosted by San Juan Island Grange #966, part of the Island Resilience Third Thursday
Youths sue Trump to stop anti-climate agenda, arguing it violates right to life
According to lawsuit, Trump’s orders will “irreparably harm our nation’s most important asset: our children” ||| FROM SIERRA CLUB ||| As the Trump administration moves to turbocharge fossil fuel production while undermining clean energy, young
After Trump administration axes $500 million from Washington dam project, Patty Murray says she won’t let it happen again
||| FROM THE SPOKESMAN REVIEW || WASHINGTON – The most fundamental job of Congress is to fund the government each year, typically through a bipartisan process that distributes dollars more or less evenly between red
Washington State’s ‘Wenatchee’ becomes largest U.S. ferry to go hybrid
||| FROM GCAPTAIN ||| Vigor Marine Seattle has completed a groundbreaking hybrid-electric conversion of the Washington State Ferry M/V Wenatchee, marking a significant advancement in maritime sustainability. The 202-vehicle ferry, one of the largest in the
‘Nothing left’ | Irish whale-watching company closes amid ‘overfishing’
Sprat fishing has disrupted the food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins ||| FROM THE GUARDIAN ||| A whale-watching company has abandoned tours off Ireland’s southern Atlantic coast and
