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-- from Sharon Abreu and Friends of the San Juans -- The expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline endangers our region. They are projected to nearly triple capacity of the existing pipeline from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels of tar sands crude oil a day - AND increase vessel traffic through the Salish Sea seven-fold,
Friday, December 16, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Sharon Abreu -- We got some good news this week regarding Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline. While the Army Corps decision to deny the final permit to Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) is reason to celebrate, unfortunately the situation is not such
--by Fred Felleman and Jamie Stephens, originally published in Crosscut.com -- Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land Management There is a dichotomy that defines the Salish Sea, the network of waterways that includes Puget Sound, the San Juan region, and southwestern British Columbia. These deep, protected waters serve as habitat for a diversity
by Tuesday, February 2 -- from Islanders for Safe Shipping -- Graphic of oil spill impacts by Shaun Hubbard Remember the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion? This is the project that would increase Canadian crude oil tankers in the Salish Sea from 120 to 816 transits a year. Because this dramatic increase
-- from the Friends of the San Juans printed Sept. 25, 2015, reprinted upon request-- If all the new and expanding terminal and refinery projects in the Salish Sea are permitted and developed, including projects that became operational in 2014, there would be a 43 percent increase in large, commercial marine vessel traffic. FRIENDS of
Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Katie Fleming -- Orca Pod and Tanker, by Chris Teren The San Juans Alliance and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation are co-sponsoring a free screening of “Directly Affected” on June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall in Eastsound. This Canadian film
Saturday, March 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Friday Harbor (shuttle service available) -- from the Northwest Straits Foundation -- Residents of the San Juan Islands who are concerned about oil spills along the coastline are invited to a community workshop on oil spill response and readiness sponsored by the Northwest Straits Foundation and
-- by Lovel Pratt , originally published in Whatcom Watch -- Lovel Pratt is a former member of the San Juan County Council. While in office she served on the Puget Sound Partnership Oil Spill Work Group, the Oil Spill Rule Advisory Committee and the Vessel Traffic Risk Assessment Update Steering Committee. She lives in
Saturday, September 20, 1 – 3 p.m., Peace Arch Park -- from BA Keller -- As world leaders gather at the UN for the World Climate Summit, citizens will be gathering on the streets of NYC to join the People's Climate March on Sept. 21. The Northwest rally at the Peace Arch Park on September
--San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping -- Chocolate and crude oil don't mix, unless of course you bite into one of the delicious brownies for sale at our Safe Shipping booth at the San Juan County Fair, August 13-16. We will be offering 4 different flavors (including Bakken Shale Brownies with Caramel Crude) to raise