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-- by Phuong Le, Associated Press, for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer SeattlePI.com -- The potential risk of an oil spill is likely to spike if three marine terminals are completed, bringing increased oil tanker and other vessel traffic through the greater Puget Sound region, according to a new study released by the Puget Sound Partnership, a
-- from Katie Fleming -- To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on March 24th, an international team of conservation groups launched about 650 ‘drift cards’ – biodegradable plywood cards, each with a unique serial number – along the oil tanker route that runs through the Gulf and San Juan islands.
-- from Shaun Hubbard, San Juans Alliance -- Dear Safe Shippers, At some point today, March 24, 2014, the 25th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, please take a moment to reflect on the mistakes of the past. Let's do what we can to never repeat them. ************ Here are a few links to
A new threat to Salish Sea health -- by Michael Riordan -- Hardly two years after we learned about the proposed Gateway Pacific coal terminal at Cherry Point, the San Juan Islands are facing yet another threat of vastly increased fossil-fuel transport through our waters. And this one could ultimately prove far more damaging than
-- by Chom Graecen -- 25 years ago, the Exxon Valdez hit a reef and leaked oil that covered an area 25 times the size of San Juan County waters, devastating the Alaskan ecology and economy. To this day, the spilled oil still remains in Alaskan soil. Many species and commercial fishing in Prince William
-- from Janet Alderton, San Juans Alliance -- Size of Exxon Valdez oil spill overlayed onto local area map. BACKGROUND INFORMATION On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez (a 984’ long tanker) struck a reef in Prince William Sound, spilling more than 11 million gallons (about 17 Olympic-sized swimming pools) of crude oil.
-- from Shaun Hubbrad for San Juan Islanders for Safe Shipping -- Hooray, Safe Shippers! Once again your voices were heard! Many thanks to those of you who sent your letters in! On behalf of the State of Washington, regarding marine transportation issues, the Department of Ecology (DoE) is applying to Canada’s National Energy Board
County Urged to Seek Intervenor Status by the San Juans Alliance -- from the San Juans Alliance -- In December the pipeline company Kinder Morgan finally submitted a long-anticipated proposal for expansion of its Trans Mountain Pipeline from Alberta to Vancouver, BC. As this project will have a major impact on tanker shipments of oil,
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 24-005590 Civil Problem 09:03:01 08/28/24 A Lopez Island Deputy was dispatched to a Civil Service. The incident was documented. 24-005600 Accident-NonInj 14:38:15 08/28/24 Lopez Deputies responded when a driver at the ferry terminal backed into and destroyed a porta-potty. Luckily, no one was using
With the possible exception of gold, no other metal has caused as much destruction as copper. In the coming years, we’ll need more of it than ever. ||| FROM WIRED.COM ||| Moqadi Mokoena had been feeling uneasy all day. When he’d left his home on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, for his job as