Puget sound

Sort by

- - +20
  - 0
- Spokompton » Commissioner of Public Lands
  Posted by Japhet
  Here's why the Commissioner for Public Lands matters to Washington State.
  Post a comment
- - +25
  - 0
- Local Puget Sound to creep up, up
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  Under the study's worst-case scenario, which Mote stresses is highly unlikely, sea levels in Puget Sound could rise more than 4 feet by 2100. That would require a confluence of bad news: runaway greenhouse gas emissions; accelerated melting of glaciers on Greenland and Antarctica; and an exaggerated climate response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
  Post a comment
- - +2
  - 0
- Local Opponents have say on Navy's dolphin patrol plan
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  The Navy held a public meeting Wednesday evening to offer information and solicit feedback about a plan to use trained sea lions and dolphins to patrol the waters off Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor near Bremerton. The Navy recently began to study the environmental impacts of using the animals in Puget Sound, which, in the case of the dolphins, is outside their natural environment. An earlier article on this proposal is here. Puget Sound is home to the endangered Orca Whale (also a dolphin).
  Read comments (2)
- - +1
  - 0
- Dam is gone, salmon are back
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  Along the way, scientists are getting a glimpse of what can happen when a dam, albeit a small one, is demolished: As fish gradually reclaim their former habitat, Goldsborough Creek is becoming a more important source of salmon for the southern tip of Puget Sound.
  Post a comment
- - +2
  - 0
- Gregoire wants $220 million for Puget Sound cleanup
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  Gov. Chris Gregoire, declaring Puget Sound "sick," on Wednesday proposed a massive $220 million effort over the next two years to restore and preserve the state's inland waters.
  Post a comment
- - +2
  - 0
- Puget Sound Energy plans solar power plant
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
  "We want to learn more about how solar can complement our existing wind facilities," Roger Thompson, a spokesman for holding company Puget Energy, said in an interview. Power from the sun would help provide power during the hottest days of the year, when winds tend to slow and air-conditioner use soars, he said.
  Post a comment
- - +10
  - 0
- Celebrity Cruises fined $100,000 for dumping
  Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  Once again - state regulations aren't sufficient to cover the actual damage to the environment: "A cruise ship company that dumped more than 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca was fined $100,000 by the state Thursday."
  Post a comment

« Previous12 Next »

What is

NewsCloud?

» The most important stories from around the Web all in one place

» Gathered and ranked by a community of passionate readers surfing the Web 24 hours a day

» Ready to share: email stories, post news to your blog and keep up with your friends

Learn more

Just Said
Top Posters

rwtaylor comments on:
Local Opponents have say on Navy's dolphin patrol plan

How about using sharks?

Reply »
8:36 pm 5/31/07
Jeff comments on:
Local Opponents have say on Navy's dolphin patrol plan

Apparently, we may start killing sea lions soon:

“The bill would create a temporary fast-track process for Oregon, Washington and the four Columbia River treaty tribes to get permits to kill a limited number of the sea lions when nonlethal harassment has failed.”

So the message is clear, join the Navy or risk being shot! And stop snacking.

Reply »
7:00 pm 3/29/07

Just Said
Top Posters

Japhet
Member since Jul 2008
Seattle
Jeff
Member since Jul 2008
Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.
Seattle

processing...please wait...

Puget sound

rwtaylor comments on:

Jeff comments on: