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Washington Sea Grant Releases Final Report to the Washington State Legislature on Geoduck Aquaculture Research
By Doug Steding
Last week, Washington Sea Grant (“WSG”), the research institution based at the University of Washington tasked with funding marine research and coordinating outreach and education related to sustainable use of marine resources, released its final report to the state legislature…
Recent Developments in Acoustic Telemetry Studies of Salmonid Migration–Geeky Science Stuff Friday
By Doug Steding
I’ve read a couple fascinating studies applying acoustic telemetry to salmonid migration here in the Pacific Northwest, and thought those would be good to share for a Friday morning link dump:
First, and filed under geeky science stuff, ecologists…
Letter From the Editor: Selling Those Subsidies
By Dan Flynn
When they are successful, subsidies follow values and are sold to the public as desirable commodities. And, they should do what they claim they will do. During the years I lived in the Pacific Northwest, where hydroelectricity starts out cheap,…
More on Ocean Acidification: My Summary of the IGBP, IOC, and SCOR’s Summary for Policymakers and Implications for the Pacific Northwest
By Doug Steding
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO), and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) released their paper summarizing the results of its Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World this week. This document summarizes…
The Ideological Clash of Nuclear Power and Climate Change: One Perspective from the Pacific Northwest
By Doug Steding
My weekend reading had a couple themes. The first theme was how many of today’s elections in Washington have national implications, from the minimum wage fight in the city of SeaTac, to the GMO labeling initiative, and, of…
Are LEED certification challenges on the horizon?
By Bart Reed
In my latest Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I discuss generally the grounds for, and the potential consequences of, certification challenges on LEED-rated projects. As LEED-certified projects grow in popularity and abundance in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, all project…
Link Roundup: Ocean Acidification Update, Robotic Buoys to Help the Shellfish Industry, Plastic Cleanup in the North Pacific
By Doug Steding
My Wednesday afternoon update has a strong focus on oceans:
First, Craig Welch at the Seattle Times had a great piece out last week that summarizes the evolving understanding of ocean acidification and the impacts to the shellfish industry, along…
The Value of Remote Sensing: Bird Migrations, Coal Combustion Cooling, and Wildfires (Monday Morning Link Dump)
By Doug Steding
Here is my Monday morning link dump. File all of this under geeky science stuff:
First, Cliff Mass, our local weather guru, does annual posts around this time of year on using weather radar to track bird migrations. This year’s…
LEED-igation: Fact or Fiction?
By Stoel Rives
While many in the Pacific Northwest claim to have seen Sasquatch or Bigfoot, few have any evidence to substantiate the existence of this fabled creature. Regardless, hope rings eternal for some that one day this beast will be catalogued as…