Blog Entries tagged 'Environment'

NW Senators move to protect salmon ecosystems

art@artshotwell.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

From Senator Maria Cantwell:

U.S. Senators from Washington, Oregon and Alaska have introduced legislation to protect wild Pacific salmon ecosystems.

U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Gordon Smith (R-OR) have introduced the Pacific Stronghold Conservation Act of 2008 which will establish a federal program through an interagency, state, tribal and non-governmental-organization Partnership Board to support the protection and restoration of a netw [...]

Derelict tug may be removed this week

art@artshotwell.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The derelict tug Enchantress, which has been stuck on the bottom of Fidalgo Bay for several years, may be removed early this week.

Local artist and historian Bill Mitchell say [...]

New feature: Recent Earthquakes

art@artshotwell.com — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I've just added a new feature: a list of recent earthquakes within 100 miles of Anacortes registering 1.0 or higher. It is accessible from the News menu. Or follow this link .

This list is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and is updated in real time each time the page is loaded. I hope this new feature will be of interest to Anacortes folks. - Art

Bold ideas for Earth Day

art@artshotwell.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The New York Times Sunday Magazine has some bold ideas to reduce your carbon footprint. Worth reading here. It goes much farther than I did in my short list of things you can do. Art

Earth Day 2008

art@artshotwell.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Tuesday is Earth Day and I wanted to take an opportunity to suggest
changes you might want to make to help the planet. We humans are the
only species who have the ability to save the environment. And, we’re
the only species that is damaging it. So, here are some things you could do to help save our living space, the Earth.

Switch to compact fluorescent bulbs. They last much longer than incandescent bulbs and they use much less electricity, too. And, that will save you money in [...]