Jefferson County found to be in compliance with growth mgmt – PDN

7/24 Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County in compliance with growth management, board rules By Jeff Chew Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is in compliance with the Growth Management Act and Olympic Stewardship Foundation has failed to prove its challenge of the county’s critical areas ordinance, Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board concluded. [...]

CEO of Rayonier to speak in Port Angeles on cleanup efforts

If you are concerned about the Rayonier toxic cleanup, you may want to go to this opportunity to speak to the head of the company.
PORT ANGELES BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
MEETING: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:15 AM at the PA Business Association locationThe PABA meets every Tuesday morning at 7:30 at Joshua’s Restaurant on Highway 101 and Del [...]

Black Point opposition to meet and eat

The Brinnon Group will meet July 24 at 6 pm at the Timber House in Quilcene.
We will eat and socialize from 6 to 7.
From 7 to 8 we will meet.
Contact Barbara at brinningroup@gmail.com for more details.
Web site is brinnongroup.org

Quilcene Estuary Pollution id’ed

Updated by Greenfleet Monitoring, results are now in on samples taken in Quilcene estuary in last weeks. Apparently the ugly looking pollution was a summer algae bloom. This is exactly the kind of information on an ongoing basis that we need to better understand our Sound and Hood Canal. More at:
http://www.greenfleetme.org/headlines.htm

Money flowing into Puget Sound Cleanup

Siteline has a quick overview of the money coming to help cleanup the Sound, Hood Canal and the Straits. First dose: Get rid of derelict fishing gear killing sealife. Next, fund about $20M in projects this year.
http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2009/07/17/promise-of-puget-sound

Coverage of Navy sea turbine generation proposed for Marrowstone

7/16 Peninsula Daily News Public weighs in on Navy’s proposed sea turbine generators By Jeff Chew Peninsula Daily News
CHIMACUM — Sea-turbine blades are on the cutting edge of alternative power-generating technology. At about 16 feet in diameter and weighing more than 4 tons, three undersea turbines mounted on a 40-ton frame are proposed to [...]

NY Times article on whales

Usually I don’t highlight stories outside our area, but Sunday the NY Times did an article on whales that did a pretty concise job of a layman’s overview to the  issues and concerns that whale researchers are facing. The possibility of human/whale communications is the focus of the story, but it lays out a simple [...]

Opposition to Brinnon Resort files appeal

7/5 Peninsula Daily News Brinnon Group appeals judge’s decision backing big resort By Jeff Chew Peninsula Daily News BRINNON — An attorney representing residents opposed to a 252.6-acre master-planned development planned at Black Point has appealed a Thurston County decision supporting the resort. Gerald Steel, representing the Brinnon Group, said he filed an [...]

P.A. Harbor reclamation wants $1 Million in loans…what are they thinking?

Not sure what the situation is that this org thinks the timing is right to ask for $1M in loans from the city and port. This whole process has been very odd, to say the least. Hope they know what they are doing…. More at http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090707/news/307079997