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The possibility of the Cherry Point coal terminal is causing a lot of heated debate among Whatcom County residents, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting.
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Posts Tagged ‘environment’What the Seattle P-I has to say about Cherry PointThursday, April 28th, 2011The BP oil spill, on its 1 year anniversaryWednesday, April 20th, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 people and forever changing the public image of BP and deepwater drilling. The spill continues to make headlines as the nation continues to feel its devastating environmental, political and economic effects. Washington Senate seeks to fund volunteer response for oil spillsTuesday, April 5th, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT The Washington Senate passed a bill April 5 that will better prepare the state for oil spills. The bill, passed 47-2, establishes a volunteer oil response training program along with funding for other oil spill prevention and response plans. House passes acts for a greener WashingtonTuesday, March 1st, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT Earth Day came early this year for the Washington House of Representatives. A series of environmental-protection acts were passed, including some that would limit fertilizers containing phosphorus, better prepare the state for an oil spill and ban coal tar sealants. These measures will now go to the Senate for further discussion. Lynden dairy farms seek cow power: electricity from manureFriday, February 18th, 2011Brianna Gibbs // THE WESTERN FRONT Whatcom County is about to get a little greener, one cow pie at a time. Two dairy farms in the Lynden area are hoping to convert cow manure into electricity using an anaerobic digester, the Bellingham Herald is reporting. Smit Dairy and Edaleen Dairy have applied for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build the anaerobic digesters. |
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