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Fidley Watch: Cow Scrubbers?

By Chris Philips
Managing Editor
Climate forcing is a term that has come into common usage recently to quantify the change in global temperatures attributed to climate change. Climate forcing is a formula used to calculate the amount of energy the planet receives from the sun, relative to the amount of energy the planet radiates back into space. Variances in climate forcing are said to be mostly determined by physical influences on the atmosphere such as orbital and axial changes. Some believe man is responsible for a portion of the energy generated back into space, as well. And so, it seems, are cows.

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has stated that methane emission is responsible for about 20 percent of current net climate forcing globally…MORE
Tuesday, June 6, 2016

Cruise Ship Crashes Into Dock

Oakland Makes Night Gates Permanent

Seattle Icebreaker Heads to Alaska for Summer

Seattle Names Environment, Sustainability Director
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Story1Cruise Ship Crashes Into Dock
By Mark Edward Nero

The cruise ship Celebrity Infinity allided with the no. 3 berth at the cruise ship dock in Ketchikan, Alaska on the afternoon of June 3, according to the US Coast Guard, which is investigating the incident…(Read full article)

Story2Oakland Makes Night Gates Permanent
By Mark Edward Nero

After a successful trial run, the Port of Oakland’s busiest marine terminal says that night gate hours are here to stay…(Read full article)

Story3Seattle Icebreaker Heads to Alaska for Summer
By Mark Edward Nero

On June 7, the crew of Coast Guard cutter Healy departed its homeport at the US Coast Guard base on the downtown Seattle waterfront for a four-month deployment to the Arctic Ocean to carry out scientific research… (Read full article)

Story4Seattle Names Environment, Sustainability Director
By Mark Edward Nero

After an extensive national search, the Port of Seattle has promoted longtime employee Elizabeth Leavitt to lead its work protecting and enhancing the environment, the port announced June 3…(Read full article)
 
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