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Coal Terminal Conversations
9:30 am
Wed December 12, 2012

Where Coal Divides, Community Remains

Credit Ashley Ahearn
Lisa McShane and Mark Lowry are long-time Bellingham residents and friends. They disagree on the issue of exporting coal but they're still talking about it
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Exporting coal via the Northwest has become an issue so divisive that old friendships and alliances strain under the pressure. No matter how you feel about climate change or construction jobs or any number of issues bound to the five coal export terminals under consideration around the Northwest, chances are you know someone who feels differently about the issue than you do.

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Clean Water
11:54 am
Mon December 10, 2012

Eric Stowe Strives To Make A Splash In China With Clean Water

Credit Eric Stowe / Splash
Splash installed a water system so these students at Dung Liet Primary School in Vietnam could have access to affordable, clean water.
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Eric Stowe’s Seattle-based nonprofit Splash works to provide clean water to children in China and the developing world. Ross Reynolds talks with Eric Stowe about how he got involved in clean water and the struggles he faces in his work .

Bird Watching
11:59 am
Fri December 7, 2012

What Are Snowy Owls Doing In Seattle?

Credit Pat Gaines / Flickr
Snowy owls are back! Several of the arctic birds have been spotted around the region recently, including in Seattle and Everett. It's typical for snowy owls to arrive in the US every three or four winters, but last year the number of the birds erupted.
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Coming up on The Conversation, December 7 at noon.

December 14 kicks of the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count and volunteers that have dubbed themselves as the Binocular Brigade are hoping to see some rare species. Here in Seattle there have been reports of snowy owl sightings. What is this large white owl doing here in Washington? Ross Reynolds talks with Seattle Audubon Conservation Director Matt Mega.

Hanford Nuclear Reservation
9:42 am
Thu December 6, 2012

New Federal Plan On Hanford Tank Farms Coming Soon

Credit US Department of Energy
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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 7:24 am

RICHLAND, Wash. – The federal government plans to release a major document early next week that could guide a couple of decades worth of cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. This is important because it maps out decisions like where to bury the radioactive waste, and how much to leave in place.

The new document is huge -- 6,000 pages huge. And it’s taken about 10 years to draft.

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Tsunami
7:10 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Lull Or Tail End Of Japanese Tsunami Debris?

Credit Tom Banse / Northwest News Network
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Originally published on Fri December 7, 2012 12:22 pm


LONG BEACH, Wash. – It’s been more than four months since the last confirmed piece of Japanese tsunami debris washed ashore on the Pacific Northwest coast. Even sightings of suspected disaster debris have tapered way off in recent months. Does that mean we’re just in a lull or past the worst of it?

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