Read more about a forthcoming report on reservoirs contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Read a DOE report about methane emissions from one of the four lower Snake River dams. Even with this scientific evidence, Bonneville Power Administration and the Walla Walla District US Army Corp of Engineers continue to advertise their “zero carbon footprint” dams […]

A paper written by the Southern Resident Killer Whale Chinook Salmon Initiative makes the vital connection between the Four Lower Snake River Dams and Endangered Orcas.  Read the PDF version here.  Read the mobile device friendly version here.

It has become clear that our elected representatives in the Northwest are not doing all they can to save the salmon and orcas that we all love and cherish.  We’ve asked them time and again to contact the Army Corps of Engineers in DC and request that the Corps breach the 4 deadbeat lower Snake River […]

Decision makers with the federal and state government currently face a crucial judgment call. Without immediate intervention, the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population almost certainly will disappear. Over one hundred other animal species that rely on Columbia River salmon for existence will be harmed.  Read More

What a stunning morning it was! Great work by those who showed up for the rally on Mt Grant; connecting directly with Governor Inslee and engaging him in meaningful conversation about dam breaching. Thanks to everyone who took the time to go! Get the details at this link on damsense.org written by Sharon Grace.

SAN JUAN ISLANDERS updated: please join RALLY to show Governor INSLEE the four Lower Snake River dams must be breached now. You can make a difference! Meet SATURDAY 9/3 @ 8:30am at Mt Grant. He will be there too and needs to know we care about the orcas’ survival. This brief rally is at the […]

Here is the notice of the public meeting our County Council is having with Governor Inslee on Mt. Grant, Saturday, September 3rd at 9am. We need to let Governor Inslee know he can be a hero if he urges the Army Corps of Engineers and President Obama to breach the four lower Snake River dams […]

If this headline startles you, it should. Washington state is losing its resident orca pod. And government agencies are using your tax money to do it. An excellent piece by Elizabeth Batt on the current situation in the Salish Sea.