Where tar sands meet the Salish Sea | Energy Matters column

Canadian and U.S. oil pipelines: existing and proposed. The planned expansion from Edmonton to Vancouver (lower dotted  line) is primarily to export crude oil from tar sands to Asia via Salish Sea.  - Contributed photo/ Canadia Association of Petroleum Producers
Contributed photo/ Canadia Association of Petroleum Producers
Canadian and U.S. oil pipelines: existing and proposed. The planned expansion from Edmonton to Vancouver (lower dotted line) is primarily to export crude oil from tar sands to Asia via Salish Sea.
A sticky tar-like form of crude oil mixed with sand and clay, tar sands of Alberta, Canada – also called oil sands – are one of the largest remaining deposits of oil in the world. The combined carbon in tar sands is more than all the carbon emitted from oil use in the world history thus far.

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updated 4:46 PM May 21, 2012 0

Fresh Farmers Market Frittata

I love making frittatas. In my house I'm known as ... "The Frittata Queen"! I can make them a million different ways and yet there is alway something similar. Farm fresh ingredients only need sea salt and black pepper to make it complete. The flavor that you get from Organically grown  leeks, broccoli, kale, onions,...

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Blogs 10:28 AM May 20, 2012 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

'Good Stewards' receive recognition for island stewardship

Six islanders and one local group have received awards for their environmental leadership from the Stewardship Network of the San Juans this past week.

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11:25 AM May 17, 2012 0

2011 Nov Show and Tell

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Blogs 10:47 PM May 16, 2012 Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island, a Community Blog

2011 May Show and Tell

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Blogs 10:27 PM May 16, 2012 Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island, a Community Blog

Safeway’s "Search For Our Next Chef" Competition Finals

This week is the finals for the Safeway Culinary Kitchens Search For Our Next Chef Competition. On May 16 in Safeway's Culinary Kitchens in Pleasanton, CA the 3 finalists for the event will compete using Safeway's 100% natural, signature brand Open Nature. The finalist were chosen after chefs from across the country competed in San...

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Blogs 8:44 AM May 15, 2012 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

DITCH AMBER! I’m saying NO TO DOMINO’S!

I have been biting my tongue since this news came out last week.  I was so upset when I saw so many people excited about the fact that Domino's Pizza had decided to "jump into the Gluten Free pizza game" in all of their locations.  They even admit that the ingredients are Gluten Free and...

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Blogs 8:50 AM May 14, 2012 Gluten Free Foodies, a Community Blog

Walking in Circles

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Blogs 8:07 AM May 12, 2012 Iris Graville: bloggerbyconvincement, a Community Blog

2012 Quilt Studio Tour

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Blogs 11:22 PM May 10, 2012 Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island, a Community Blog

Orcas Homestead Tour in June

The Orcas Island Garden Club presents “The Homestead Tour” of five farms and gardens on the east side of Orcas, with emphasis on beauty, history and the sustainable horticulture of fruits, vegetables, herbs and livestock.

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updated 11:55 AM May 8, 2012 Islands' Sounder 0

Twigg named designer of the 2012 Lopez Island Farmers' Market poster

Kristin Twigg was awarded $400 for designing the official 2012 Lopez Island Farmers’ Market poster. Her poster was chosen from a competitive field of 10 adult and nine youth artists.

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4:33 PM May 7, 2012 1

Lifestyle Blogroll

  • Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island
    Alexander spins tales of local quilters, quilt-making and quilt-backed fundraising efforts on her home island, Lopez. She says the Enchanted Quilters of Lopez Island was formed in 1984 to raise funds for the Lopez Senior Center, and the group has conjured up almost one raffle quilt per year since.
  • Gluten Free Foodies
    Celebrate the foods that you can eat!
  • Iris Graville: bloggerbyconvincement
    Writer Iris Graville lives on Lopez Island. She blogs about life and faith, Quakerism, war, sacred spaces and more, also finding time to write about projects like building her own wooden kayak. Graville is also the author of Hands at Work, inspired by a showing of Summer Moon Scriver’s black-and-white photographs of hands.