Thanks, OJ!!!!!!! Hello All, Here is one of the reason why I am so interested in the local Lighthouses - Beacons, perhaps, from the past into the future. Please share with your mailing lists. Having spent my vacations on Lake Baikal for the seven years I lived in Sunny Southern Siberia, I have a certain perspective on Seas. seadocsociety.org/salish-sea-facts/ The Salish Sea is 53% of the surface area of Baikal - no one there calling it a mere lake. However, Baikal has only 27 islands, only one inhabited. The Salish Sea had 419 islands, most of them inhabited. As a member of the joint islands San Juans Alliance (fighting fossil-fuel exports) I watched the afternoon presentations at the U.N. Climate Change talking session (yet another) yesterday. One presentation was particularly interesting - by His Excellency the Honourable Baron Waqa M.P., President of the Republic of Nauru and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States: aosis.org/aosis-climate-summit-address/ AOSIS released two papers yesterday: aosis.org/…/up…/2014/09/Tackling-Climate-Change-K.pdf un.org/…/09/ENERGY-SIDS-Lighthouse-Initiative.pdf So, what do a few historic lighthouses in the Salish Sea have to do with all this? Most of these Beacons have been powered by solar for several years. Turn Point has a large system installed for its Museum. A potential donor has offered to provide a golf cart for Patos, but it would need a solar recharging system (and approval by the National Monument). No doubt the plans for Burrows include solar. I also found this statement in the Keynote from the 2014 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference: ...let me get specific. Assuming governmental policy regarding migration remains unchanged, then the population of Salishland, currently 9 million, in 2100, will be 25 to 30 million. You heard right. 9 million today, 25 to 30 million in 2100. A tripling, or more. - Four Realities Circumscribing the Future of the Salish Sea wwu.edu/…/2014x%20-%20Four%20Realities%20-%20Sal… Coming to grips with the carrying capacity of the Salish Sea over this Century is important. Beacons - shining light on alternatives are needed. As Beacons, the Lighthouses might also work with Community Solar Projects such as these to make an impact on young minds: sjislandscd.org/ saltspringcommunityenergy/ Best, Overend Joseph (OJ) Lougheed, Lopez Island
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:34:00 +0000