Press release issued 6/2/23
Sustainable aviation, space flight and air mobility among innovations showcased by Washington state companies at Paris Air Show
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Sustainable fuels. Industry 4.0. Automation. Uncrewed systems. Super/Hypersonic capacity. Advanced air mobility. Commercial space. More than buzzwords, these are some of the strengths found in Washington state that will be the focus of a 100-member delegation at the Paris Air Show this month. Led by Washington Governor Jay Inslee and state Commerce Director Mike Fong, the delegates will be making the case that Washington state’s technology-rich supercluster is “Where the Next Big Thing Begins,” as well as showcasing why it continues to be the most competitive business environment (2022 Aerospace Competitive Economic Study) for the manufacture of major aerospace structures and final assembly of aircraft, including #1 rankings for labor productivity, sales and exports, and aerospace engineers.
Washington state has attracted and cultivated leading global aerospace innovators for more than a century. As air travel returns to pre-pandemic levels, demand for new aircraft is increasing, as is the need to confront rising carbon dioxide emissions and their global impact. Hydrogen, electric and hybrid hydrogen-electric propulsion systems are making promising inroads on small commuter, private and short-range commercial aircraft. Initial tests have been conducted on retrofitted fossil-fuel aircraft, but new ground-up designs are emerging from factory floors and undergoing flight trials throughout Washington state.
“Washington is a proud leader in aerospace and aviation. Our future in this realm will be built on the innovation, sustainability, clean transportation and new ideas that continue to transform our world,” said Gov. Jay Inslee. “Washington businesses are exploring sustainable aviation fuels; electric, hydrogen and hybrid propulsion; advanced materials; satellites to deliver broadband; and next-generation engines and thrusters. Our state delegation includes nearly two dozen companies and organizations who represent these values and demonstrate why Washington is one of the best places in the world to do business.”
“Powering the Future: Building Decarbonized Propulsion and Fuel Ecosystems” – Roundtable conversation with Gov. Jay Inslee – June 20
Washington Governor Jay Inslee will host a discussion on sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen-powered flight on Tuesday morning June 20 from 10:30 – 11:15 in the USA Pavilion Form, Hall 3, AB176, Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France. Gov. Inslee will be joined by industry representatives, the environmental advocacy community, and regulatory bodies to discuss building a sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen ecosystems that are robust for industry, resilient to supply chain challenges, and that meet the highest sustainability and environmental justice standards.
Last month ZeroAvia launched plans to electrify and fly the largest zero-emissions plane using their hydrogen-powered electric propulsion system in an Alaska Airlines Dash 8 Q400 at their development center in Everett, Washington. Headquartered In nearby Arlington since 2020, Eviation continues to rack up orders for its all-electric commuter aircraft Alice.
Also in Washington state: Dutch firm SkyNRG announced plans for an $800-million SAF plant, the Washington Legislature passed a significant SAF tax credit and invested $6.5 million in a Research and Development Center for Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Paine Field in Everett, and Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power and AeroTec announced creation of a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake – Universal Hydrogen completed the first flight of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered regional plane there.
AeroTec and magniX are exhibiting in the Choose Washington booth at PAS, along with Berkley, California startup Twelve, which will be showcasing Co2 transformation technology that can create e-jet fuel from Co2.
In addition, aviation – which contributes 2.5% of the world’s carbon emissions – is a target sector for efforts led by the Washington-based Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association to develop a green hydrogen hub aimed at decarbonizing the hardest-to–reach parts of the economy. The PNWH2 is a public-private collective working to create a hydrogen center of excellence to develop and bring to market solutions to help meet the state and nation’s clean energy goals. They are currently one of 33 final applications with the US Department of Energy for a potential $2 billion federal government investment in a regional hydrogen hub in the Northwest.
Sustainable aviation is just the tip of the iceberg on display at the Washington state exhibit – where even the booth itself is sustainable. Show planners used material made from sustainable and recycled wood products to build the booth and only live plants to decorate. The exhibit also features “Persistence” – a work by Coast Salish artist Peter Boome, a member of the Upper Skagit Tribe in Washington state.
The Choose Washington exhibit features Washington’s dense supercluster of innovation and manufacturing composed of more than 1,500 companies and 130,000 highly-skilled workers responsible for producing over $41 billion in aerospace exports annually – more than California, Texas, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Arizona and Alabama combined. Washington’s aerospace industry specializes in aerostructures, composites, advanced materials, aircraft interiors, engineering and tooling, avionics, information and communications technologies, research and development, uncrewed and autonomous systems, next-generation air mobility and space.
Learn more about all of Washington state’s exhibitors
Aerospace is a key driver of Washington’s overall thriving economy, generating some $70 billion annually and supporting more than 250,000 jobs. Never resting on laurels, government and industry leaders have forged strong partnerships, emphasizing a focus on the future. From employer-driven education and training initiatives to infrastructure and business climate, efforts around the state are collaborating and investing to keep Washington’s aerospace industry at the global forefront for years to come.
Notable is how closely Washington’s powerful technology sector has merged with value-added manufacturing, delivering advances and assets in AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, autonomous machines, augmented and virtual reality, and more. New opportunities and partnerships across industry sectors emerge regularly from the region’s robust ecosystem of tech giants and entrepreneurs.
“Washington’s culture of collaboration and proximity to key innovation clusters enable ideas to be freely exchanged over a lunch or coffee,” said Washington Commerce Director Mike Fong. “We believe strongly that ideas are a commodity to be shared, traded and exchanged. We foster and are incredibly proud of that environment here in Washington State. It allows new ideas to quickly find their way to the marketplace and revolutionize industries.”
For example, starting next year, Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile hopes to “bring cellphone connectivity everywhere,” including expanded coverage to the entire U.S., even in remote areas. T-Mobile will tap into SpaceX Starlink-Gen2 satellites, made just a few miles away in Redmond. About 50% of all low Earth orbit satellites are manufactured in Washington.
IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES
AG Ferguson defeats first attempt to block Washington’s ban on the sale of assault weapons.
Court rejects request to temporarily block new law while legal challenges continue
SEATTLE — A federal judge today agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and rejected an attempt to block Washington’s new law banning the sale of assault weapons. (details)
Spokane’s Camp Hope permanently closing as final individuals transition into new housing options.
State’s largest homeless encampment now transitions to site restoration
SPOKANE – The state’s largest homeless encampment is closing today as state agencies and community partners have moved the last individual living at the encampment into housing. This is the culmination of 18 months of work by three state agencies – and several dedicated outreach group partners – under the state’s Right of Way Safety Initiative. An estimated 600 people were living at the site one year ago. (details)
Wetlands remain protected in Washington state despite recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
OLYMPIA –
Wetlands, seasonal streams, and other waters in Washington remain protected under state law, and developers still need to apply for review and approval prior to beginning work that could affect these waters.(details)
Ocean salmon fishing at La Push and Neah Bay (Marine Areas 3 and 4) opens June 17, Ilwaco and Westport (Marine Areas 1 and 2) opens June 24 (details)
Summer Chinook salmon, sockeye, and steelhead fishing on sections of the Columbia River opens June 16 (details)
2) NEWS FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:
KILMER ANNOUNCES NEW FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BAINBRIDGE ISLAND JAPANESE AMERICAN EXCLUSION MEMORIAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (WA) and Maria Cantwell (WA) announced new federal grants, including one for the completion of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Visitor Center. (details)
Cantwell Spearheads Legislation to Strengthen Blue Economy and Support Coastal Communities
Successful Maritime Blue ocean cluster serves as model for proposed nationwide effort. (details)
Cantwell, Murray-Supported Legislation Seeking Healing for Stolen Native Children and Their Communities Passes Committee
Legislation passed through the Senate Indian Affairs Committee with bipartisan support today would establish a formal commission to investigate, document, and acknowledge past injustices of the federal government’s Indian Boarding School Policies. (details)
Senator Murray On Merck’s Lawsuit to Block Medicare from Being Able to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices. (details)
Murray Announces Historic $2.6 Billion Investment in Climate Resilience, Including Nearly $400 Million for Tribal Communities and $90 Million for Seattle’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. (details)
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3) WORLD & NATIONAL HEADLINES
As Economic and Social Council Concludes 2023 Management Segment, Speakers Stress Clear Calls for Action Needed to Advance 2030 Agenda, Tackle Global Crises
There must be clear calls to action in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, resolving global tax unfairness and bridging a dangerously widening digital divide, speakers stressed, as the Economic and Social Council concluded its 2023 management segment today. (UN PRESS)
General Assembly Proclaims 12 July International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, Aiming to Raise Awareness about Importance for Health, Sustainability
Delegates Also Elect 19 Member States to Economic and Social Council
Stressing the need for global and regional cooperation to manage and mitigate the effects of sand and dust storms, the General Assembly today adopted by consensus a resolution establishing 12 July as International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, to be observed annually. (UN PRESS)
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab State. (USUN)
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a Joint Press Availability (STATE DEPT.)
Pentagon Spokesman Addresses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine and Race.
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder resumed briefing today after a grueling around-the-world trip with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. (DOD)
NATION🗽
Statement from President Joe Biden on May Jobs Report--WH dated 6/2/23
Chief Compliance Officer Convicted of $50M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Florida man today for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.(DOJ)
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Resolves Sexual Harassment Compliance Review of Val Verde Unified School District in California. (Dept. of education)
HUD MAKES $22.5 MILLION IN FUNDING AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES FOR JOBS PLUS PROGRAM
Funding will help public housing residents gain employment and education opportunities.(HUD)
FDA Permits Marketing of First COVID-19 At-Home Test Using Traditional Premarket Review Process. (FDA)
4) BUSINESS 📉
One Year In: Treasury Department’s Capital Projects Fund Connecting Nearly Two Million Families and Businesses to Affordable, High-Speed Internet. --Treasury Dept.
Agencies propose interagency guidance on reconsiderations of value for residential real estate valuations
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System--THE FED
USDA Announces Tool to Assist Small Businesses and Individuals in Identifying Procurement Opportunities--USDA
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVITES BUSINESSES, WORKERS TO SHARE BEST WORKPLACE SAFETY, HEALTH PRACTICES--Dept. of Labor
Time is running out: Taxpayers missing $1.5 billion in refunds for 2019 must file by July 17--IRS
IN FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS 👀📋
IN FOCUS: KILMER APPLAUDS INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT
$2.6 BILLION NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION FRAMEWORK INCLUDES NEARLY $400 MILLION FOR TRIBAL PRIORITIES.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) applauded the announcement of a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal climate resilience through the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation Rep. Kilmer supported in August 2022. This initiative will support communities and people on the frontlines of climate change, dedicating nearly $400 million specifically for Tribal priorities and benefiting coastal communities on the Olympic Peninsula.
“Folks in Washington’s coastal communities are already feeling the impacts of climate change,” said Rep. Kilmer. “NOAA’s implementation plan, announced today, will help deliver critical funds to support the health of our fisheries on the Pacific Coast, ensure Washingtonians can successfully adapt to a changing climate, and reflect the priorities of Tribes in our region. Today’s announcement reflects a powerful commitment by the Biden Administration to protecting marine ecosystems, enhancing our ability to respond to climate change, and keeping our commitments to Tribal nations.”
“Under President Biden’s leadership, we are making the most significant direct investment in climate resilience in the nation’s history,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “As part of our more than $2.6 billion investment in regional coastal resiliency and conservation projects, we will be dedicating $390 million directly to Tribal priorities for habitat restoration and bolstering fish populations, and supplying crucial funding to ensure our coastal communities are better prepared for the effects of climate change.”
"This massive investment will go a long way in helping NOAA prepare communities for natural disasters and more effectively address the environmental and economic impacts to help millions recover from these events,” said U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves. “It’s no mistake that NOAA finds its home in the Commerce Department, where we remain fully committed to its mission.”
“We are investing in America and empowering communities to understand and take action to address their risks to climate change and ensure they continue to thrive now and into the future,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “We can’t do it alone and look forward to engaging partners, building resilience, and supporting conservation with this funding.”
The $2.6 billion in climate investments will support coastal communities’ resilience to changing climate conditions through funding and technical assistance for capacity building, transformational projects that help protect communities from storms and flooding, the creation of quality climate-related jobs, and improved delivery of climate services to communities and businesses. These programs include:
Tribal Priorities ($390 million): NOAA will provide funding specifically for tribes to support habitat restoration, fish passage, capacity building, science, fish hatcheries, and Pacific salmon.
Climate Resilience Regional Challenge ($575 million): NOAA will fund a new competitive grant program that will invest in holistic, collaborative approaches to coastal resilience at regional scales. This will include two funding tracks: Regional Collaborative Building and Strategy Development, and Implementation of Resilience and Adaptation Actions. Details will be available in early summer.
Climate-Ready Fisheries ($349 million): NOAA will support projects to conserve fisheries and protected species in coastal regions around the country. This work will enable NOAA to build dynamic fisheries management systems that incorporate climate and ecosystem environmental data to support management decisions.
Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators ($100 million): NOAA will fund a new competitive business accelerator program to fill a critical unmet market need. These accelerators will support businesses with coastal and ocean-based resilience products and services related to NOAA’s mission as they navigate commercialization pathways. These businesses will help communities prepare for, adapt to, and build resilience to changing climate conditions. Details will be available in early summer 2023. NOAA will also advance existing resilience-related funding opportunities, through programs such as the National Oceanographic Partnership Program and the Ocean Technology Partnership program.
Climate-Ready Workforce ($60 million): NOAA will meet the emerging and existing needs of employers by placing workers in high-quality jobs that enhance climate resilience. Funding will also aid training and support services that will help American workers advance their careers and implement climate resilience efforts within the public and private sectors. Details on this new competition will be available in early summer.
The framework for the $2.6 billion also includes additional funding for high-quality project applications received through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law competitions, non-competitive funding for the Integrated Ocean Observation System, support for marine and Great Lakes sanctuary designations, Technical Assistance to states, localities, tribes, and other partners, and funding for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. The second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Climate Ready Coasts Notices of Funding Opportunities is expected this summer.
NOAA’s remaining Inflation Reduction Act funding will also support critical infrastructure improvements for NOAA facilities that are essential to NOAA’s mission, including the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington; construction of two charting and mapping research vessels, as well as critical mid-life repairs for NOAA Fisheries survey vessels; high-performance computing capacity; and facilities projects at multiple national marine sanctuaries, including at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
Question: What does this relate to the cost of a can of bake beans at Safeway? I'm waiting! While high prices at the grocery store shock shoppers, the above article has nothing to do with lowering the price of food, none what so ever! Wasn't this " Inflation reduction act." Was to handle that? Sounds a lot like pork chomp legistation to me. Time to give these Democrats their walking papers vote them out for messing up our ecomony.
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS
Clallam County work session for 6/12/23
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06122023-850
Clallam County Commission meeting for 6/13/23
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06132023-851
DACC MEETING FOR 6/13/23
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06132023-848
PORT Of Port Angeles Commission 6/13/23
https://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06132023-687
City of Sequim Council meeting for 6/12/23
https://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2843
City of Forks Council meeting for 6/12/23
https://forkswashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Agenda-20230612.pdf
Clallam County PUD meeting for 6/12/23
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Commission meeting for 6/12/23
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/17651677-e842-42d6-a86a-07fd3626bf62
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING AGENDA For 6/12/23
https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=1968
Port of Port Townsend Commission meeting for 6/14/23
https://portofpt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023-06-14-CommMtg-Agenda-Packet.pdf
🙏Weekly devotional
BIBLE VERSE: Colossians 3:13 (New King James Version)
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Weekly Bible Study
Abortion
About forty years ago some countries began allowing abortions to be performed legally. Then in 1973, abortion was legalized in the United States. In 1979, fifty-five million abortions were performed in the world. Millions of abortions are still performed each year worldwide, and are legal according to man’s laws! Herod’s killing of a few babies in Bethlehem is insignificant in comparison (Matthew 2:16-18). The Pharaoh who ordered the Hebrew male children slain to hold down the population is made to look like a modern-day ecology hero (Exodus 1:15-22).--TFTW
https://truthfortheworld.org/abortion-and-euthanasia
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THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS
EXPLAINED: Why the Donald Trump indictment is BEYOND 'STUPID'
Donald Trump just became the first U.S. president to be indicted by the Department of Justice on federal charges. He’s facing seven counts related to his storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home. But something about this smells like it’s ALL about politics. In this clip, Pat and Stu — filling in for Glenn — break it all down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJfLNNH2sA
Philemon - Profitability and Providence--TFTW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utk8zwqKHck
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