If you missed the weekend protest against offshore oil and gas drilling, here’s a way to experience it on your computer. We’re getting video and photos from some of the Hands Across the Sand events in Oregon. There were 17 of these gatherings in Oregon on Saturday, part of a national movement to draw...
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Hundreds of Oregonians, maybe thousands, will join hands tomorrow to send a message about offshore oil drilling. It’s called Hands Across The Sand. More than a dozen events are planned across the state.
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With words like “disaster” and “offensive”, it’s not hard to see what Northwest environmental groups think about President Obama’s plan to expand offshore oil drilling. Governor Kulongoski even had something to say, although it’s hard to tell from the press release if he thinks this is a good or bad idea.
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SALMON KILLING PESTICIDES NOAA is calling for some pretty tough restrictions on three commonly used pesticides, diazonin, malathion, and chlorpyrifos. The report, officially known as a Biological Opinion, says these three chemicals can damage or even kill salmon. It describes them a threat to 27 species of threatened and endangered salmon on the west...
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