The Oregon Sierra Club has a lot to celebrate this year. The death of Bradwood Landing LNG for starters. Then there’s the almost certain early closure of the state’s only coal-fired power plant near Boardman.
So Saturday’s annual Shindig should be a happy event. Even Mother Nature seems to be celebrating by turning down the heat and providing some almost perfect Oregon summer weather.
Phantom Hill Wolf, Wood River Valley, Idaho. Photo by Randy Flood.
With the debate over wolves in Oregon heating up, the timing couldn’t be better.
The documentary, Lords of Nature, has a showing Monday night at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland.
A newly formed Facebook group is organizing a protest and boycott against BP – which now holds the title as “World’s Most Infamous Corporation.”
The excitement of Earth Week is over. But the news rolls on. Here are some interesting and newsworthy events coming up this week.
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Earth Week, here are a few ideas.
The world wide campaign known as Earth Hour is tomorrow, and across Oregon thousands of people, businesses, governments and other groups are signing up to take part. The idea – dim your lights for an hour, save some energy, and help raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change.
That includes Governor Kulongoski, who says he’ll dim the lights at the Governor’s mansion during Earth Hour, which runs from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.
Klamath Water Shortages
Governor Kulongoski heads south Tuesday to Klamath Falls for a meeting about a potentially severe drought in the Klamath Basin. This year is looking a lot like 2001, when there wasn’t enough water in the system for both farmers and salmon. He’ll meet with federal, state and local officials, as well as representatives for farmers and tribes. The Governor could declare a drought emergency, which would provide financial aid to farmers who may not have enough water to irrigate their crops this year.
Bradwood Landing LNG
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality heads to Astoria this evening for a public meeting on the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Could be interesting. DEQ is reviewing Clean Air, Clean Water and other permits that Bradwood needs before it can be built. It will explain that process at the meeting.
A recent letter from DEQ revealed that NorthernStar, the developers of Bradwood, have been putting some pressure on the agency to review and approve the permits by this summer. DEQ doesn’t appear to be in any hurry, just to make the company happy.
LNG In Oregon
Dan Serres of Columbia Riverkeeper brings us up-to-date on LNG issues at tonight’s meeting of Portland Green Drinks. His group is trying to stop two LNG projects along the Columbia River, and two natural gas pipelines that are connected to the those projects.
