Editor's Take: April 08, 2008
The Klamath want dams removed.
Dams if You Do, Dams if You Don't
Four tribes broke rank with conservationists yesterday and cut a deal with the federal government to end their longstanding opposition to dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. In return, the Yakama, Colville, Umatilla and Warm Springs tribes will receive $900 million for restoring salmon habitat. The tribes see this as a solution to the enduring legal wars over salmon.
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Tribes Seal $900 Million Deal
Oregonian
04/08/2008
For decades, as Columbia and Snake river dams helped push salmon, sturgeon and lamprey numbers down, Northwest tribes battled the federal government over its treatment of what the tribes see as sacred species.
That dynamic changed Monday, when four tribes and the government announced a history-making deal.
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Asbestos Polluter Emerges from Bankruptcy
Missoulian
04/08/2008
W.R. Grace & Co. said Monday it has reached an agreement to resolve current and future asbestos claims against the company, which would allow it to emerge from bankruptcy without further obligations for asbestos injury.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs valued the agreement at $3 billion in cash and equity.
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Ore. Senator Recruits Powerful Allies to Fight LNG
Oregonian
04/08/2008
Sen. Ron Wyden has recruited a powerful group of peers in a renewed attempt to wrest back state authority for licensing liquefied natural gas terminals from federal energy regulators.
The outcome of the legislative drive could determine whether state or federal governments hold sway over LNG projects seeking a toehold in Oregon and what economic and environmental factors each might have to consider.
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Vancouver Island Communities Lose Schools
Victoria Times Colonist
04/08/2008
How can you have a community without a school? You can't.
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Oregon Doctor: Climate Change Makes You Sick
Oregonian
04/08/2008
Dr. Mel Kohn, the Oregon state epidemiologist, sees climate change in distinctly human terms. He links global climate change to health issues, like allergies and heatstroke.
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Eugene Churches Help Local Farms and Poor Families
Eugene Register Guard
04/08/2008
In addition to the weekly produce boxes, the program brings in revenue through the sale of "farmer bucks" -- coupons that can be redeemed at Farmer's Market and other local produce stands of participating farmers. The proceeds from coupons purchased but not redeemed are used to buy Community Supported Agriculture shares for low-income families.
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Obama, Hillary Hit Missoula
Missoulian
04/08/2008
About 1,500 supporters were on their feet in Neptune Aviation's hangar to welcome Clinton. She was campaigning in Montana on the heels of her husband, former President Bill Clinton -- he traveled across the Big Sky State early last week -- and her Democratic competitor, Barack Obama, who staged a full-house rally at the Adams Center on Saturday.
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Commentary: Lisa Brown: How to Help Working Families
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
04/08/2008
The arguments for equity and opportunity are irrefutable. Helping low-wage working families is rising to the top of the agenda for all those who want to see Washington's communities and our economy thrive in the 21st century.
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Commentary: An Elder Reflects on Life in the Tongass
Juneau Empire
04/08/2008
When I was born in Killisnoo, in 1908, the Tongass National Forest had just celebrated its first birthday. President Theodore Roosevelt set aside this land and water when Killisnoo was a bustling, productive community which produced much wealth. We processed everything from herring to whales and used everything from blueberries to Sitka Spruce.
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Commentary: Climate Change Brings Eco-Opportunity
Wall Street Journal
04/08/2008
Today's investors need to hear the same message: If you're worried that stopping global warming will wreck the economy, you're looking at this all wrong. Solving global warming will be an added cost, yes -- but a bargain compared with the economic cost of unchecked climate change. And fixing this problem will create an historic economic opportunity.
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