Editor's Take: April 11, 2008
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Where Have All the Salmon Gone?
Every spring, the government mulls it over: to fish or not to fish? This year, don't bother digging your rod and reel out of the closet. There’s no salmon fishing off the California and Oregon coasts. And if you like a little wild king on your dinner plate, be prepared to pay for it.
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U.S. Halts Commercial Salmon Season
Los Angeles Times
04/11/2008
Federal regulators, worried about sagging runs up and down the coast, agreed Thursday to cancel this year's commercial and recreational catch of chinook -- the prized king salmon of the fish market -- off California and Oregon.
The ban adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council after a weeklong meeting in Seattle marks the new low point for a trade enshrined in the West since the Gold Rush.
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Wild Sky Wilderness Nears Approval
Seattle Times
04/11/2008
After nearly nine years of work and four tries, the proposed Wild Sky Wilderness Area seems finally headed for approval, designating the first major new wilderness in Washington in a generation.
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Complaint Filed with UN about Vancouver Housing
Georgia Straight
04/11/2008
A class tour of Vancouver's impoverished Downtown Eastside has led two UBC students to draft a human-rights complaint that will be filed against Canada before the United Nations.
The complaint will be brought before the UN Human Rights Council by the Impact on Community Coalition, Pivot Legal Society, and the Carnegie Community Action Project. These groups have been critical of the adverse impact of the 2010 Olympics on housing.
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Homeless Numbers Double in Vancouver Suburb
canada.com
04/11/2008
Homeless numbers are on the rise in Burnaby and New Westminster, according to preliminary numbers from the 2008 Metro Vancouver homeless count.
In Burnaby, there were 77 street homeless and nine listed as staying in shelters for a total of 86, including accompanying children.
The 77 figure is up from 38 in the 2005 count, which translates to a 103 per cent increase, or 39 more people on the streets.
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New Forest Rule Sparks Disagreements
Oregon Public Broadcasting
04/10/2008
The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a sweeping policy meant to guide whether Northwest forests will be logged or protected. An earlier version of the policy was tossed out last year. And as Rob Manning reports, federal officials and conservationists disagree over what the new plan actually means.
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Calif. Climate Policymaker Linked to Car, Oil Firms
Los Angeles Times
04/11/2008
Daniel Sperling is an arbiter of auto emissions, and his institute got millions from such companies.
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Oregon Law Hits Ctrl-Alt-Del on E-Waste
Oregonian
04/11/2008
The state mandates free drop-off sites to keep old computers and other electronics out of landfills.
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Montana Bighorn Sheep Herd Decimated
Helena Independent Record
04/11/2008
The wild bighorn sheep in the Elkhorn Mountains have suffered an "all-age die-off," with only 19 found alive last week.
"We should have had around 220, plus or minus a few," said Tom Carlsen, a Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist.
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Bringing the City to Suburbia
Toronto Globe and Mail
04/11/2008
Larco Investments hopes to bring urban lifestyles to South Surrey.
"Our vision is to create an urban neighbourhood in the heart of a suburban market," says Rick Amantea of Larco Investments' development team.
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Blue Collar, White Collar, Green Collar Jobs?
KUOW
04/11/2008
You've heard of blue collar and white collar jobs. Now there's a lot of buzz about green collar jobs. The Democratic Presidential candidates are talking about them. So are the Democratic Governors of Washington and Oregon. But even advocates have a hard time defining what a green collar job is.
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