Editor's Take: October 22, 2009
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NW Shines in Energy Efficiency
Oregon, California, and Washington are among the top seven states in a ranking of US energy efficiency. Idaho is at No. 20. Energy conservation is smart policy because it's the cheapest form of new power. When it comes to creating more energy, renewable is the answer as Oregon is showing with a new wind turbine producer.
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Oregon excels at energy thrift
Eugene Register Guard
10/22/2009
Oregon is a top-tier state when it comes to making the most of all the coal, gasoline, and hydro-power it has, a new study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy found.
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Idaho nursery gives forests a start
Seattle Times
10/21/2009
A Coeur d'Alene nursery is a genetic storehouse for Western forests. One of six nurseries in the national forest system, it grows seedlings that can be used to replenish woods wiped out by fires.
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Washington coast's rising tide
Aberdeen Daily World
10/21/2009
By the end of this century, the sea level around Washington's coast will have risen an estimated three feet, essentially covering over the sand spits of Long Beach and Ocean Shores and pushing up the banks of Grays Harbor.
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Plug-in cars are nearly here, but charging stations lag
New York Times
10/21/2009
Even though several automakers plan to begin selling electric vehicles next year, their sales may be limited by the lack of a US infrastructure to support them.
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New Oregon plant will make wind turbines
Portland Tribune
10/22/2009
While other businesses struggle in this economy, Tigard's Powin corporation may have found a niche market that is thriving -- wind power. The company plans to extend its reach into that market.
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Alaska seeks delisting of polar bears
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
10/21/2009
The state of Alaska is trying to bolster its efforts to overturn the listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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Vancouver puts viaducts' future in play
Georgia Straight
10/22/2009
Different visions are being floated for viaduct overpasses in Vancouver, BC, including tearing them down, or turning them over to bicycle lanes and pedestrian park space.
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"Poster girl" of OR property rights wins case
Oregonian
10/22/2009
The Oregon Court of Appeals has ordered the Multnomah County to pay nearly $200,000 in fees to the lawyers who represented the late "poster girl" of the state's property rights movement.
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Picture of Manhattan Project life unearthed at Hanford
Tri-City Herald
10/22/2009
Archaeologists are sorting through what those early Hanford workers and their families threw away at the atomic boom town, seeing if what they find can tell more of the story of the Manhattan Project.
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Views: Clean-energy brings brighter economic prospects
Seattle Times
10/21/2009
The US Senate is beginning a debate about comprehensive climate and energy policy. Those who argue reform costs will be too great are missing the opportunity of a clean-energy transition and the innovation and prosperity it brings.
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