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Science, not opinion & fears, should guide coal-train dust assessment
by Roger O. McClellan WASHINGTON and Oregon are in the middle of an intense debate about whether to expand facilities to ship coal to Asia. As a former resident of Washington state and one who has family that lives in … Continue reading
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Posted in Energy, Environment
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Coal exports: stop the “Death by a Thousand Studies”
by NW Spotlight The debate over the proposed export terminals in the Northwest still rages on with backers of the project vowing to construct the most environmentally, protective, state-of-the-art, shipping terminals and opponents, mainly progressive environmentalists and their allies, vowing … Continue reading
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Posted in Energy, Natural Resources
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Don’t use “green” red tape to block coal exports
Alliance for Northwest Jobs & Exports Labor and Business Leaders Call for Reasonable Reviews of Proposed Export Projects More bureaucracy will harm job creation and trade sector SEATTLE, Wash. – Labor and business leaders responded forcefully to the call from … Continue reading
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Posted in Employment, Energy, Environment
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Green Energy: All Feeling, No Thought
I was stumbling through the internet the other day in search of something pithy to say about Portland’s latest dust up over construction of new apartment houses with required parking for bicycles but not for automobiles when I ran across … Continue reading
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Liberalism, President Obama, Taxes
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Mythbusting at OMSI – Part 2: Earth Hall
by Eric Shierman In a follow up to my article last week about a trip to see the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s Mythbusters exhibit where I noticed some mythbusting of OMSI’s own at Life Hall, I also noticed … Continue reading
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Posted in Energy, Environment, Public Transportation
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Monopoly utilities: just another way to tax us
by Britt Storkson Monopoly utilities such as water and sewer systems, power companies, and phone companies traditionally were operated on a “at cost” basis – ratepayers were charged whatever it cost to provide the utility and no more. Not anymore. … Continue reading
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Posted in Energy, Government Regulation, Taxes
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