Saturday, February 04, 2012

An All Too Familiar Story: The LNG Battle Begins In British Columbia

The Proposed Kitimat B.C. LNG Terminal
(Phot0:Apache Canada Ltd. - Calgary Herald)
February 3, 2012
Larry Pynn - Vancouver Sun
Liquefied natural gas may not pose the same risk as an oil spill, but it does threaten human safety and the environment — to the point the Canadian government has opposed a U.S. proposal to ship LNG on the East Coast.
And while natural gas is seen as a cleaner fossil fuel than coal or oil, the process of extracting that gas is raising concerns related to water supplies and greenhouse-gas emissions.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Bonamici Wins Oregon District One Congressional Race


FINAL UNOFFICIAL SUMMARY SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION
JANUARY 31, 2012
CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON
RUN DATE: 01/31/12 11:13 PM
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 33) . . . . . 33-100.00%
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 20,224
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 11,253
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 55.64%
Representative in Congress, 1st District
Vote For 1
James Foster (LBT) . . . . . . . 353-3.14%
Rob Cornilles (REP) . . . . . . . 4,321-38.46%
Suzanne Bonamici (DEM) . . . . . . 6,060-53.94%
Steven Reynolds (PRO) . . . . . . 457-4.07%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 44-.39%
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 6
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 12
In Multnomah County, Bonamici wins it, 75 % to Cornilles' 20%.
In Columbia County, Bonamici wins it, 49% to Cornilies' 40%.
In Washington County, Bonamici wins it, 52% to Cornilles' 40%.
.Cornilles wins it in Yamhill County, 48% to Bonamici's 43%.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Recreational Lands Planning Advisory Committee Seeks Applicants

Monday, January 30, 2011

Clatsop County Community Relations

Clatsop County is seeking applicants for a vacancy on the Recreational Lands Planning Advisory Committee.

The citizen committee assists in developing long-range plans for county parks, and formulating amendments to the recreation lands element of the county’s comprehensive land-use plan. The committee meets once a month.

The opening is for a term ending in February 2015. The county board of commissioners will make the appointment.

Applications must be turned in by March 1 to the County Manager’s Office to be considered for an appointment. Application forms are available from the office at 800Exchange St., Suite 410, by calling (503) 325-1000 or online at www.co.clatsop.or.us

Released by:Tom Bennett
Community Relations Coordinator
(503) 325-1000