Sunday - October 18th - Columbia Theater

This is a Short Notice Alert!! for this event at Columbia Theater, October 18, 2009, 3:00PM

Rising Tide North America: October 24, 2009, A Day Of Global Climate Action

350 Reasons Carbon Trading Won’t Work
Oct 16th, 2009

Rising Tide North America and Carbon Trade Watch would like you to join us on the October 24th day of global climate action to spread the word about the biggest financial scam in history – Carbon Trading.

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The USS Ranger On The Coast: Should We Let This One Get Away From Us Too?

GRP: A few sites down here were looked at favorably by this foundation and will likely be back for more talks that could offer 30-plus jobs and a crapload of tourism and spin-off revenue. Should we be agressive in attracting this historic attraction here?

A Brief History Of The USS Ranger


From the USS Ranger Foundation

The US Navy announced that the USS Ranger Foundation’s Phase I application for donation of the super-carrier ex-USS Ranger has been approved and moved the group into Phase two of the four-phase process.

Now the Work Begins!
The USS Ranger Museum is a privately funded project, with individual and corporate support, and therefore will not be utilizing City of Portland/Metro funding as a revenue base.
Phase two of the process has a 12 month timeline, during which the exact location of the museum complex will be finalized, environmental, marketing, business, neighborhood support and other studies will be completed and updated. Fund raising will increase, and national and international friends will be called upon to support the project.


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OPB's Think Out Loud: North Coast Wal-Mart To Be Featured Thursday, October 15, 2009

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From The Daily Astorian:Clatsop Commissioner Samuelson's Calls In Question

10/9/2009 11:46:00 AM

Samuelson calls raise anxiety

Commissioner contacts employers of people who signed petition against her; ballots are in the mail

By JOE GAMM - The Daily Astorian

As ballots go out for the commissioners' recall election today, some Clatsop County employees may be having second thoughts about signing the petitions.

For some families who depend on the county for their jobs, Clatsop County Commissioner Ann Samuelson has applied a low-heat, high-pressure approach to her fight to stay in office.

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From KGW:Obama? The Nobel Peace Prize?

Oct 9, 10:52 AM EDT
President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE Associated Press Writers

GRP: By any stretch of the imagination....I'm having difficulty swallowing this one! What is this saying...Let's go ahead and give this guy the award and hope he might earn it somewhere down the road?

OSLO (AP) -- President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.

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So, How Do I Finance That Solar Power Unit?

Something New Under The Sun, A Way To Finance Solar Power
BY ROB MANNING - OPB News
Portland, OR October 8, 2009 8:28 a.m.

A major San Francisco-based solar company wants to put solar panels on your roof, and it wants to make it cheap.

Solar City is announcing Thursday a program that would allow Oregon households to put panels on their roofs without taking out a big loan. Rob Manning has more.

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Fact: Columbia River Salmon Enhancement - Bonneville Power Authority Alone Will Spend $75 Million A Year For The Next 10 Years

From High Country News: To the BPA(Bonneville Power Authority), PATH is ancient history. The agency says that its funding process these days is more fair and generous than ever before. In 2008 alone, the BPA spent $80 million dollars on salmon research. Another $75 million a year for the next 10 years has been earmarked for science should the 2008 recovery plan pass judicial muster. According to Bill Maslen, the director of the BPA's Fish and Wildlife Program, this money is doled out through an open, democratic and cooperative process. "Every year we go out and identify what projects need to be done, and we travel the region, trying to build consensus on what we can do. Then we fund projects accordingly. And we've done more of that consensus-building this year than we ever have in years past," he says. Anderson's former grad student, Rich Zabel, says that funding pressures, or even the high-stakes legal battles in which his fish-passage model is used, have no effect at all on his work for NOAA. "I've never felt any political pressure here, and I'll tell you what, if I did, I'd quit (my job) kicking and screaming," he says. "My job is simply to produce the best science possible."

Deadline Looms For Portland Mayor Adams Recall Petition

D-Day for Recall Mayor Adams campaign
09:23 AM PDT
Monday, October 5, 2009

By TERESA YUAN and Kgw.com Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Monday marked the deadline for the recall effort of Portland Mayor Sam Adams.

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So, Just What Is A Moderate Republican?

Moderate Republican.net:"So, just what is a moderate Republican? Some on the far-right would call us "RINOs" or "Republicans in Name Only." However, the moderate wing of the party has a well-established history. Paul Peter Jesep, founder of ModerateRepublican.com offers a fine defense of what it means to be a "progressive conservative.""

Just What Is A Moderate Republican

C.E.D.R.-Clatsop Economic Development Resources: Who Are They? What Do They Do?

Ever had any direct experience with or direct benefit from this group?

How do they shape up in our community?

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Uh-Oh!: Bradwood Landing/NSNG Hits Another Snag!!!

Gas terminal proposed on the Columbia River hits new snag
By Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian
September 29, 2009, 7:47PM

The marathon regulatory review of a liquefied natural gas terminal proposed on the Columbia River just got longer.

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Hazen/Samuelson Recall Election Date Set And Voter Registration Information

Clatsop County Department Information Release

The Oregonian Editorial Board Is At It Again And It's Got That Smell Of LNG All Over It?

GRP: Uh-Oh!!!! The Oregonian Editorial Board Has Come Up With Yet, Another Editorial That Strangely Stinks Of What Would Appear To Be , Once Again, Obvious Input From Bradwood Landing/NSNG Because It Sure Isn't From Any On-Scene Reporter From Their Staff That Would Have A "Hoot-In-Hell's Idea" Of What Was Actually Going On Down Here. Who's their Rep Down Here, Lori Tobias Is It?

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Recall is being misused in Clatsop LNG fight
By The Oregonian Editorial Board
September 26, 2009, 10:02AM

Wrongheaded recall elections looming in Clatsop County are a sure sign the fight over liquefied natural gas development there has gotten out of hand.

GRP: Fitting irony that the comments to this...this...piece of...Seemingly pro-lng propaganda, from The Oregonian, seems to match the majority of sentiment of the citizens of Clatsop County and The Lower Columbia River region, as it has from day one and that is, they do not appear to be in favor of it or the elected and appointed officials serving in their trust colluding with these private "Energy Speculators" to ram this stuff down their throats as the record should clearly show.

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GRP Straw Poll: How Would You Vote On A Recall Of Clatsop County Commissioner Patrica Roberts? Has Closed

Of a total of 78 voters:

64 (82%) said Yes to recall


14 (17%) said No to recall

We All Know Where This Is Going Don't We?

Maybe the below information may jog a few memories, even of 4 members of the current sitting Clatsop County Board of Commissioners and how any one of them can say they are just following simple "Quasi Judicial" procedure beats the hell out of me.Maybe us lowly citizens out here, who these people serve, are not on the same intellectual plane as these four who seem to have short as hell memories of what they do.

This information taken directly from:

FINDINGS OF APPROVAL OF CORE ELEMENTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED APPLICATION FROM BRADWOOD LANDING, LLC, FOR PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS TO DEVELOP AN LNG MARINE TERMINAL, PIPELINE, AND RELATED FACILITIES AT BRADWOOD, CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON

ADOPTED BY CLATSOP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS March 2008
24. Pipeline Segment in OPR Zone
24.1 Proposed Development At pipeline mile 5.3, near River Ranch, the pipeline is proposed to pass through about 0.7 of a mile of land zoned Open Space, Parks and Recreation.174 The Comprehensive Plan designates this land “Conservation Other Resources.”
24.2 Action Requested and Criteria for ApprovalThe requirements of the OPR Zone are set forth in L3.580. The zone contains no provisions for a natural gas pipeline. The applicant therefore proposes an amendment that would add such a provision to the zone. The amendment would add the following words to the list ofuses permitted outright in Section 3.584: “15. cable, sewer line, water line or other pipeline.”With that amendment, the applicant then asks that the County allow this segment of thepipeline outright, as provided by the amended text.

So, now are you 4 Commissioners sure and let's just pretend we are using "Common Sense" here, that this current decision has nothing whatsoever to do with this same piece of property you just approved again for rezoning favorable to LNG related Pipelines again 4 to 1?

One other question I have, since Commissioner Hazen was hot to try to bring up the issue of "Ex-Parte Contact" regarding Commissioner Rohne's conversations on this issue with his District 4 constituents, should there be some concerns about Bradwood Landing property owner and key player in that proposed project, Ken Leahy's contributions to two sitting Commissioners PACs?

Is that legal?

A Conflict of Interest?

A Prejudicial position that may require recusal from further input?

The Public Record Shows:
596645 - 08/22/2009 - Original - Friends of Ann(10227) - Ken Leahy - Cash Contribution - $220.00

442190 - 10/10/2008 - Original - Committee to Elect Patricia Roberts (12810) - Ken Leahy - Cash Contribution - $1,000.00

Considering Wetlands Mitigation on OPR zoned property is allowable, trying to use the term "Quasi Judicial" in justifying, once again, what amounts to, in my view, irresponsible and careless manipulation of our zoning and Comprehensive Plan in the ultimate interest of an ulterior agenda just doesn't sit well, I'm sure, with many and really, don't we all know where this is going?

North American Natural Gas: 100 Years Worth!

100 years worth of Natural Gas reserves with more coming and from us, not a foreign supplier, to bridge that transiton to Sustainable/Renewable energy resources.

Based on that, do we need LNG Storage/Transfer Terminals?

Excerpt above from most recent "Public Mailer" being distributed by Bradwood Landing/NSNG

Not for our own supply but, look at the profits to be made in exporting the stuff and Bradwood Landing/NSNG implies that they wouldn't even think of such a dastardly thing.

ANGA Says: "* Major new resources of unconventional shale natural gas are dampening forecasts for America’s needs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from foreign countries."

Palomar Says: “The Palomar East pipeline would provide the NW Natural system [Oregon’s largest distributor of natural gas to homes, businesses, and industry] with benefits in terms of added capacity and options for North American gas, whether or not any of the LNG terminals [proposed for Oregon] were built,” the report states on Page 12.

As noted in the Wall Street Journal: “[Natural gas] production is up 8 percent this year, according to government data, and the growth is expected to continue as companies drill thousands of wells in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, and look at massive new reserves in Appalachia and Canada.”

ANGA Says: 97% of the Natural Gas used in The United States comes from North America

Huhtala Blasts Witt's Environmental Record!

For immediate release September 22, 2009
Contact Peter Huhtala (503) 468-8038

(Astoria, Oregon) Today the Oregon League of Conservation
Voters released their 2009 legislative scorecard

OLCV Legislator Score Card

District 31 Representative Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie) scored
76%.

His challenger, Huhtala, expressed disappointment.

Peter Huhtala of Astoria seeks to replace Witt in the
Oregon House of Representatives.

The two will have a chance to square off in the May 2010 Democratic primary.

“Witt delivered a mediocre performance for the environment.
Only four Democrats in the Oregon House had lower scores,”
said Huhtala.

“The environment is a vital part of the quality of life
that defines Oregon,” Huhtala added, “From voting against
reducing field burning to sponsoring a bill to fast-track
LNG, Witt made the wrong decisions."

Wal-Mart: "The Secret" Is Out!!!

All this time my money, along with a bunch of others, would have been on Wal-Mart going in out at Iverson Farms Property at Miles Crossing but, that "Secret Nygaard Property" behind Putnam's ProLube?

That's what I hear.

Yeah, that property nobody knows about.

That property that nobody in Clatsop County knows about what's going to happen there but Martin Nygaard?

Could this be true?


GRP: Well, It's a go as of yesterday, September 21, 2009, as confirmed by the Daily Astoian

Wonder what's going in beside Shilo Inn?
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The Economics Of Wal-Mart