Hoping to slow down global climate change, the Obama administration is pushing ahead with its crackdown on power plants that burn fossil fuels. If it wasn’t so expensive to consumers and harmful to the economy, this would be amusing to watch, especially from the vantage point of the Oregon coast.
Bottle Bill: Higher deposits, but why?
Albany’s “BottleDrop” will open as scheduled, but not in time to prevent the state Bottle Bill from becoming more expensive to consumers in 2017. And the increase then may not be justified. Read on if you want to know why.
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