Another day, another stroll in the snow, deeper now than the day before. Such is our fate as climate change utterly fails to make itself felt. This is the kind of winter we had several times in the 1970s and ’80s, if memory serves.  (hh)
The Blizzard of ’14
Written February 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
This winter storm may not become a routine event in western Oregon (we hope). Still, it is a useful reminder of what nature can do, and if we were not fully prepared this time, maybe we’ll do better from now on, or at least as long as we remember the Blizzard of 2014.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: climate change, coal, natural gas, Northwest Natural, Pacific Power, wildlife, Winter weather
Tags: climate change, coal, natural gas, Northwest Natural, Pacific Power, wildlife, Winter weather
In winter’s grip
Written February 6th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
… and wishing we were in a place with a warmer climate. (hh)
Gun hearing: Reason still missing
Written February 6th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
For two and a half hours Thursday morning, witnesses at a state Senate committee hearing in Salem disagreed about SB 1551, which would expand the background check required in gun transactions to private sales and gifts. Chairman Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene kept track and said the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from 20 witnesses for the bill […]
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: background checks, gun control, SB 1551, Senator Close, Senator Prozanski
Tags: background checks, gun control, SB 1551, Senator Close, Senator Prozanski
Obama and his climate hubs
Written February 5th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
The federal government is doing something else to save us from climate change. The Washington Examiner’s headline: “Obama Administration Creates ‘Climate Hubs’ to Combat Extreme Weather.” Well, too bad they’re not in time to combat and perhaps repel what’s forecast for the Willamette Valley starting Thursday: another bout of snow and maybe ice.
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Tags: climate change, global warming, Global Warming Realists, Obama's climate hubs
Tags: climate change, global warming, Global Warming Realists, Obama's climate hubs
These gulls waited in vain
Written February 4th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
I didn’t have to ask what these gulls were doing in the parking lot at Albany’s Timber-Linn Park on this February day. They were waiting for somebody to come around to feed the ducks in the lake, and they meant to be there to claim their share.
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Energy mandates: You pay more
While Oregonians cope with high fuel and heat bills this winter, Democrats in the legislature are working to make sure prices stay high and rise even more. They are working on legislation to cause consumers to pay more for gasoline and diesel, and for electricity too. You’d think voters would put a stop to that, but […]
Tags: HB 4126, low carbon fuel, Oregon energy policy, renewable energy mandate, SB 1570, Sen. Lee Beyer