The Willamette Valley’s first snowfall of 2025 came today, Feb. 13. For me it meant I could skip the daily bicycle ride.
The ice storm that shut down this part of Oregon today was a fitting time to think about things, among them the best way to keep from freezing in our homes.
Wintertime temperatures don’t keep some of us from riding our bikes. We look forward to warming up again indoors when the ride is done. But these days some activists want to deprive Oregon citizens of convenient and affordable heating at home.
Northwest Natural, the gas company, is telling customers in Albany and elsewhere that it will be able to supply us with life-saving energy even as the state government is determined to essentially end the use of fossil fuels by 2050. Good luck with that.
The Oregon state government is about to adopt a program to all but stop the use of fossil fuels over the next 28 years. It seems strange that in describing the program for the general public, the administration of Governor Brown never says what this would do to citizens in Albany and elsewhere in the […]
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.
Blossoms and bills: Look at the temps
Even though the start of spring is still three weeks away, the sight of a lone yellow blossom Wednesday was a hopeful sign of milder weather.
Tags: Hyslop Weather Station, natural gas, Oregon Climate Service, power bill, temperatures, utility bills, weather