Stop Hanford from becoming a National Radioactive Waste Dump – Hearings Starting‏

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by DavidDelk

Hi AfDers and friends,
 
It is time to comment at a public hearing scheduled in Portland on Tuesday, Oct 27th (7 PM at the Double Tree Inn near Lloyd Center – 1000 NE Multnomah) or via email or written letter. 
 
Comments are needed on the proposed revisions to the Tri-party Agreement (TPA) setting out the schedule and [...]

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PGE’s Boardman plant: Bad air, worse energy policy

Posted on October 4th, 2009 by DavidDelk

The Oregonian’s Steve Duin gets the story right again;this time on PGE’s proposal for continued use of the coal-fired power plant at Boardman.  As Steve notes, PGE has proposed spending (that is to say, having PGE ratepayers spend) $560 million to install scrubbers to reduce the amount of haze producing emissions.  And that will allow [...]

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