PUD Commissioner: Grid stability underlies our quality of life
Time to build local power generating capacity?Bernard urges public to get involved. By Paula Hunt Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Public Utility District commissioner Phyllis Bernard urged residents and business leaders to take a more active role in shaping the county’s power future, saying public participation is essential as the PUD plans long-term investments and…
Wildfire Pretense Logging: The Trojan Horse Destroying Public Lands
What do these recent actions on public lands have in common? The Orwellian “Fix Our Forests” Act. Trump’s executive order to expand American timber production. The rescinding of the Roadless Rule. “Emergency” designation across 112 million acres—59% of National Forests. All of them—unprecedented in scale and scope—push industrial logging under the pretense of “protecting” communities…
News roundup: The Gates of Doom
Climate scientists take Bill Gates to task. First off, thank you to everyone who joined last week’s virtual event, where four leading climate scientists shared about Bill Gates’ controversial climate memo. If you couldn’t make it, the full video is here. Rather than summarize the entire discussion, here are a few useful quotes — starting with…
Farewell to Bob Lynette
OCA founding board member dies at 88 Engineer, entrepreneur, social activist, visionary, and environmental hero Bob Lynette died on September 30 in the company of his loved ones. On top of a jet-propelled career in aerospace and wind energy, Bob combined a love of the outdoors–he could still outhike most folks into his 80s–with a…
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