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Vandals Destroy Beloved Oregon Rock Formation

Vandals Destroy Beloved Oregon Rock Formation

Oregon’s Cape Kiwanda sandstone pedestal, affectionately known as “the duckbill,” appears to have been intentionally destroyed by a group of vandals. Tourists have destroyed a beloved sandstone rock formation at Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area in Oregon.Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Visitor David Kalas of Hillsboro captured footage of a group of strangers pushing down […]

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    Cherished Redwood Region Threatened by Nickel Mines

    Cherished Redwood Region Threatened by Nickel Mines

    Hidden from the usual tourist circuit, two streams of southwestern Oregon tumble down from the Siskiyou Mountains through wild canyons embossed with pines and boulder fields. These unprotected waters are now threatened by nickel mines. This cherished region of Oregon and California does not have to be an impoverished and polluted resource colony of other […]

    Coal Export Terminal Draws Resounding ‘No’ at Washington Hearing

    Coal Export Terminal Draws Resounding ‘No’ at Washington Hearing

    Power Past Coal Concerned Southwest Washington and Oregon residents gathered yesterday at the official scoping hearing for the proposed coal export terminal in Longview, WA. A vast majority of the almost 600 attendees at the hearing opposed the proposed coal terminal; 111 of 157 speakers at the hearing spoke about their concerns about the project. […]

    The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC

    The Most Dangerous ‘Model’ Laws Written by ALEC

    Greenpeace By Cassady Sharp The same law that contributed to George Zimmerman walking free out of a Florida courtroom last weekend after taking the life of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was primarily written by the same super lobbying group behind legislation protecting natural gas companies from disclosing chemicals used in fracking. The American Legislative Exchange Council, […]

    Why Water Is Oregon’s New Gold

    Why Water Is Oregon’s New Gold

    Oregon Environmental Council By Teresa Huntsinger For generations, most Oregonians have had the luxury of taking water for granted. Today however, water isn’t as easy to come by. Oregonians who want to start up a business or establish a new farm aren’t able to secure new summertime water rights in much of the state. Worse […]