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Portland 6th Most Prepared American City for Oil Crisis
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China Taxes SUVs, Chopsticks
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City Club Warms to its Reading
In April, City Club’s book club, Citizens Read, will take up Elizabeth Kolbert’s Field Notes from a Catastrophe, copies of which can be purchased at City Club events or from the City Club office (10 percent of the purchase price will benefit the Club). Read the book in April and then meet to discuss with…
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Oil Distributors Appeal Oregon Apollo Ballot Title
A few weeks ago, we reported on Oregon Apollo, a ballot initiative on a program for biofuels and energy independence. I just received an alert from the campaign that a group of Oil distributors have appealed the ballot title assigned by the Attorney General’s office: On the legal front, two oil industry trade groups requested…
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This is Depressing
Rex passes this along from the SHIFT list: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0222-27.htm The scientific uncertainty in global warming isn’t about whether it’s occurring or whether it’s caused by human activity, or even if it will “cost” us too much to deal with it now. That’s all been settled. Scientists are now debating whether it’s too late to prevent…