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January 17th, 2012 | Category: News, Oregon, United States | Defending Water for Life asks, “Where is this water coming from?” Also, it seems a little dangerous to us that a likely side effect is earthquakes. Whether it’s a rural area or not…
by weather.com and The Associated Press Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of the dormant Central Oregon volcano this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to [...]
Continue reading Project Pours Water into Volcano to Make Power
December 21st, 2011 | Category: News, Oregon, United States, Washington | Consultant says Oregon needs to ‘catch up’ with irrigated farmland
By MITCH LIES
Capital Press
PORTLAND — Until recently, Oregon Wheat Growers League president Craig Reeder said he thought the world revolved around wheat, potatoes, onions and corn.
After spending a year across the table from environmental advocate Joe Whitworth, Reeder said his priorities have changed.
Today, Reeder said, he cares as much about protecting fish as protecting crop yields.
Whitworth, president of the Freshwater Trust, said Reeder isn’t the [...]
Continue reading Farmers seek Columbia River water help
December 21st, 2011 | Category: Health, News, Oregon, United States, Washington |
Poll: Water Quality Top Environmental Concern Of NW Residents
OPB | December 7, 2011 | Portland, OR
Residents of the Northwest consider water quality their top environmental concern, according to a new survey released today by EarthFix.
Results of the survey suggest residents of the region may want to focus more on their own role in polluting major waterways if they want them to be more pristine.
David Hibbitts & Midghall (DHM Research) of Portland conducted a survey [...]
Continue reading Poll: Water Quality Top Environmental Concern Of NW Residents
July 14th, 2011 | Category: Nestlé, Oregon | Nestle is looking for a location in Oregon to build a bottling plant. Here is the link to learn more:
http://www.nestlewaterspnw.com/projectOverview.aspx
Here is the link to Defending Water for Life’s Oregon website:
www.defendingwater.net/oregon
April 6th, 2011 | Category: News, Oregon, United States | Published: Thursday, January 06, 2011, 7:53 PM Updated: Friday, January 07, 2011, 9:55 AM
By Scott Learn, The Oregonian The Oregonian
Oregon is poised to adopt the strictest standard for toxic water pollution in the United States, driven by concerns about tribal members and others who eat large amounts of contaminated fish.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed the new standard Thursday, nearly two decades after concerns about contamination in fish prompted studies that showed [...]
Continue reading Oregon poised to adopt the strictest standard for toxic water pollution in the U.S.
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