DeFazio set to attend FERC meeting tonight


Wednesday, November 29, 2006 | 3 comment(s)

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Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., will attent the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission town hall meeting tonight in North Bend.

FERC is holding two such meetings on the Oregon Coast this week for the purpose of taking comments on whether the four dams owned by the Pacific Corporation on the Klamath River should be re-licensed for up to a 50-year period, or if the dams should be removed.

This is an issue that has interested many salmon fishermen, since it's due to expected low returns of Klamath River fall Chinook that caused this year's commercial season closure on the South Coast.

Some fishermen agree that the dams should not be re-licensed and should be torn down, other fishermen don't. Some residents also feel that the benefits of generating electricity from the dams outweigh other issues.

The meeting schedule is as follows:

- North Bend: 7-10 tonight, at the North Bend Community Center, 2222 Broadway St.; and

- Newport: 7-10 p.m., Thursday, at the Shilo Inn, 536 S.W. Elizabeth St.

For more information, those interested can visit the FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov.
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OCAPA wrote on Aug 6, 2007 9:37 AM:

Although it is terrible that the tragedy in MN had to happen, it's refreshing to hear that Gov. Kulongoski is going forward with suggestions from the Oregon Concrete and Aggregate industries. The concrete and cement people have been yelling about the importance of these inspections and maintenance of bridges for years.

Pancho wrote on Jul 15, 2007 12:58 PM:

My kids are illegal, can we still get free lunch?

Just An Observer wrote on Nov 29, 2006 5:05 PM:

We need all the hydro power we can get. It's non-polluting and doesn't result in any global warming increase. If needed, rebuild the dams to be as fish friendly as possible but don't cut the flow of juice. Our nation's increasing demand for electricity means we need to keep in place all the hydro we can, otherwise we'll have to build even more polluting power stations or deal with even more nuclear waste that no state wants as we head toward building more nuclear plants. Sometimes choosing what is needed isn't easy but aquaculture can breed a lot more fish to make up for Klamath salmon runs being down much easier than we can build more power plants.


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