Our forests vs. biomass industry
Former Eugenean Josh Schlossberg has written an extensive article for Earth Island Journal on the impact of the biomass industry on our forests. Find it at http://wkly.ws/1tw Continue reading
Ted Taylor
Author: Ted Taylor
Cylvia Hayes makes a public statement
Oregon's First Lady Cylvia Hayes has been the subject of investigative reporting by Willamette Week and this afternoon issued a statement acknowledging an earlier "marriage of convenience." Continue reading
PBS to feature Eugene tiny houses
Tiny houses in Eugene and an interview with Pastor Dan Bryant will be featured in a 3:30 pm program on PBS this Sunday, Oct. 12. Continue reading
Herman Cain in Eugene Saturday
Remember Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and his 9-9-9 tax plan? The former Burger King executive briefly led the contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 but ended up supporting Mitt Romney. He will be in Eugene stumping for Art Robinson at noon Saturday, Oct. 11, at Rogue Ales Public House, 844 Olive St. Tickets are $25. Call Sally Johnson at 366-4607, email sally@artforcongress.com Continue reading
Decision nears on EWEB property
EWEB commissioners on Tuesday are expected to vote on a choice of three entities vying to buy and convert the utility’s vacant riverfront property into a "vibrant mixed-use district that will connect the city’s downtown core to the Willamette River," according to a statement today from EWEB. Continue reading
EmX Expansion To Take Out 230 Trees
About 230 trees will be cut down as part of the west Eugene expansion of LTD’s EmX bus rapid transit system, including a pair of stately big cedars by Hollywood Treasures on 7th Avenue. But Friends of Trees is not protesting. In fact, Erik Burke, director of Eugene’s FOT, says he welcomes what he sees as LTD’s long-term investment in Eugene’s urban tree canopy. Continue reading
Service planned for Lady Palmo
As we go to press this week, we hear that a public memorial service has been planned for Lady Jangchup Palmo, affectionately known as "Amala" and the person primarily responsible for bring the Dalai Lama to Eugene in May 2013. She died on Sept. 19 and the service will be from 3 to 5 pm Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Raggozino Performance Hall, Building 6, on the LCC main campus. Find more about her life at the Palmo Center for Peace and Education website www.palmocenter.org Continue reading
Oregon’s unprotected waterways
Many miles of Oregon waterways are not protected by the Clean Water Act. What can we do about it? Continue reading
Climate March Draws Huge Crowd Downtown
Did you drive to the Eugene People’s Climate March? That’s one of the questions being hotly debated in web comments and listserv discussions following the climate rally and march in Eugene Sunday, Sept. 21, corresponding with rallies in New York City and in 130 countries around the world. Some Eugeneans even flew to New York for the massive march there. Continue reading
MLK and climate change
Massive demonstrations for justice and peace have an impact on policy and Martin Luther King Jr.'s words ring true today in light of the threat to humanity from climate change. Continue reading