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Pollution Update 12-19-13

Pollution Update

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Springfield-based Mid Valley Metal Recycling a letter on Dec. 9 for failing to submit stormwater monitoring results for 2012-13 for its facility on South A Street in Springfield, which has a DEQ-issued Clean Water Act permit to discharge pollution to the Springfield Millrace. DEQ also sent a letter to David L. Penegor on Dec. 11 for solid waste, waste tire, used oil and spill violations at a site on Brabham Road in Pleasant Hill near Highway 58. Continue reading →

War Dead 12-19-2013

War Dead

In Afghanistan • 2,290 U.S. troops killed (2,290 last week) • 19,526 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,514) • 1,452 U.S. contractors killed (1,452) • 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA) • $681.5 billion cost of war ($679.8 billion) • $281.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers                    ($281.1 million)     In Iraq • 4,423 U.S. troops killed, 31,941 wounded Continue reading →

How global warming works

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These days the fact that climate change is happening is a given (and yeah, we say "climate" change becaue when you say "global warming" people tend to point to a cold snap and say, how is THAT global warming?  Because, climate change.) But can you explain how the global warming/climate change phenomenon works? No worries, this cartoon will do it for you in under a minute. '   Continue reading →

How to 86 in Eugene

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"Hey, man. Don't steal her purse (that's how you talk in Eugene, where everyone's a hippie)," says former Eugene bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler on the Small Screen site as he tells the story wearing a Red Agave T-shirt. Morgenthaler has a show on the site called The Morgenthaler Method, born out of his longtime blog.  Continue reading →

Uruguay legalizes pot

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Crowds cheer as Uruguay Senate legalizes the production and sale of marijuana. President Jose Mujica called for legalization as a way of combatting the illegal drugs industry that has been disastrous for parts of the country. The measure now goes to the president for his signature. Continue reading →