PORTLAND, Ore. — The first commercially licensed grid-connected wave-energy device in the nation, designed by a New Jersey company, Ocean Power Technologies, is in its final weeks of testing before a planned launch in October....
Adding to the breath-holding nature of the moment, energy experts and state officials said, is that Oregon is also in the final stages of a long-term coastal mapping and planning project that is aiming to produce, by late this year or early next, a blueprint for where wave energy could be encouraged or discouraged based on potential conflicts with fishing, crabbing and other marine uses.
The project’s leader, Paul Klarin, said wave technology is so new, compared to, say, wind energy, that the designs are like a curiosity shop — all over the place in creative thinking about how to get the energy contained in a wave into a wire in a way that is cost-effective and efficient....
Energy development groups around the world are closely watching what happens here, because success or failure with the first United States commercial license could affect the flow of private investment by bigger companies that have mostly stayed on the shore while smaller entrepreneurs struggled in the surf....
Fishing industry lobbyists and lawyers worry that a surge of wave energy could repeat what happened when hydroelectricity came to the Pacific Northwest in a big way starting in the 1930s. Builders then did not think through the dense ecological web that nature had devised around the tens of millions of salmon — suddenly blocked from their inland spawning routes — that had over millenniums become a cornerstone species for everything from bears to birds....
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Also see: Tide Has Turned in Maine
Look at what else is in the water:
"Portland, Ore., approves adding fluoride to water" by Steven DuBois | Associated Press, September 13, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. — The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to add fluoride to Portland’s water, meaning Oregon’s biggest city is no longer the largest holdout in the United States.
Now I'm really going to make waves because that stuff is poison!
The ordinance calls for city water to be fluoridated by March 2014.
Dental experts say fluoride is effective in fighting cavities.
That's a lie!
Opponents of public fluoridation say it is unsafe and violates an individual’s right to consent to medication.
Agreed.
‘‘Reasonable people can disagree, but the science is on the side of fluoridation,’’ Mayor Sam Adams said after the unanimous vote.
Actually, NO IT ISN'T, liar!
Opponents also say council members rushed into action without a public vote.
They plan to collect almost 20,000 signatures in the next 30 days to force a referendum early next year — before the mineral is added to a water supply that serves about 900,000 people in Portland and a few suburbs.
I'm wondering if they will rig that vote like they rigged Prop 37.
Public fluoridation remains an emotional topic in many parts of the country. The issue arose in Phoenix this week when a public stir prompted reexamination of a policy in place since 1989. After a contentious hearing Tuesday, council members voted to continue adding fluoride.
Wichita, Kan., residents will vote in November whether to add fluoride.
Portland’s drinking water already contains naturally occurring fluoride, though not at levels considered to be effective at fighting cavities.
Voters in Portland twice rejected fluoridation before approving it in 1978. That plan was overturned before any fluoride was ever added to the water.
Dozens of opponents turned out for the vote that went as expected. They booed and held signs that said ‘‘Public water, public vote.’’
They are heroes looking out for your kids' health!
Residents with thyroid issues, kidney disease, and multiple chemical sensitivity worry fluoridation will make their lives worse. Others are concerned it can cause cancer, autism, and other problems.
I wouldn't doubt it!
Commissioners counter that more than 200 million Americans drink water with added fluoride, and it doesn’t appear to cause great harm.
I think I'm finally seeing why so many Americans are damn near brain-dead.
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"Portland, Ore., approves adding fluoride to water" by Steven DuBois | Associated Press, September 13, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. — The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to add fluoride to Portland’s water, meaning Oregon’s biggest city is no longer the largest holdout in the United States.
Now I'm really going to make waves because that stuff is poison!
The ordinance calls for city water to be fluoridated by March 2014.
Dental experts say fluoride is effective in fighting cavities.
That's a lie!
Opponents of public fluoridation say it is unsafe and violates an individual’s right to consent to medication.
Agreed.
‘‘Reasonable people can disagree, but the science is on the side of fluoridation,’’ Mayor Sam Adams said after the unanimous vote.
Actually, NO IT ISN'T, liar!
Opponents also say council members rushed into action without a public vote.
They plan to collect almost 20,000 signatures in the next 30 days to force a referendum early next year — before the mineral is added to a water supply that serves about 900,000 people in Portland and a few suburbs.
I'm wondering if they will rig that vote like they rigged Prop 37.
Public fluoridation remains an emotional topic in many parts of the country. The issue arose in Phoenix this week when a public stir prompted reexamination of a policy in place since 1989. After a contentious hearing Tuesday, council members voted to continue adding fluoride.
Wichita, Kan., residents will vote in November whether to add fluoride.
Portland’s drinking water already contains naturally occurring fluoride, though not at levels considered to be effective at fighting cavities.
Voters in Portland twice rejected fluoridation before approving it in 1978. That plan was overturned before any fluoride was ever added to the water.
Dozens of opponents turned out for the vote that went as expected. They booed and held signs that said ‘‘Public water, public vote.’’
They are heroes looking out for your kids' health!
Residents with thyroid issues, kidney disease, and multiple chemical sensitivity worry fluoridation will make their lives worse. Others are concerned it can cause cancer, autism, and other problems.
I wouldn't doubt it!
Commissioners counter that more than 200 million Americans drink water with added fluoride, and it doesn’t appear to cause great harm.
I think I'm finally seeing why so many Americans are damn near brain-dead.
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Related: Government and Top University Studies: Fluoride Lowers IQ and Causes Other Health Problems
Yeah, no great harm.
And yet they put it in the water anyway?
