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Posts Tagged ‘Oregon’
Pollution, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 12th, 2012,
Residents and visitors of a popular beach in the US State of Oregon were stunned when a massive rectangular dock float washed up on shore last week. The float turned out to be one of four from the fishing town of Misawa, Japan, which were pulled out to sea during last year’s tsunami. Another float washed up on a nearby island, while the other two have not been found. The dock was covered in hundreds of millions of flora and fauna, native to Japanese waters, but strangers to the Pacific Coast of the United States. The structure is home to…
Tags: debris, japan, Oregon, tsunami, US
Animals, Nature, Wildlife & Flora, May 14th, 2012,
A couple of months ago California’s only wild wolf went back to Oregon, leaving the Golden State effectively wolfless. But now he’s back in Cali and the paparazzi have caught him on film. Actually, OR7′s – or as he is sometimes referred to, Journey’s – photo was snapped by an employee of the California Department of Fish and Game From the Los Angeles Times: For the last couple of months he has wandered back and forth across the state border, most recently spending time in Modoc County. Tuesday, state fish and game staff were visiting ranchers, advising them that the…
Tags: California, coyote, journey, OR7, Oregon, wolf
Animals, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 7th, 2012,
Journey (aka OR-7), for a while the only Gray Wolf living wild in the state of California, has now packed up and returned north to Oregon. It was fun while it lasted, but like many who become disillusioned with the shallow glitz of celebrity, Journey is in need of real friends. Those don’t exist in California, not for wolves anyway. OR-7 won’t find a pack or a lone mate, since he is the only wild wolf known to set foot in California since the 1920s. Of course, since Journey is tracked by satellite thanks to a GPS collar, it’s easy…
Tags: California, gray, journey, or-7, Oregon, wolf
Animals, Conservation, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 13th, 2012,
Last month I mentioned a ‘celebrity wolf’, who has been making a solo journey of hundreds of miles (over 1,000 km) throughout the American State of Oregon – the great state in which I was born if anyone cares… didn’t think so. Anyway, the lone Gray Wolf, until now known by the clinical moniker OR-7, has made his way – like so many disillusioned loners in search of stardom – into California. He’s the only wild wolf known to set foot in the state in over 80 years. OR-7 has also got himself a new, infinitely more marketable, celebrity name:…
Tags: California, coyote, gray, journey, lone, or-7, Oregon, wild, wolf
Conservation, Wildlife & Flora, Dec 20th, 2011,
On Wednesday United States federal wildlife managers shot and killed one of only around 50 remaining wild Mexican Wolves living in the respective southwest and southeast portions of the US states of New Mexico and Arizona. The female wolf was raised in captivity and had only been released into the wild earlier this year as part of a government effort to reintroduce Mexican wolves into their former habitat. From the Associated Press: Numerous attempts were made to dart the wolf so she could be returned to captivity, but wildlife managers were not able to get close enough, said agency spokesman…
Tags: Arizona, Gray Wolf, killed, Mexican Wolf, Oregon, shot
Nature, Politics, Jun 14th, 2011,
With over 37 million inhabitants, California is by far the most populated state in the US. Despite its enormous physical area of 160,000 miles (414,000 square km) California still has 6 times the population density of its northern neighbor, Oregon. Oregon is lush, diverse and wild, with mountains, rugged coastline, forests and desert. Long known as a state with strong environmental policies, Oregon is increasingly becoming a large supplier of renewable energy to California. An area that spans parts of Oregon and Washington State is soon to become home the largest wind farm in the world. Who will buy all…
Tags: Bonneville Power Administration, BPA, California, hydro, northwest, Oregon, renewable energy, salmon, turbines, wind, wind farm
Climate Change, Green living, Science & Technology, Mar 24th, 2010,
Towns and cities around the globe have embraced the use of renewable energy. Most of the time, you’ll hear about people switching to solar or wind power, but the Oregon town of Klamath Falls took the road less traveled. This town of 20,000 is one of the few that uses geothermal power—for just about everything imaginable. The geothermal power of Klamath Falls is used to heat buildings, brew house kettles, and greenhouses. It’s kept their sidewalks warm since the early ‘90s and provides lighting for the local college campus. They are also looking to expand their geothermal use beyond heat…
Tags: AltaRock Energy, earthquakes, EGS, geothermal energy, Klamath Falls, Oregon, renewable energy
Science & Technology, Feb 8th, 2010,
Are you a fan of Facebook? If so, you may be interested in knowing that their data center is now powered by coal. Yes, that’s right. This leading social network is powered by the number one cause of climate change. Last month, Facebook vice president, John Heiliger, announced they would be building their first data center in Oregon. Given the amount of renewable energy available throughout the state, many figured that was the direction this social network giant was headed in. Unfortunately, that wasn’t entirely the case. Pacific Power, a division of PacifiCorp, is providing the electricity to the data…
Tags: Climate change, coal power, data center, Facebook, Oregon, Pacific Power, Pollution
