Posted in Conservation, DeFazio Watch, Oregon, Oregonian, salmon on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Representative Peter DeFazio will kick Dick Cheney while he’s down, but won’t stand up for salmon on the Columbia. For those of you behind on this story, check out the Washington Post article that all the news outlets are referencing (but not linking to for whatever reason).
[Photo: Cheney Fly Fishing]
DeFazio signed a letter stating that [...]
Posted in Conservation, Events, Rogue River, books, eugene on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday night at the Eugene Public Library, Cascadia Wildlands Project, Oregon Wild and acclaimed Oregon author John Daniel teamed up to educate residents about the plight of the Rogue River.
I sat in the back, behind a sea of white and gray heads. A full house of tan, outdoorsy senior citizens had shown up to hear Daniel, [...]
Posted in Tweakers, eugene on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I saw this on a bumper sticker today and it’s probably the best Eugene, Oregon slogan I’ve ever seen:
I’d ride my bike, but some asshole stole it. -Eugene, OR
Some tweaker actually stole the light off of my handlebars a while back. THE LIGHT!
Posted in Tech, photos on June 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Random Google image search. This is pretty much what I’d imagine my data center would look like:
Posted in books on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve talked about this book before, but now I’m finished and recommending it with a B+ grade. The book is mostly about fringe characters in American society and the inner workings of the author Charlie LeDuff. It’s a fast read, entertaining and very true — even if there is no Truth. Chuck isn’t out to pronounce anything. [...]
Posted in Conservation, eugene, willamette river on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not going to lie to you. Blackberry remediation is terrible. But over the past three Tuesdays at 5:30 (usually late in my case) we have been digging out blackberries along the stretch of the Willamette River in Eugene. Trout Unlimited 678, Oregon Trout and Metro Planning have adopted a section of the river to clean out invasive [...]
Posted in Oregonian, global warming, oil on June 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced Legislation to repeal a $25,000 tax break for giant SUVs. From the Gristmill:
There used to be a tax break for businesspeople who bought any sort of car. Then in 1984, Congress changed the law to eliminate the breaks on vehicles that weighed less than 6,000 pounds, so that rich people [...]
Posted in Conservation, Register-Guard, salmon on June 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From the desk of Karl Mueller: This weekend TU 678 members assisted our coalition partner Save Our Wild Salmon to gather over 100 signatures urging Bob Lohn, Director of NOAA Fisheries to consider breaching the four lower Snake River dams in the Columbia River Bi-op. TU and Save Our Wild Salmon believe that this is [...]
Posted in Oregon Fishing, willamette river on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today Karl and I drifted the Middle Fork of the Willamette from a launch just west of Oakridge, down to Black Canyon. The weather was 15 degrees cooler than it had been earlier in the week and the fishing was slow. But both Karl and I hooked larger wild trout – which is why you fish [...]
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