Then, because of great floods, the memory of things contained in these
instruments will suffer incalculable loss, even letters. This will
happen to the "Aquiloners" [the Northern People] by the will of
God.April 28, 2005
Nostradamus, Epistle to Henri II
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Perhaps the biggest issue this summer will be whether the dam operators
spill more water for fish passage, which will likely raise the cost of
electricity in a drought year when rates may already be high.
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Salmon Go To Court
In court now, the latest round in the fight between the federal
government and the pro-salmon coalition of tribes, conservationists,
and sport fisherman. The salmon advocates want to hold the feds
responsible for the harm done to salmon by the
Columbia and Snake River dams.
The most (unintentionally) hilarious quote from today's coverage comes
from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
....the Justice Department argued that the federal agencies that control
the 14 dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers cannot be held responsible
for the existence of the dams...
Uh... didn't the federal government build the dams in the first place?
Of course, the real issues are much more complex than I'm giving credit
for here. Much hinges on the extent to which the government is
responsible for dam-induced salmon mortality and what it must do to
protect the fish. Perhaps the biggest issue this summer will be whether
the dam operators spill more water for fish passage, which will likely
raise the cost of electricity in a drought year when rates may already
be high.
http://cascadiascorecard.typepad.com/blog/2005/04/salmon_go_to_co.html
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