Category Archives: Technology

Invasive Species Panel at U of O Environmental Law Conference

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Astoria Bob

Joining the list of exciting subjects discussed at this year’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at the University of Oregon, running March 4-6 in Eugene, will be a panel entitled “Environmentalism Gone Awry: The war on invasive species – … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Consumption

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Astoria Bob

I’ve come across a few great websites in the last few days, and I thought I’d share them with the world… First of all, I finally sat down to read (via i-Pad) the latest issue of the Watershed Sentinel, a … Continue reading →

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Smart meters — not!

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Astoria Bob

I thought smart meters, used to help analyze home energy use and reduce it, were supposed to be a good thing. But, I just read an article from the Greenwire service of the New York Times that talked about several … Continue reading →

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Cool windmills!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Astoria Bob

Check out these vertical axis wind turbines that were installed on a windy hillside near Ashland, OR. And the accompanying article in yesterday’s Daily Astorian.

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Bridge to Nowhere

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Astoria Bob

This is a draft of an article I wrote at the beginning of 2008. I encountered it while pruning my e-mail to make sure I didn’t go over my “cloud” storage quota. Enjoy! Today I read in the Daily Astorian … Continue reading →

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Some articles from Sightline Daily

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Astoria Bob

I’m an avid reader of Sightline Daily, the daily e-mail news roundup of environmental news and views from Pacific Northwest newspapers, magazines, and other media. Today’s version had a few articles that were interesting reading, and I’m going to briefly … Continue reading →

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