From lisa.howard at state.or.us Tue Dec 14 11:02:41 2010 From: lisa.howard at state.or.us (Howard, Lisa) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:02:41 -0800 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B5917017CFC4125@dlcdsxch01> Welcome to the Land Use News e-mail list! Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. 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Ron Wyden opened the Oregon Business Summit in Portland Monday with a pledge to take on the Obama administration over developing a wood-based biomass industry in Oregon. . . Dec 13: 'Cadillac Desert' withstands the test of time and technology (EurekAlert press release)... including improving urban water use efficiency, implementing a desalinization system by coastal cities, improvements in land-use practices that minimize ... Dec 12: PROTECTING SEA LIFE: NEW MARINE RESERVES, WAVE ENERGY A BAD MIX FOR OREGON -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/protecting_sea_life_new_marine.html We take exception to the notion, expressed in a recent editorial, that wave energy facilities should be sited within the newly proposed marine reserves off the Oregon coast "Leave room for wave energy," Nov. 27. . . Dec 11: Oregon land department makes "gutsy bet" in trading timber for a failed ... (OregonLive.com) Over time, as those cities expand, the new state property could become "incredibly valuable" for mixed-use and industrial development, Russell says. ... Umatilla, ODOT will present final plans for intersection (Hermiston Herald) The IAMP is a long-term transportation and land-use plan being developed to improve the function, safety and efficiency of the intersection. ... OPT prepares 150kW wave machine for ocean trials (BrighterEnergy.org) Ocean trials for the PB150 in Oregon are expected later in 2011 Wave power developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said today it has completed construction ... Dec 10: PGE'S COAL-FIRED BOARDMAN PLANT GETS APPROVAL TO CLOSE IN 2020, WITH FEWER POLLUTION CONTROLS (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/pges_coal-fired_boardman_plant.html Oregon's Environmental Quality Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Portland General Electric plan to close the state's only coal-fired power plant by Dec. 31, 2020 in exchange for a far smaller investment in pollution controls. . . MORROW COUNTY RESIDENTS UNHAPPY ABOUT 2020 PLAN (East Oregonian) http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/article_446d1f04-049a-11e0-b526-001cc4c03286.html Area residents would prefer that Portland General Electrics Boardman plant continue producing electricity through 2040. . . Main Street program goes mainstream (Daily Journal of Commerce) http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/09/main-street-program-goes-mainstream/ Kelly Haverkate has a grand vision for the tiny stretch of Main Street in Dayton, where she owns a business. She wants to see the street become a hub for healthy, farm-to-table dining where visitors can try local fare and wine. . . Dec 9: Homebuilders lament anxiety of recession, see no quick fix for 2011 (OregonLive.com) It could be far worse in Oregon, Sullivan added, if not for the state's strict land-use laws. Oregon avoided Las Vegas-style overbuilding because of the ... Popping the Hood on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard: A Digest special series (Biofuels Digest) Oregon recently published its draft LCFS report for public comment (notably, it does not include indirect land use change penalties for biofuels). ... Walmart Grant Will Preserve 218000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat (PR Newswire - press release) . . . the Acres for America program is expected to be one of the largest public-private partnerships in the U.S., and the first time a company has directly tied its land-use footprint to land conservation. . . Mini nuclear reactors: Thinking small (The Economist) NuScale, of Corvallis, Oregon, offers "scalable" nuclear plants with reactors delivered by truck. A plant with 12 reactors, each with its own ... PILOT FOREST PROJECTS PLANNED (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25643894-35/projects-logging-oregon-timber-pilot.csp -The goal is to restore healthy forests and fish and wildlife habitat, and also to provide more timber- The Obama administration is working on a pair of pilot logging projects in Southwestern Oregon that are designed to find a new way out of decades of conflict between timber jobs and spotted owls and salmon. . . Dec 8: OREGON OCEAN PANEL ENDORSES THREE NEW MARINE RESERVES (Portland Oregonian) http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/oregon_ocean_panel_endorses_th.html Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council today endorsed plans for three new fishing-free marine reserves after scaling back the most controversial reserve, at Cape Falcon south of Cannon Beach. . . COAST NEARS ADDITION OF THREE MARINE RESERVES (Salem Statesman Journal) http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101208/NEWS/12080416/1001/UPDATE Three proposed marine reserves off the Oregon Coast have cleared another hurdle. . . COUNCIL SUPPORTS MARINE RESERVES (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25639933-35/reserves-marine-council-area-state.csp -A state advisory panel backs proposals for three new restricted offshore areas- . . . REFORM COUNTY PAYMENTS TO BENEFIT OREGON'S FUTURE -- GUEST OPINION (Salem Statesman Journal) http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101208/OPINION/12080372/1049/UPDATE Oregon's public lands, some of America's most spectacular, provide tremendous economic value through timber, salmon, and recreation, while providing a high quality of life that attracts people and businesses to the state. . . STATE STREAMLINING GEOTHERMAL PERMITS (Eugene Register-Guard) http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25639726-35/geothermal-oregon-permit-power-state.csp -The move comes in response to companies wanting to drill test projects in Southeastern Oregon- With stimulus money in hand, energy companies are looking to tap vast geothermal resources in Southeastern Oregon. But like its geysers and subterranean hotspots, Oregons regulations for developing utility-scale geothermal projects havent been touched in decades. . . DMV Drops Controversial Bend Office Move (KTVZ) But it appears a relatively new land-use hurdle, the city's decision to require a new traffic impact study, was the final straw, as it delayed work on the ... Dec 7: Washington County land reserves spark drama (Daily Journal of Commerce) http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/07/washington-county-has-second-go-at-land-reserves/ The process of designating where development can and cannot take place in the Portland-metro area over the next 50 years was already controversial. Now the whole deal could be in jeopardy. . . Water rights in Oregon slightly murky (Daily Journal of Commerce) http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/07/water-rights-in-oregon-slightly-murky/ With more than 40 inches of annual precipitation and some of the nation's biggest lakes and rivers by volume, Oregon has few natural resources as abundant as water. . . 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