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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Nov 29:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/columns/2010/11/open-letter-to-oregons-new-chief.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAl8nQ5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=A-VJqzo95bo&usg=AFQjCNHKsSyb3snB8JxRpaRi93107FHL1w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Open
letter to </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Oregon's</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> new chief: Continue to lead on green</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Sustainable
Business Oregon)<br>
The Business Energy Tax Credit, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon's</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Renewable Energy Standard, the Feed-In Tariff pilot, our </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
planning system, and Clean Energy Works </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/25584091-47/research-park-agreement-intergovernmental-ori.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAl8nQ5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=A-VJqzo95bo&usg=AFQjCNE7z3J82ZwtByU7HmUZO9D9PVATwA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>UO
needs a strong case: ORI's research park project at stake</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Eugene Register-Guard)<br>
The central point of contention was whether the research park needed a new master plan, a dispute that city of Eugene officials and the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php%3Fid%3D1385&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZAl8nQ5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=A-VJqzo95bo&usg=AFQjCNFmaidmMpU-g0SIwsfflVkZpsk94g"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Cowlitz
County Dilemma: What's the Point of Closing Coal-Fired Power Plants in </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Cunningham Report)<br>
Reverberations from that decision are being felt throughout the states of Washington and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> where environmentalists - who are trying to shut down </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.telluridewatch.com/view/full_story/10474845/article-Salazar-Announces-Completion-of-Sage-Grouse-Habitat-Map-in-the-West%3Finstance%3Dsecondary_stories_left_column&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAJOAlAl8nQ5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=A-VJqzo95bo&usg=AFQjCNHSOEnrKH3oRJh2PGLuWkbh1If3VQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Salazar
Announces Completion of Sage-Grouse Habitat Map in the West</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Telluride Watch)<br>
“The final map will give Interior a strong foundation to identify </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> uses that do not compromise areas that are so critical to the greater sage-grouse. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/11/24/lewis-clark-college-sets-out-to-redefine-sustainability/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Lewis & Clark College sets out to redefine sustainability</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Some at Lewis & Clark College feel that environmentally focused ranking systems - one of which recently gave the university a C in sustainability - neglect many other important aspects related to sustainability like
the learning environment, student projects and research. . . </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">No UGB expansion in Metro area this year</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/11/23/no-ugb-expansion-in-metro-area-this-year/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/11/23/no-ugb-expansion-in-metro-area-this-year/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Metro Council will not expand the Portland-area urban growth boundary this year.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">In <a href="http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=31826">a memo</a> from Metro Council President Carlotta Collette released on Monday, the council will instead amend existing policies to make the current
urban growth boundary more efficient. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Nov 28:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local_news/article_78d9190a-fb03-11df-9fad-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAuajL5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=niqCwL82J_Q&usg=AFQjCNGBTnMp8l9s3HeZJT2zs-wIbSL2iQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Truck
stop runs into roadblock</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (East Oregonian)<br>
The </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals last week agreed with Devin Oil Company, the would-be competitor fighting Love's, that the county erred when it zoned </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/medusahead-an-inedible-grass-threatens-western-rangeland/19727287/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAqeDA5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=w1cvN-EcEIg&usg=AFQjCNHOeM66U5qnjhrbg5olCP9kTj7b5g"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Medusahead:
An Inedible Grass Threatens Western Rangeland</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Daily Finance)<br>
"The second thing is that you will have to </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> more </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> to raise the
same number of cattle because your cattle will go elsewhere to try and feed. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Nov 27:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">PHIL MOTE, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CLIMATE SCIENTIST, WEATHERS THE STORM GROWING AROUND GLOBAL WARMING (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">In a moment of self-defense, climate scientist Phil Mote springs up in his office at Oregon State University and grabs a 2008 shot of himself beside John McCain. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">LEAVE ROOM FOR WAVE ENERGY -- OPINION (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/leave_room_for_wave_energy.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/leave_room_for_wave_energy.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Could one of Oregon's fishing-free marine reserves double as a wave energy site? . . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">USDA LEADER SEES SMALL-TOWN OPPORTUNITY IN OREGON (mycentraloregon.com) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/395036/USDA-leader-sees-smalltown-opportunity-in-Oregon.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/395036/USDA-leader-sees-smalltown-opportunity-in-Oregon.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Four months into serving on the Oregon Parole Board, former state Sen. Vicki Walker received a call from the Obama administration asking her to become state director of USDA's Rural Development. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Nov 25:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">OPERATING OUR GOVERNMENTS ON A VALUE PRINCIPLE -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/operating_our_governments_on_a.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/operating_our_governments_on_a.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">"Government should run like a business" is an oft-repeated mantra I've never fully understood. Business is about profit. If you don't make a profit, you don't stay in business. A business strives to produce its products
at the lowest possible cost and successfully sell them at the highest prices allowed by the competitive market. The profit differential allows the business to grow, compensate its employees and pay dividends to stockholders. How would we apply this model to
government? . . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2010/11/hillsboro_port_of_portland_lose_appeal_on_airport_ordinance.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAoL275wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DHjUSa37hlI&usg=AFQjCNF5xdhOcWMLQC2ue25MINBRmyaNVA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Hillsboro,
Port of Portland lose appeal on airport ordinance</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
The court of appeals upheld the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals' July decision that said Hillsboro acted unconstitutionally when it enacted an ordinance that </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/11/opponents_appeal_clatsop_count.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAoL275wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DHjUSa37hlI&usg=AFQjCNH65m8Hrm9092RoN4hK_ONCWmf-lQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Opponents
appeal Clatsop County's LNG pipeline decision</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
Opponents of liquefied natural gas projects on Wednesday appealed Clatsop County's approval of an LNG pipeline to the state </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land Use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Board of Appeals. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Firms%2Btidal%2Benergy%2Bwave%2Bfuture/3883096/story.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAGOAZAoL275wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DHjUSa37hlI&usg=AFQjCNEd0RPsqropma5P9hXIPUUfPtGQuQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Firms
see tidal energy as wave of future</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Montreal Gazette)<br>
Pilot projects or studies are under way in Washington's Puget Sound, in Alaska's Cook Inlet, off the coasts of Florida, California, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> and Hawaii, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Nov 24:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">OWYHEE CANYONLANDS: THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO PROTECT AN OREGON GEM -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/owyhee_canyonlands_theres_no_b.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/11/owyhee_canyonlands_theres_no_b.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Owyhee Canyonlands are a desert gem. Herds of pronghorn antelope roam along the rims of spectacular canyons. Desert big horn sheep stand in relief along sheer cliffs, and golden eagles cruise above sparkling
waters. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20101124/green-economy-climate-change-debate-could-turn-out-differently-time.htm&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAJOAlAmZq25wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=wb8LkOpy6cU&usg=AFQjCNHEcs4oJ4CtdXJKKozUwzhclWPC3Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Green
Economy, Climate Change Debate Could Turn Out Differently This Time</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (IBTimes)<br>
There will be enough charging stations for EVs to travel the 276 miles from the Canadian border to the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> state line. General Electric is introducing </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/11/22/metro-delays-decision-on-growth-boundary.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFA8_ew5wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=hhaxRWuydKw&usg=AFQjCNGt9pCe2nFRslX93XjxKOYImWhNmQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Metro
delays decision on growth boundary</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Bizjournals.com)<br>
Metro, the regional government that oversees </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> and other planning matters, acknowledged it won't make final decisions regarding the area's urban </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><b>Lisa Howard</b> | Assistant to the Director</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Director's Office<br>
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<br>
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540<br>
Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 271 | Cell: (503) 383-8911 | Fax: (503) 378-5518<br>
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