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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 NORTH COAST 3A Brown adviser traveling Unemployment in northwest Oregon edges downward to Paris climate talks Greenhouse gas offset registry picking up the tab By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown’s energy policy ad- viser, Ruchi Sadhir, will travel to Paris next week as part of a delegation from California, Oregon, Washington state, Illinois and Tennessee at the in- ternational climate talks in Paris. The trip is being paid for by a California-based environmental organiza- tion that operates the larg- est accredited greenhouse gas offset registry for the California cap-and-trade program. The focus of the United Nations summit is to work on a new international agreement between nations to address climate change. Individual states are not in- volved in the talks. Sadhir did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday af- ternoon about what she hopes to achieve during the trip. However, Chris Pair, Brown’s press secretary, said it is important for Or- egon to have a “seat at the table” during the talks. “Gov. Brown believes Oregon’s unique and spe- cial way of life is being threatened by climate change,” Pair wrote in an email. “Oregon is already experiencing the impacts of increased drought, dev- astating forest fires, fish die-offs from increased water temperature, and less snowpack that leads to less water supply. Future gen- erations will rightly judge the morality and leadership of this generation not by the fact of climate change, but how we responded. Ru- chi’s participation in the world climate conference in Paris is essential to en- suring that Oregonians have a seat at the table as the world decides how to mitigate climate change and adapt to the challenges climate change brings.” Nonprofit to pay tab Oregon taxpayers will not pick up the tab for the trip. Rather, the Los An- geles-based nonprofit Cli- mate Action Reserve will pay for Sadhir’s travel, just as the group did for Cali- fornia Gov. Jerry Brown and other members of the delegation. Climate Action Reserve advocates “market-based polices and solutions” to re- duce greenhouse gas emis- sions, and the group is in- volved in registering carbon offset projects through Cal- ifornia’s cap-and-trade pro- gram. In California, Gov. Jerry Brown has been pro- moting non-binding agree- ments between cities, states and provinces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown appointed Sadhir in September to replace energy policy adviser Mar- gi Hoffman, who had also served as former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s energy adviser. Sadhir previously worked as a senior policy adviser at the Oregon Public Util- ity Commission. Sadhir is the only mem- ber of the delegation from Oregon, according to Jen- nifer Weiss, a spokeswom- an for Climate Action Re- serve. Weiss wrote in an email that the delegation “is largely California state legislators and government officials but also includes officials from a few other states, environmental non- profit representatives and sponsors.” Billionaire environmental activist The Los Angeles Times has reported that billion- aire environmental activist Tom Steyer will be part of the group traveling to Paris, as well as former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Weiss declined to reveal on Tuesday how much the group will pay for Sadhir’s trip to Paris, but wrote in email that “we will also be providing gift reporting letters to the government officials that we are pay- ing for and those will be reported in their (Califor- nia Fair Political Practices Commission) filings.” Weiss also wrote that the group annually disclos- es all of its funding sources to the IRS in tax filings. Oregon’s government ethics law allows non- profits to pay for public officials’ expenses “for at- tendance at a convention, fact-finding mission or trip, conference or other meeting if the public offi- cial is scheduled to deliver a speech, make a presenta- tion, participate on a panel or represent state govern- ment,” according to the statute. The Paris conference begins Monday and runs through Dec. 11. Sadhir will depart for Paris on Dec. 5, Pair said. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. GO ONLINE www.dailyastorian.com ditional 50 jobs to the growth. The Daily Astorian Seasonally adjusted unem- ployment rates edged down- ward in October in northwest Oregon, after months of slight increases as the summer busy season wound down, according to data released Tuesday by the Oregon Employment Depart- ment. Clatsop County employers cut 470 jobs in October, 90 few- er than expected. The changes left total nonfarm payroll em- ployment at 17,540, 380 more than the same point last year, for a growth rate of 2.2 percent. The county had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.9 percent in October, down one-¿fth of a percent from the previous month and down three- ¿fths of a percent from a year ago. Clatsop has the ninth-low- est unemployment rate of Ore- gon’s 36 counties. In October, the private sector dropped 630 jobs, while gov- ernments added 160. The coun- ty shed 360 jobs in leisure and hospitality, 90 in retail trade and 80 in food manufacturing. Lo- cal government education add- ed 210 jobs as the school year ramped up, and state govern- ment cut 40 as part of seasonal reductions. Several industries experi- enced growth over the past year, including 110 jobs in leisure and hospitality, 110 in retail trade and 90 in educational and health services. Local governments shed 50 jobs over the past year. Tillamook County rate in the state. In October, the private sector shed 20 jobs, and governments added 80. Leisure and hospital- ity cut 30 jobs, and other indus- tries had smaller changes. Over the past year, sever- al industries added signi¿cant numbers of jobs, including 150 in durable goods manufacturing, 90 in professional and business services, 70 in leisure and hos- pitality and 50 in retail. Local governments chipped in an ad- Columbia County Columbia County employ- ers added 60 jobs in October, 30 fewer than forecasted. Total nonfarm payroll employment was 10,310, up 360 from last year for a growth rate of 3.6 per- cent. The county had a 7.4 per- cent seasonally adjusted em- ployment rate in October, down one-¿fth of a percent from the previous month and nearly 1 percent down from a year ago. Columbia is tied with Harney County in Eastern Oregon for the 24th-lowest unemployment In October, Tillamook Coun- ty employers lost 160 jobs, 50 fewer than expected. Total non- farm payroll employment was at 9,000 jobs by the end of the month, 390 more than last year for a growth rate of 4.5 percent. The county had a seasonal- ly adjusted unemployment rate of 6.1 percent, down one-¿fth of a percent from the previous month and four-¿fths of a per- cent from a year ago. Tillamook is tied with Lane County for the 11th-lowest unemployment rate in the state. In October, the private sector cut 210 jobs, while governments added 50. The leisure and hospi- tality industry lost 170 jobs, and retail dropped another 30. Local government education added 70 jobs. Over the past year, manufac- turing has added 210 jobs, edu- cational and health services 40 and leisure and hospitality 70. The employment department will release November’s sea- sonally adjusted employment data Dec. 15. For more in-depth data on employment, visit www. qualityinfo.org Ben & Carrie Brown thank you The generosity and thoughtfulness we have experienced from our family, friends, co workers and fellow community members following the loss of our home has been overwhelming. We wish we could personally thank everyone for their compassion, but circumstances have made it difficult. Therefore we would like to express our deepest appreciation and thanks to all who have made this trying time easier to bare. We would also like to extend our tremendous gratitude to all the fire fighters that dedicated their time and put themselves in harm’s way on our behalf. Solely due to their labors we were able to recover a few precious family belongings and heirlooms. Words can not express our gratitude for their efforts. Thank you, Ben, Carrie, Kai & Kleary Brown Mike Cahill 1943 - 2015 I b elieve tha t a n yo n e w ho rea lly kn ew M ike w a s cha n ged b y him . 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