NEWS BRIEFS
wolves are removed from an ecosystem it
causes a “trophic cascade” of impacts,
scientists say.
Fahy says the hunting “isn’t wildlife
management; this isn’t based on science.”
He adds that this is about people with a
siege mentality trying to “show the
environmentalists who is in charge.”
Now it’s time to show those people
who’s really in charge. For more information
on the boycott and to find out how you can
save the wolves go to www.predatordefense.
org — Kendall Fields
LNG PROJECTS
RETURN
IT’S ABOUT TIME
BY DAVID WAGNER
S
eptember is our best month for hiking in the
mountains. The late snow means the high
meadows will still have a nice array of
wildflowers. Hiking by moonlight on open trails above
timberline is a real delight. It can provide an early start
for a long day of tramping. The best time is the three days
after full moon, when the moon is still very bright and still
high in the sky before dawn.
I learned about a new garden pest this summer: the
assassin bug. I should be happy it is in my garden because it is a
predator that hunts the vegetable pests. Its dark side is that it is a
blood sucker, like ticks and mosquitoes. Baby assassin bugs,
RUBUS BIFRONS
called nymphs, are under a quarter of an inch long. I caught one WILD BLACKBERRY
on my wrist when I felt a stinging. Wiping it off left a blood
smear. A few days later the site turned into a swollen, itchy welt. One got me under
my ear lobe. Because I scratched too much, the welt made my lobe swell up and get
red and hot. How we gardeners suffer!
Fruit canning has been delayed this year. Peaches are barely reaching their
peak. Blackberries have come on late this year, just like everything else. Their
season will extend far into the month. We like them because they are so tasty, easy
to pick, and free. They make a good jelly by adding crabapples (for pectin) to the
pot when making juice.
David Wagner is botanist who lives and works in Eugene. He teaches moss classes and leads nature walks.
He may be reached at fernzenmosses@me.com
Oregon continues to fight proposals for
liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals on its
coastlines and associated pipelines through
its pristine forests and under rivers.
Landowners and conservationists have
argued not only that LNG import terminals
are not needed and harm the environment,
but also that using eminent domain to grab
lands for pipelines is not needed.
There are two current LNG terminal and
pipeline projects in Oregon. A third,
Bradwood Landing, went under last year
when the company proposing the terminal,
Northern Star, when bankrupt. But Oregon
Business reports that a consultant in Seaside,
John Dunzer of Columbia Bioenergy LLC,
is attempting to resurrect the terminal on the
Columbia River and use it to import LNG
from Alaska as part of an “alternative
energy farm.”
Dunzer tells Oregon Business that his
proposal is smaller than the previous attempt
and would not require dredging. He says he
“scaled down the project to ‘go around the
local people’ and ‘avoid public hearings.’”
Brett VandenHeuvel of Columbia
Riverkeeper, which successfully fought
Northern Star’s Bradwood Landing, says,
“LNG is very unpopular in Oregon. The
public had made clear that they don’t want
LNG at Bradwood or anywhere else in the
state.”
LNG opponents predicted that proposed
LNG import terminals would be “flipped”
and become LNG export terminals, a charge
the companies denied. According to a recent
press release, the company behind the
proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal will
be participating in the “World LNG Series,”
an Asia Pacific summit being held Sept.
19-21 in Singapore. The release says that
Joe B’Oris, vice president commercial of
the Jordan Cove Energy Project, will be
presenting on the project that he says
“provides the most cost-effective method
for delivering LNG from North America to
the Pacific Basin.”
The press release says, “economics
could allow U.S. producers to double or
triple their net by exporting to Asia rather
than selling domestically.”
LNG opponents also predict exports will
result in increased natural gas prices for
Americans. Much of the natural gas to be
exported will be the result of the
controversial practice of “fracking,” or
hydraulic fracturing. Fracking involves
injecting chemicals and water into rock as it
is drilled, and environmentalists say the
practice contaminates groundwater, and
some have speculated it is linked to recent
earthquakes in the Eastern U.S.
— Camilla Mortensen
CIVIL RIGHT
TO FOOD
CHOICE
Healthy, sustainable food and the ability
to farm organically are civil rights, according
to the Eugene’s Civil Liberties Defense
Center. The group’s second annual Harvest
Feast from 5:30 to 9:30 pm Thursday, Sept. 1,
at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum will inform
guests about the connection between civil
liberties and food while raising money to
defend local farmers and other civil rights.
George Kimbrell, staff attorney at the
Center for Food Safety, will be a guest
speaker at the event. He says he will talk
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