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M EDICAL M ARIJUANA C LINIC LET TERS most brazen and potentially fatal is adjacent the intersection of 24th and Amazon Parkway, where the bike path crosses 24th. I have seen some of the most spectacularly clueless moves from bikers and pedestrians. I have yet to see anyone get crushed there, but it’ll happen eventually. To their credit, most drivers tend to be particularly cautious approaching this area. Since so few people read the newspaper these days, it’s incumbent upon the police and other media (TV, radio) to educate through response-cost actions (that would involve the police ticketing offenders) and through public service announcements. It likely wouldn’t take long to decrease the incidence of these risky behaviors once the police and local media focused on the causes rather than the effects. B.F. Skinner knew his stuff. S. Lea Jones Eugene ENERGY GIMMICKS Countless independent studies and now the congressionally funded bipartisan National Research Council have found that windmills and solar energy schemes do not reduce greenhouse gas release, and biofuel production increases greenhouse gas emissions. Windmills and solar projects take too much energy to construct, yield very little usable energy in return, and always require fossil fuel backup. They are really only valuable as public relations gimmicks. America has wasted $48 billion subsidizing wind, solar and biofuels with a net result of increasing greenhouse gas release and dramatically increasing the cost of food and energy. Global biofuel production has killed millions worldwide through malnutrition and related illness, and has dramatically increased water pollution, deforestation, and topsoil erosion. Without topsoil the human race will starve. There is hope. Recently, seven professors from three separate universities tested Andrea Rossi’s “Hot Cat” Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (LENR) device and found that it works as promised. All the scientists involved in the test were highly qualifi ed, and one, professor Hanno Essén, is a former chairman of the Swedish Skeptics Society. These respected scientists had no fi nancial incentive to falsify a test, and all have admirable reputations to protect. LENR does not use radioactive materials, does not create any radioactive or chemically toxic waste, and promises us an endless supply of electricity at just one cent per kilowatt hour. LENR reactors produce clean, safe, carbon-free energy 24-7- 365, not just when the sun shines and the wind blows. Expect the fi rst LENR products to hit the marketplace in 2014. Christopher Calder Eugene LETTERS POLICY: We welcome letters on all topics and will print as many as space allows, with priority given to timely local issues. Please limit length to 200 words, keep submissions to once a month, and include your address and phone number for our files. Email to letters@eugeneweekly. com fax to 484-4044, or mail to 1251 Lincoln, Eugene 97401. Are You Tired of Pills? Do You Suffer From: :L]LYL7HPU 4\ZJSL:WHZTZ :LPa\YLZ .SH\JVTH *HUJLY (0+: :L]LYL5H\ZLH *HJOL_PH (SaOLPTLY»Z $Q(VWDEOLVKHG 5HVSHFWHG&OLQLF)RU2YHU<HDUV:H·YH%HHQ+HUH)RU<RX Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine :WYPUNÄLSK3VJH[PVU4HPU:[ ^^^ZV\[OLYUVYLNVUHS[LYUH[P]LTLKPJPULJVT ( 541 ) 844-1708 Formula for the perfect road trip! At least one adventurous travel companion Get outstanding low prices on quality products. Your choice 4 99 Your favorite 80’s tunes SAVE 33% reg. 7.49 12-Pk. Big-Roll Bath Tissue W 165 493 F8 While supplies last. SAVE 37% reg. 7.99 6-Roll Print Paper Towels W 130 114 F4 While supplies last. HOT DEAL 9 3/ 99 Your choice SAVE 33% 4 33-Gal. Trash 99 20-Ct., Bags or 45-Ct., 13-Gal. reg. 7.49 Kitchen Bags One fully stocked cooler (Don’t forget the dog treats!) W 144 858, 856 B6 While supplies last. JULY 40-Lb. Water Softener Salt Cubes F 622 803 B63 Wherever you’re headed, SELCO can get you on the road with a great auto loan. Pack your bags and we’ll take care of the rest. Start the pre-approval process today! selco.org/roadtrip • 541-686-8000 While supplies last. Several locations in Eugene and Springfield Eugene True Value Hardware 2825 Willamette Store address information here Eugene, OR (541) 342-5191 www.truevalue.com/Eugene store url goes here Sale ends SALE ENDS XX/XX/13 7/31/13 ©2013 True Value ® Company. All rights reserved. Find the right products for your project and expert advice at True Value. *Qualified borrowers only. Membership requirements apply. See SELCO for details. Banking | Mortgages | Insurance | Retirement | Business Lending eugeneweekly.com • July 3, 2013 7
